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Edison township, NJ


Middlesex County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 107,018   ( 7,051 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.1 square miles
Population density: 3559.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:28,795 26.91% 27.2%
Black:9,3878.77% 41.6%
Indian:1620.15% 12.9%
Asian:52,97249.50% 22.8%
2+ races:3,0952.89% 44.9%
Hispanic:11,40810.66% 40.6%
Total non-White:78,22373.09% 29.5%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-10,782 -13.1
Change in Non-White pop.:17,833 21.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Edison township, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +2,503 D +1,125 R + 1.0%
D +3,628
2020 vs. 2012 R +3,217 D +1,014 R + 2.3%
D +4,231
2020 vs. 2008 R +1,000 D +2,926 D + 4.6%
D +3,926
2016 vs. 2008 R -1,503 D +1,801 D + 5.6%
D +298
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 51% Joe Biden (D) 26,335 61.6% Donald Trump* (R) 15,986 37.4% 455 1.1% 42,776 -4 -9 0.94%
2016 46% Hillary Clinton (D) 22,707 60.6% Donald Trump (R) 13,483 36.0% 1,275 3.4% 37,465 -5 -10 0.96%
2012 45% Barack Obama* (D) 22,104 62.8% Mitt Romney (R) 12,769 36.3% 331 0.9% 35,204 -4 -11 0.96%
2008 49% Barack Obama (D) 22,409 59.3% John McCain (R) 14,986 39.6% 419 1.1% 37,814 -2 -6 0.98%
2004 47% John Kerry (D) 20,000 55.7% George W. Bush* (R) 15,615 43.5% 311 0.9% 35,926 -3 -7 0.99%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Edison township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 26,335 61.6%
Donald Trump* (R) 15,986 37.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 239 0.6%
Other 216 0.5%
TOTAL 42,776
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -9


2016 President, Edison township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 22,707 60.6%
Donald Trump (R) 13,483 36.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 579 1.5%
Other 696 1.9%
TOTAL 37,465
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -10


2012 President, Edison township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 22,104 62.8%
Mitt Romney (R) 12,769 36.3%
Other 331 0.9%
TOTAL 35,204
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -11


2008 President, Edison township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 22,409 59.3%
John McCain (R) 14,986 39.6%
Other 419 1.1%
TOTAL 37,814
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -6


2004 President, Edison township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 15,615 43.5%
John Kerry (D) 20,000 55.7%
Ralph Nader (I) 221 0.6%
Other 90 0.3%
TOTAL 35,926
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -7
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Edison township, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 29% Phil Murphy* (D) 14,484 59.3% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 9,684 39.7% 253 [+] 1.0% 24,421 -7 0.93%
2020 S2 50% Cory Booker* (D) 25,816 62.0% Rik Mehta (R) 14,862 35.7% 985 [+] 2.4% 41,663 -5 0.94%
2018 S1 34% Robert Menendez* (D) 16,490 59.0% Bob Hugin (R) 10,563 37.8% 910 [+] 3.3% 27,963 -3 0.88%
2017 G 26% Phil Murphy (D) 12,453 58.5% Kim Guadagno (R) 8,382 39.4% 451 [+] 2.1% 21,286 -1 0.99%
2014 S2 18% Cory Booker* (D) 8,579 60.5% Jeffrey Bell (R) 5,403 38.1% 198 [+] 1.4% 14,180 -4 0.76%
*: 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