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Lawrence township, NJ


Mercer County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 32,636   ( 836 from 2010 )
Land area: 21.7 square miles
Population density: 1502.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:18,889 57.88% 14.2%
Black:3,97012.16% 13.7%
Indian:30.01% 94.5%
Asian:4,71714.45% 0.5%
2+ races:5631.73% 10.1%
Hispanic:4,46113.67% 78.2%
Total non-White:13,74742.12% 19.9%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-3,114 -11.3
Change in Non-White pop.:2,278 8.2



Historical Presidential Election Results for Lawrence township, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +648 D +1,162 D + 0.7%
D +1,810
2020 vs. 2012 R +191 D +2,311 D + 7.9%
D +2,502
2020 vs. 2008 R +108 D +2,167 D + 7.7%
D +2,275
2016 vs. 2008 R -540 D +1,005 D + 7.0%
D +465
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 67% Joe Biden (D) 12,300 70.5% Donald Trump* (R) 4,879 28.0% 265 1.5% 17,444 -13 -19 0.38%
2016 59% Hillary Clinton (D) 10,490 67.7% Donald Trump (R) 4,231 27.3% 770 5.0% 15,491 -14 -19 0.40%
2012 56% Barack Obama* (D) 9,798 66.1% Mitt Romney (R) 4,688 31.6% 329 2.2% 14,815 -9 -16 0.41%
2008 58% Barack Obama (D) 10,025 67.0% John McCain (R) 4,771 31.9% 177 1.2% 14,973 -10 -14 0.39%
2004 57% John Kerry (D) 8,658 61.7% George W. Bush* (R) 5,228 37.2% 151 1.1% 14,037 -9 -13 0.39%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Lawrence township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 12,300 70.5%
Donald Trump* (R) 4,879 28.0%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 146 0.8%
Other 119 0.7%
TOTAL 17,444
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -19


2016 President, Lawrence township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 10,490 67.7%
Donald Trump (R) 4,231 27.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 340 2.2%
Other 430 2.8%
TOTAL 15,491
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -19


2012 President, Lawrence township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 9,798 66.1%
Mitt Romney (R) 4,688 31.6%
Other 329 2.2%
TOTAL 14,815
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -16


2008 President, Lawrence township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 10,025 67.0%
John McCain (R) 4,771 31.9%
Other 177 1.2%
TOTAL 14,973
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -14


2004 President, Lawrence township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 5,228 37.2%
John Kerry (D) 8,658 61.7%
Ralph Nader (I) 94 0.7%
Other 57 0.4%
TOTAL 14,037
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -13
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lawrence township, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 41% Phil Murphy* (D) 7,323 68.5% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 3,259 30.5% 102 [+] 1.0% 10,684 -17 0.41%
2020 S2 66% Cory Booker* (D) 11,844 69.1% Rik Mehta (R) 5,018 29.3% 271 [+] 1.6% 17,133 -12 0.39%
2018 S1 49% Robert Menendez* (D) 8,389 65.4% Bob Hugin (R) 3,939 30.7% 498 [+] 3.9% 12,826 -10 0.40%
2017 G 36% Phil Murphy (D) 6,318 68.0% Kim Guadagno (R) 2,777 29.9% 199 [+] 2.1% 9,294 -11 0.43%
2014 S2 30% Cory Booker* (D) 5,370 67.7% Jeffrey Bell (R) 2,433 30.7% 132 [+] 1.7% 7,935 -12 0.42%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote