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Somerset County, NJ


Metropolitan Statistical Area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Designated Market Area: New York, NY-CT-NJ-PA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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2022 population: 346,875   ( 23,431 from 2010 , 1,519 from 2020)
Land area: 301.9 square miles
Population density: 1149.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:178,674 51.51% 11.5%
Black:33,6519.70% 22.5%
Indian:4660.13% 63.5%
Asian:71,27220.55% 56.5%
2+ races:6,0341.74% 11.6%
Hispanic:56,77816.37% 34.9%
Total non-White:168,20148.49% 38.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:6,897 10.0
Deaths:6,4789.4
Net Migration: -1,146-1.7
Net Immigration: 2,0413.0
Change in White population:-23,175 -7.2
Change in Non-White pop.:46,606 14.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Somerset County, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +6,491 D +18,993 D + 8.0%
D +25,484
2020 vs. 2012 R +5,393 D +31,188 D + 15.7%
D +36,581
2020 vs. 2008 R +1,911 D +29,941 D + 15.2%
D +31,852
2016 vs. 2008 R -4,580 D +10,948 D + 7.2%
D +6,368
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 69% Joe Biden (D) 111,173 59.5% Donald Trump* (R) 71,996 38.5% 3,722 [+] 2.0% 186,891 -3 -8 4.09%
2016 61% Hillary Clinton (D) 85,689 54.5% Donald Trump (R) 65,505 41.7% 5,898 [+] 3.8% 157,092 1 -4 4.02%
2012 58% Barack Obama* (D) 74,592 52.1% Mitt Romney (R) 66,603 46.5% 1,985 [+] 1.4% 143,180 6 -1 3.92%
2008 64% Barack Obama (D) 79,321 52.4% John McCain (R) 70,085 46.3% 2,024 [+] 1.3% 151,430 5 1 3.91%
2004 61% George W. Bush* (R) 72,508 51.7% John Kerry (D) 66,476 47.4% 1,295 [+] 0.9% 140,279 5 1 3.88%
2000 54% George W. Bush (R) 59,725 49.6% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 56,232 46.7% 4,420 [+] 3.7% 120,377 9 2 3.78%
1996 54% Robert Dole (R) 51,869 45.9% Bill Clinton* (D) 50,673 44.9% 10,387 [+] 9.2% 112,929 10 5 3.67%
1992 62% George Bush* (R) 56,044 46.4% Bill Clinton (D) 42,867 35.5% 21,902 [+] 18.1% 120,813 6 9 3.61%
1988 59% George Bush (R) 67,658 63.7% Michael Dukakis (D) 37,406 35.2% 1,129 [+] 1.1% 106,193 7 10 3.43%
1984 60% Ronald Reagan* (R) 66,303 66.8% Walter Mondale (D) 31,924 32.2% 1,069 1.1% 99,296 7 8 3.09%
1980 62% Ronald Reagan (R) 52,591 57.2% Jimmy Carter* (D) 29,470 32.1% 9,867 [+] 10.7% 91,928 5 7 3.09%
1976 64% Gerald Ford* (R) 51,260 57.2% Jimmy Carter (D) 36,258 40.4% 2,173 [+] 2.4% 89,691 7 9 2.98%
1972 62% Richard Nixon* (R) 56,524 66.0% George McGovern (D) 26,537 31.0% 2,544 [+] 3.0% 85,605 4 5 2.86%
1968 65% Richard Nixon (R) 42,459 54.1% Hubert Humphrey (D) 27,580 35.1% 8,436 [+] 10.7% 78,475 8 11 2.73%
1964 68% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 43,659 60.4% Barry Goldwater (R) 28,416 39.3% 195 0.3% 72,270 5 1 2.54%
1960 70% Richard Nixon (R) 36,200 55.8% John Kennedy (D) 28,489 43.9% 174 0.3% 64,863 7 6 2.34%
1956 61% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 37,930 71.9% Adlai Stevenson (D) 14,529 27.5% 330 0.6% 52,789 7 14 2.12%
1952 66% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 31,239 63.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 18,007 36.5% 74 0.2% 49,320 7 8 2.04%
1948 58% Thomas Dewey (R) 22,034 59.8% Harry Truman* (D) 14,104 38.3% 724 [+] 2.0% 36,862 9 15 1.89%
1944 61% Thomas Dewey (R) 20,266 58.3% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,467 41.6% 37 0.1% 34,770 9 12 1.77%
1940 73% Wendell Willkie (R) 20,169 54.9% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 16,490 44.9% 96 0.3% 36,755 7 10 1.86%
1936 73% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 15,987 50.1% Alf Landon (R) 15,806 49.6% 94 [+] 0.3% 31,887 10 13 1.75%
1932 68% Herbert Hoover* (R) 15,317 54.2% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 12,345 43.7% 611 [+] 2.2% 28,273 7 15 1.73%
1928 67% Herbert Hoover (R) 16,386 66.7% Al Smith (D) 8,120 33.0% 74 [+] 0.3% 24,580 7 8 1.59%
1924 56% Calvin Coolidge (R) 12,986 71.1% John Davis (D) 4,143 22.7% 1,131 [+] 6.2% 18,260 9 17 1.68%
1920 54% Warren Harding (R) 10,962 71.0% James Cox (D) 4,192 27.2% 281 [+] 1.8% 15,435 3 11 1.70%
1916 32% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 4,707 55.7% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,653 43.2% 91 [+] 1.1% 8,451 1 10 1.71%
1912 30% Woodrow Wilson (D) 3,146 42.5% William Taft* (R) 2,068 27.9% 2,188 [+] 29.6% 7,402 7 5 1.71%
1908 38% William Taft (R) 5,043 59.4% William J. Bryan (D) 3,271 38.6% 170 [+] 2.0% 8,484 3 8 1.82%
1904 39% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 4,633 57.6% Alton Parker (D) 3,195 39.7% 219 [+] 2.7% 8,047 1 1 1.86%
1900 41% William McKinley* (R) 4,438 56.3% William J. Bryan (D) 3,183 40.4% 257 [+] 3.3% 7,878 1 5 1.96%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 111,173 59.5%
Donald Trump* (R) 71,996 38.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,641 0.9%
Other 2,081 1.1%
TOTAL 186,891
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -8


2016 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 85,689 54.5%
Donald Trump (R) 65,505 41.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,776 2.4%
Jill Stein (Grn) 1,568 1.0%
Other 554 0.4%
TOTAL 157,092
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -4


2012 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 74,592 52.1%
Mitt Romney (R) 66,603 46.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,088 0.8%
Other 897 0.6%
TOTAL 143,180
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -1


2008 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 79,321 52.4%
John McCain (R) 70,085 46.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 748 0.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 567 0.4%
Other 709 0.5%
TOTAL 151,430
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1


2004 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 72,508 51.7%
John Kerry (D) 66,476 47.4%
Ralph Nader (I) 792 0.6%
Other 503 0.4%
TOTAL 140,279
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1


2000 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 59,725 49.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 56,232 46.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 3,776 3.1%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 231 0.2%
Other 413 0.3%
TOTAL 120,377
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 2


1996 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 50,673 44.9%
Robert Dole (R) 51,869 45.9%
Ross Perot (Ref) 8,377 7.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,130 1.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 563 0.5%
Other 317 0.3%
TOTAL 112,929
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 5


1992 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 42,867 35.5%
George Bush* (R) 56,044 46.4%
Ross Perot (I) 21,014 17.4%
Other 888 0.7%
TOTAL 120,813
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 9


1988 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 67,658 63.7%
Michael Dukakis (D) 37,406 35.2%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 774 0.7%
Other 355 0.3%
TOTAL 106,193
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10


1984 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 66,303 66.8%
Walter Mondale (D) 31,924 32.2%
Other 1,069 1.1%
TOTAL 99,296
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 8


1980 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 52,591 57.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 29,470 32.1%
John Anderson (I) 8,346 9.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 599 0.7%
Other 922 1.0%
TOTAL 91,928
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7


1976 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 36,258 40.4%
Gerald Ford* (R) 51,260 57.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,081 1.2%
Other 1,092 1.2%
TOTAL 89,691
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9


1972 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 56,524 66.0%
George McGovern (D) 26,537 31.0%
John Schmitz (Amer) 2,257 2.6%
Other 287 0.3%
TOTAL 85,605
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5


1968 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 42,459 54.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 27,580 35.1%
George Wallace (AIP) 7,331 9.3%
Other 1,105 1.4%
TOTAL 78,475
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 11


1964 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 43,659 60.4%
Barry Goldwater (R) 28,416 39.3%
Other 195 0.3%
TOTAL 72,270
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1


1960 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 28,489 43.9%
Richard Nixon (R) 36,200 55.8%
Other 174 0.3%
TOTAL 64,863
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6


1956 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 37,930 71.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 14,529 27.5%
Other 330 0.6%
TOTAL 52,789
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 14


1952 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 31,239 63.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 18,007 36.5%
Other 74 0.2%
TOTAL 49,320
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 8


1948 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 14,104 38.3%
Thomas Dewey (R) 22,034 59.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 543 1.5%
Other 181 0.5%
TOTAL 36,862
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 15


1944 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 14,467 41.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 20,266 58.3%
Other 37 0.1%
TOTAL 34,770
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12


1940 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 16,490 44.9%
Wendell Willkie (R) 20,169 54.9%
Other 96 0.3%
TOTAL 36,755
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10


1936 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 15,987 50.1%
Alf Landon (R) 15,806 49.6%
William Lemke (Union) 15 0.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 35 0.1%
Other 44 0.1%
TOTAL 31,887
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 13


1932 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 12,345 43.7%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 15,317 54.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 541 1.9%
Other 70 0.2%
TOTAL 28,273
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 15


1928 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 16,386 66.7%
Al Smith (D) 8,120 33.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 52 0.2%
Other 22 0.1%
TOTAL 24,580
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 8


1924 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 12,986 71.1%
John Davis (D) 4,143 22.7%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,069 5.9%
Other 62 0.3%
TOTAL 18,260
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 17


1920 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 10,962 71.0%
James Cox (D) 4,192 27.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 163 1.1%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 25 0.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 80 0.5%
Other 13 0.1%
TOTAL 15,435
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 11


1916 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 3,653 43.2%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 4,707 55.7%
Allan Benson (Soc) 34 0.4%
James Hanly (Proh) 50 0.6%
Other 7 0.1%
TOTAL 8,451
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 10


1912 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 3,146 42.5%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 2,059 27.8%
William Taft* (R) 2,068 27.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 46 0.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 66 0.9%
Other 17 0.2%
TOTAL 7,402
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 5


1908 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 5,043 59.4%
William J. Bryan (D) 3,271 38.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 24 0.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 94 1.1%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 41 0.5%
Other 11 0.1%
TOTAL 8,484
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 8


1904 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 4,633 57.6%
Alton Parker (D) 3,195 39.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 21 0.3%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 136 1.7%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 44 0.5%
Other 18 0.2%
TOTAL 8,047
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1


