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Chester borough, NJ


Morris County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 1,480   ( 169 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population density: 929.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,249 84.39% 7.1%
Black:140.95% 7.7%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:302.03% 21.1%
2+ races:604.05% 122.2%
Hispanic:1278.58% 42.8%
Total non-White:23115.61% 24.3%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-95 -7.0
Change in Non-White pop.:-74 -5.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Chester borough, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +101 D +17 D + 5.3%
D +118
2020 vs. 2012 R +66 D +114 D + 18.3%
D +180
2020 vs. 2008 R +55 D +76 D + 11.6%
D +131
2016 vs. 2008 R -46 D +59 D + 6.4%
D +13
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 89% Donald Trump* (R) 572 55.1% Joe Biden (D) 453 43.6% 14 1.3% 1,039 14 8 0.02%
2016 72% Donald Trump (R) 471 55.8% Hillary Clinton (D) 335 39.7% 38 4.5% 844 15 10 0.02%
2012 66% Mitt Romney (R) 506 64.4% Barack Obama* (D) 273 34.7% 7 0.9% 786 24 17 0.02%
2008 71% John McCain (R) 517 60.9% Barack Obama (D) 322 37.9% 10 1.2% 849 19 15 0.02%
2004 70% George W. Bush* (R) 570 66.7% John Kerry (D) 271 31.7% 13 1.5% 854 21 16 0.02%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Chester borough
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 453 43.6%
Donald Trump* (R) 572 55.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 8 0.8%
Other 6 0.6%
TOTAL 1,039
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 8


2016 President, Chester borough
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 335 39.7%
Donald Trump (R) 471 55.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 17 2.0%
Other 21 2.5%
TOTAL 844
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 10


2012 President, Chester borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 273 34.7%
Mitt Romney (R) 506 64.4%
Other 7 0.9%
TOTAL 786
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 17


2008 President, Chester borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 322 37.9%
John McCain (R) 517 60.9%
Other 10 1.2%
TOTAL 849
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 15


2004 President, Chester borough
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 570 66.7%
John Kerry (D) 271 31.7%
Ralph Nader (I) 7 0.8%
Other 6 0.7%
TOTAL 854
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 16
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chester borough, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 62% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 443 61.6% Phil Murphy* (D) 274 38.1% 2 [+] 0.3% 719 14 0.03%
2020 S2 88% Rik Mehta (R) 597 58.0% Cory Booker* (D) 425 41.3% 7 [+] 0.7% 1,029 17 0.02%
2018 S1 67% Bob Hugin (R) 492 62.4% Robert Menendez* (D) 274 34.8% 22 [+] 2.8% 788 20 0.02%
2017 G 46% Kim Guadagno (R) 335 61.5% Phil Murphy (D) 201 36.9% 9 [+] 1.7% 545 20 0.03%
2014 S2 40% Jeffrey Bell (R) 308 64.6% Cory Booker* (D) 157 32.9% 12 [+] 2.5% 477 22 0.03%
*: 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