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Bernards township, NJ


Somerset County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 27,768   ( 1,116 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.2 square miles
Population density: 1147.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:17,978 64.74% 14.2%
Black:3281.18% 31.4%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:6,65023.95% 80.9%
2+ races:8853.19% 104.9%
Hispanic:1,8356.61% 74.1%
Total non-White:9,79035.26% 71.6%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-2,968 -13.5
Change in Non-White pop.:4,084 18.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Bernards township, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +291 D +2,195 D + 13.2%
D +2,486
2020 vs. 2012 R -793 D +4,853 D + 33.3%
D +4,060
2020 vs. 2008 R -992 D +4,247 D + 27.6%
D +3,255
2016 vs. 2008 R -1,283 D +2,052 D + 14.5%
D +769
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 77% Joe Biden (D) 9,398 56.3% Donald Trump* (R) 7,086 42.5% 208 1.2% 16,692 1 -4 0.37%
2016 69% Hillary Clinton (D) 6,912 48.6% Donald Trump (R) 6,795 47.8% 518 3.6% 14,225 7 2 0.36%
2012 68% Mitt Romney (R) 7,879 59.2% Barack Obama* (D) 5,338 40.1% 101 0.8% 13,318 19 12 0.36%
2008 76% John McCain (R) 8,078 56.4% Barack Obama (D) 6,143 42.9% 99 0.7% 14,320 15 11 0.37%
2004 75% George W. Bush* (R) 8,364 60.8% John Kerry (D) 5,317 38.6% 84 0.6% 13,765 15 10 0.38%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Bernards township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 9,398 56.3%
Donald Trump* (R) 7,086 42.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 124 0.7%
Other 84 0.5%
TOTAL 16,692
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -4


2016 President, Bernards township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 6,912 48.6%
Donald Trump (R) 6,795 47.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 371 2.6%
Other 147 1.0%
TOTAL 14,225
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 2


2012 President, Bernards township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 5,338 40.1%
Mitt Romney (R) 7,879 59.2%
Other 101 0.8%
TOTAL 13,318
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 12


2008 President, Bernards township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 6,143 42.9%
John McCain (R) 8,078 56.4%
Other 99 0.7%
TOTAL 14,320
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 11


2004 President, Bernards township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 8,364 60.8%
John Kerry (D) 5,317 38.6%
Ralph Nader (I) 57 0.4%
Other 27 0.2%
TOTAL 13,765
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 10
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bernards township, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 48% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 5,458 52.5% Phil Murphy* (D) 4,891 47.0% 50 [+] 0.5% 10,399 4 0.40%
2020 S2 76% Cory Booker* (D) 8,563 51.7% Rik Mehta (R) 7,876 47.5% 137 [+] 0.8% 16,576 7 0.37%
2018 S1 61% Bob Hugin (R) 6,901 53.7% Robert Menendez* (D) 5,622 43.7% 330 [+] 2.6% 12,853 11 0.41%
2017 G 42% Kim Guadagno (R) 4,829 55.1% Phil Murphy (D) 3,774 43.0% 165 [+] 1.9% 8,768 13 0.41%
2014 S2 39% Jeffrey Bell (R) 4,660 59.7% Cory Booker* (D) 3,026 38.7% 126 [+] 1.6% 7,812 17 0.42%
*: 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