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Chester township, NJ


Morris County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 7,725   ( 113 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.1 square miles
Population density: 265.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:6,966 90.17% 1.0%
Black:941.22% 22.1%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:2473.20% 8.2%
2+ races:1431.85% 34.9%
Hispanic:2262.93% 33.7%
Total non-White:7599.83% 5.6%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-68 -1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:-45 -0.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Chester township, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +289 D +390 D + 10.8%
D +679
2020 vs. 2012 R +146 D +1,030 D + 29.1%
D +1,176
2020 vs. 2008 R -96 D +884 D + 20.8%
D +788
2016 vs. 2008 R -385 D +494 D + 10.1%
D +109
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 85% Donald Trump* (R) 2,725 52.3% Joe Biden (D) 2,411 46.3% 75 1.4% 5,211 11 5 0.11%
2016 75% Donald Trump (R) 2,436 55.2% Hillary Clinton (D) 1,732 39.2% 246 5.6% 4,414 14 9 0.11%
2012 68% Mitt Romney (R) 2,579 67.2% Barack Obama* (D) 1,235 32.2% 25 0.7% 3,839 27 20 0.11%
2008 83% John McCain (R) 2,821 62.9% Barack Obama (D) 1,623 36.2% 39 0.9% 4,483 21 17 0.12%
2004 82% George W. Bush* (R) 2,840 65.7% John Kerry (D) 1,445 33.4% 37 0.9% 4,322 19 15 0.12%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Chester township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 2,411 46.3%
Donald Trump* (R) 2,725 52.3%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 56 1.1%
Other 19 0.4%
TOTAL 5,211
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 5


2016 President, Chester township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 1,732 39.2%
Donald Trump (R) 2,436 55.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 138 3.1%
Other 108 2.4%
TOTAL 4,414
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 9


2012 President, Chester township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 1,235 32.2%
Mitt Romney (R) 2,579 67.2%
Other 25 0.7%
TOTAL 3,839
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 27 Diff (US): 20


2008 President, Chester township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 1,623 36.2%
John McCain (R) 2,821 62.9%
Other 39 0.9%
TOTAL 4,483
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 17


2004 President, Chester township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 2,840 65.7%
John Kerry (D) 1,445 33.4%
Ralph Nader (I) 29 0.7%
Other 8 0.2%
TOTAL 4,322
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 15
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chester township, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 56% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 2,136 62.9% Phil Murphy* (D) 1,232 36.3% 26 [+] 0.8% 3,394 15 0.13%
2020 S2 84% Rik Mehta (R) 2,937 57.0% Cory Booker* (D) 2,169 42.1% 46 [+] 0.9% 5,152 16 0.12%
2018 S1 65% Bob Hugin (R) 2,424 62.2% Robert Menendez* (D) 1,373 35.2% 103 [+] 2.6% 3,900 19 0.12%
2017 G 44% Kim Guadagno (R) 1,626 62.9% Phil Murphy (D) 912 35.3% 46 [+] 1.8% 2,584 21 0.12%
2014 S2 38% Jeffrey Bell (R) 1,482 67.5% Cory Booker* (D) 675 30.7% 40 [+] 1.8% 2,197 25 0.12%
*: 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