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Franklin township, NJ


Somerset County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 68,219   ( 5,919 from 2010 )
Land area: 46.2 square miles
Population density: 1477.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:21,016 30.81% 13.1%
Black:17,42225.54% 9.7%
Indian:420.06% 58.8%
Asian:15,75223.09% 26.8%
2+ races:2,1013.08% 47.9%
Hispanic:11,05416.20% 37.3%
Total non-White:47,20369.19% 23.9%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-3,182 -6.2
Change in Non-White pop.:9,101 17.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Franklin township, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,222 D +2,990 D + 1.3%
D +4,212
2020 vs. 2012 R +1,400 D +4,576 D + 3.9%
D +5,976
2020 vs. 2008 R +1,089 D +5,056 D + 5.8%
D +6,145
2016 vs. 2008 R -133 D +2,066 D + 4.5%
D +1,933
How to interpret this table


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(Some years may be unavailable)

YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 66% Joe Biden (D) 25,587 73.1% Donald Trump* (R) 9,040 25.8% 396 1.1% 35,023 -15 -21 0.77%
2016 59% Hillary Clinton (D) 21,375 71.1% Donald Trump (R) 7,818 26.0% 870 2.9% 30,063 -15 -20 0.77%
2012 56% Barack Obama* (D) 19,611 71.2% Mitt Romney (R) 7,640 27.7% 288 1.0% 27,539 -13 -19 0.75%
2008 59% Barack Obama (D) 19,442 70.3% John McCain (R) 7,951 28.8% 246 0.9% 27,639 -13 -17 0.71%
2004 53% John Kerry (D) 14,737 64.5% George W. Bush* (R) 7,913 34.6% 211 0.9% 22,861 -12 -16 0.63%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Franklin township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 25,587 73.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 9,040 25.8%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 202 0.6%
Other 194 0.6%
TOTAL 35,023
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -21


2016 President, Franklin township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 21,375 71.1%
Donald Trump (R) 7,818 26.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 442 1.5%
Other 428 1.4%
TOTAL 30,063
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -20


2012 President, Franklin township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 19,611 71.2%
Mitt Romney (R) 7,640 27.7%
Other 288 1.0%
TOTAL 27,539
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -19


2008 President, Franklin township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 19,442 70.3%
John McCain (R) 7,951 28.8%
Other 246 0.9%
TOTAL 27,639
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -17


2004 President, Franklin township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 7,913 34.6%
John Kerry (D) 14,737 64.5%
Ralph Nader (I) 119 0.5%
Other 92 0.4%
TOTAL 22,861
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -16
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Franklin township, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 37% Phil Murphy* (D) 13,620 69.7% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 5,792 29.6% 131 [+] 0.7% 19,543 -18 0.75%
2020 S2 65% Cory Booker* (D) 24,927 71.9% Rik Mehta (R) 9,148 26.4% 589 [+] 1.7% 34,664 -15 0.78%
2018 S1 48% Robert Menendez* (D) 17,382 69.3% Bob Hugin (R) 6,922 27.6% 781 [+] 3.1% 25,085 -13 0.79%
2017 G 33% Phil Murphy (D) 11,580 68.0% Kim Guadagno (R) 5,040 29.6% 412 [+] 2.4% 17,032 -11 0.79%
2014 S2 28% Cory Booker* (D) 9,626 67.4% Jeffrey Bell (R) 4,429 31.0% 230 [+] 1.6% 14,285 -11 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