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Pennington borough, NJ


Mercer County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 2,780   ( 195 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population density: 2893.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:2,313 83.20% 4.9%
Black:521.87% 15.6%
Indian:00.00% 0.0%
Asian:2107.55% 337.5%
2+ races:481.73% 108.7%
Hispanic:1495.36% 302.7%
Total non-White:46716.80% 205.2%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-119 -5.6
Change in Non-White pop.:314 14.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Pennington borough, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +40 D +264 D + 3.7%
D +304
2020 vs. 2012 R -139 D +607 D + 27.5%
D +468
2020 vs. 2008 R -157 R +2,270 R + 15.7%
D -2,427
2016 vs. 2008 R -197 R +2,534 R + 19.3%
D -2,731
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 83% Joe Biden (D) 1,453 79.5% Donald Trump* (R) 349 19.1% 25 1.4% 1,827 -22 -28 0.04%
2016 74% Hillary Clinton (D) 1,149 74.0% Donald Trump (R) 309 19.9% 94 6.1% 1,552 -21 -26 0.04%
2012 77% Barack Obama* (D) 985 65.5% Mitt Romney (R) 488 32.4% 31 2.1% 1,504 -8 -15 0.04%
2008 231% Barack Obama (D) 3,880 88.1% John McCain (R) 506 11.5% 18 0.4% 4,404 -30 -34 0.11%
2004 83% John Kerry (D) 999 62.8% George W. Bush* (R) 581 36.5% 11 0.7% 1,591 -10 -14 0.04%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Pennington borough
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 1,453 79.5%
Donald Trump* (R) 349 19.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 18 1.0%
Other 7 0.4%
TOTAL 1,827
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -28


2016 President, Pennington borough
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 1,149 74.0%
Donald Trump (R) 309 19.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 45 2.9%
Other 49 3.2%
TOTAL 1,552
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -26


2012 President, Pennington borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 985 65.5%
Mitt Romney (R) 488 32.4%
Other 31 2.1%
TOTAL 1,504
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -15


2008 President, Pennington borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 3,880 88.1%
John McCain (R) 506 11.5%
Other 18 0.4%
TOTAL 4,404
Turnout: 231% Diff (St): -30 Diff (US): -34


2004 President, Pennington borough
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 581 36.5%
John Kerry (D) 999 62.8%
Ralph Nader (I) 6 0.4%
Other 5 0.3%
TOTAL 1,591
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -14
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pennington borough, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 55% Phil Murphy* (D) 914 75.4% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 290 23.9% 8 [+] 0.7% 1,212 -23 0.05%
2020 S2 81% Cory Booker* (D) 1,374 76.4% Rik Mehta (R) 413 23.0% 11 [+] 0.6% 1,798 -18 0.04%
2018 S1 66% Robert Menendez* (D) 973 68.7% Bob Hugin (R) 385 27.2% 59 [+] 4.2% 1,417 -14 0.04%
2017 G 49% Phil Murphy (D) 730 69.9% Kim Guadagno (R) 296 28.3% 19 [+] 1.8% 1,045 -13 0.05%
2014 S2 46% Cory Booker* (D) 615 66.3% Jeffrey Bell (R) 298 32.1% 14 [+] 1.5% 927 -10 0.05%
*: 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