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Rockaway township, NJ


Morris County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 25,539   ( 1,383 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.7 square miles
Population density: 612.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:19,255 75.39% 1.8%
Black:5362.10% 2.9%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:1,5295.99% 5.0%
2+ races:5372.10% 69.4%
Hispanic:3,51413.76% 29.9%
Total non-White:6,28424.61% 20.0%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:336 1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:1,047 5.3



Historical Presidential Election Results for Rockaway township, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +779 D +1,393 D + 10.2%
D +2,172
2020 vs. 2012 R +1,159 D +1,347 D + 10.3%
D +2,506
2020 vs. 2008 R +799 D +1,271 D + 9.2%
D +2,070
2016 vs. 2008 R +20 R +122 R + 1.0%
D -102
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 79% Joe Biden (D) 8,068 50.7% Donald Trump* (R) 7,569 47.5% 288 1.8% 15,925 6 1 0.35%
2016 68% Donald Trump (R) 6,790 51.0% Hillary Clinton (D) 5,896 44.2% 639 4.8% 13,325 10 5 0.34%
2012 65% Mitt Romney (R) 6,410 52.9% Barack Obama* (D) 5,562 45.9% 147 1.2% 12,119 12 6 0.33%
2008 71% John McCain (R) 6,770 52.5% Barack Obama (D) 5,998 46.5% 134 1.0% 12,902 11 7 0.33%
2004 71% George W. Bush* (R) 6,934 56.0% John Kerry (D) 5,368 43.3% 87 0.7% 12,389 10 5 0.34%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Rockaway township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 8,068 50.7%
Donald Trump* (R) 7,569 47.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 162 1.0%
Other 126 0.8%
TOTAL 15,925
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 1


2016 President, Rockaway township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 5,896 44.2%
Donald Trump (R) 6,790 51.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 330 2.5%
Other 309 2.3%
TOTAL 13,325
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 5


2012 President, Rockaway township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 5,562 45.9%
Mitt Romney (R) 6,410 52.9%
Other 147 1.2%
TOTAL 12,119
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 6


2008 President, Rockaway township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 5,998 46.5%
John McCain (R) 6,770 52.5%
Other 134 1.0%
TOTAL 12,902
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 7


2004 President, Rockaway township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 6,934 56.0%
John Kerry (D) 5,368 43.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 62 0.5%
Other 25 0.2%
TOTAL 12,389
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 5
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rockaway township, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 48% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 5,256 54.3% Phil Murphy* (D) 4,351 45.0% 70 [+] 0.7% 9,677 6 0.37%
2020 S2 76% Cory Booker* (D) 7,795 50.6% Rik Mehta (R) 7,380 47.9% 232 [+] 1.5% 15,407 7 0.35%
2018 S1 58% Bob Hugin (R) 6,035 52.6% Robert Menendez* (D) 5,072 44.2% 376 [+] 3.3% 11,483 10 0.36%
2017 G 40% Kim Guadagno (R) 4,025 51.3% Phil Murphy (D) 3,657 46.6% 158 [+] 2.0% 7,840 9 0.36%
2014 S2 31% Jeffrey Bell (R) 3,267 55.0% Cory Booker* (D) 2,592 43.6% 80 [+] 1.3% 5,939 13 0.32%
*: 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