1900 President, Somerset County, NJ
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 4,438 56.3%
William J. Bryan (D) 3,183 40.4%
Other 257 3.3%
TOTAL 7,878
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 5
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Somerset County, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 42% Phil Murphy* (D) 58,585 51.5% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 54,264 47.7% 901 [+] 0.8% 113,750 0 4.35%
2020 S2 68% Cory Booker* (D) 105,681 57.4% Rik Mehta (R) 75,622 41.1% 2,663 [+] 1.4% 183,966 0 4.14%
2018 S1 52% Robert Menendez* (D) 70,359 51.6% Bob Hugin (R) 61,373 45.0% 4,554 [+] 3.3% 136,286 2 4.30%
2017 G 35% Phil Murphy (D) 45,935 49.8% Kim Guadagno (R) 44,231 47.9% 2,107 [+] 2.3% 92,273 6 4.29%
2014 S2 30% Jeffrey Bell (R) 37,835 49.5% Cory Booker* (D) 37,124 48.6% 1,448 [+] 1.9% 76,407 7 4.09%
2013 S2 23% Steve Lonegan (R) 29,304 50.2% Cory Booker (D) 28,539 48.9% 578 [+] 1.0% 58,421 6 4.33%
2013 G 35% Chris Christie* (R) 58,981 67.6% Barbara Buono (D) 26,913 30.8% 1,419 [+] 1.6% 87,313 7 4.11%
2012 S1 55% Robert Menendez* (D) 70,264 51.6% Joe Kyrillos (R) 63,349 46.5% 2,645 [+] 1.9% 136,258 7 4.04%
2009 G 43% Chris Christie (R) 57,481 56.2% Jon Corzine* (D) 35,089 34.3% 9,716 [+] 9.5% 102,286 8 4.22%
2008 S2 60% Dick Zimmer (R) 71,392 50.3% Frank Lautenberg* (D) 66,939 47.1% 3,691 [+] 2.6% 142,022 8 4.08%
2006 S1 39% Tom Kean, Jr. (R) 46,720 50.9% Robert Menendez (D) 42,242 46.0% 2,839 [+] 3.1% 91,801 7 4.08%
2005 G 40% Doug Forrester (R) 49,406 52.8% Jon Corzine (D) 40,459 43.3% 3,661 [+] 3.9% 93,526 10 4.08%
2002 S2 37% Doug Forrester (R) 45,590 54.3% Frank Lautenberg (D) 36,476 43.4% 1,951 [+] 2.3% 84,017 13 3.77%
2001 G 38% Bret Schundler (R) 44,815 52.2% Jim McGreevey (D) 39,110 45.6% 1,903 [+] 2.2% 85,828 11 3.85%
2000 S1 53% Bob Franks (R) 69,045 58.6% Jon Corzine (D) 45,948 39.0% 2,811 [+] 2.4% 117,804 12 3.91%
1997 G 42% Christine Todd Whitman* (R) 51,465 57.4% Jim McGreevey (D) 29,089 32.4% 9,154 [+] 10.2% 89,708 11 3.71%
1996 S2 52% Dick Zimmer (R) 58,393 54.0% Robert Torricelli (D) 44,748 41.4% 5,068 [+] 4.7% 108,209 11 3.75%
1994 S1 38% Chuck Haytaian (R) 42,812 55.8% Frank Lautenberg* (D) 31,978 41.7% 1,931 [+] 2.5% 76,721 9 3.73%
1993 G 47% Christine Todd Whitman (R) 55,444 59.3% Jim Florio* (D) 36,046 38.6% 1,933 [+] 2.1% 93,423 10 3.73%
1990 S2 36% Christine Todd Whitman (R) 38,426 56.3% Bill Bradley* (D) 27,508 40.3% 2,320 [+] 3.4% 68,254 9 3.52%
1989 G 40% Jim Florio (D) 37,159 50.5% Jim Courter (R) 34,815 47.3% 1,679 [+] 2.3% 73,653 10 3.27%
1988 S1 57% Pete Dawkins (R) 53,969 52.5% Frank Lautenberg* (D) 47,648 46.4% 1,138 [+] 1.1% 102,755 7 3.44%
1985 G 35% Tom Kean* (R) 44,502 75.6% Peter Shapiro (D) 13,601 23.1% 761 [+] 1.3% 58,864 6 2.98%
1984 S2 59% Bill Bradley* (D) 55,757 58.0% Mary Mochary (R) 38,862 40.4% 1,562 [+] 1.6% 96,181 6 3.11%
1982 S1 45% Millicent Fenwick (R) 48,067 67.9% Frank Lautenberg (D) 22,030 31.1% 723 [+] 1.0% 70,820 20 3.23%
1981 G 46% Tom Kean (R) 43,697 62.5% Jim Florio (D) 25,121 36.0% 1,045 [+] 1.5% 69,863 13 3.01%
1978 S2 42% Jeffrey Bell (R) 31,569 53.7% Bill Bradley (D) 26,131 44.5% 1,042 [+] 1.8% 58,742 11 3.00%
1977 G 51% Raymond Bateman (R) 40,164 56.7% Brendan Byrne* (D) 29,286 41.3% 1,421 [+] 2.0% 70,871 15 3.33%
1976 S1 59% Harrison Williams* (D) 44,665 53.9% David Norcross (R) 36,740 44.4% 1,392 [+] 1.7% 82,797 6 2.99%
1973 G 45% Brendan Byrne (D) 39,864 64.5% Charles Sandman (R) 20,933 33.9% 1,024 [+] 1.7% 61,821 2 2.91%
1972 S2 59% Clifford Case* (R) 52,475 65.1% Paul Krebs (D) 23,384 29.0% 4,708 [+] 5.8% 80,567 3 2.89%
1970 S1 47% Nelson Gross (R) 29,885 49.6% Harrison Williams* (D) 28,739 47.7% 1,651 [+] 2.7% 60,275 7 2.81%
1969 G 53% William Cahill (R) 45,348 68.8% Robert Meyner (D) 18,905 28.7% 1,653 [+] 2.5% 65,906 9 2.78%
1966 S2 51% Clifford Case* (R) 39,062 67.6% Warren Wilentz (D) 15,986 27.7% 2,739 [+] 4.7% 57,787 8 2.71%
1965 G 53% Richard Hughes* (D) 29,659 50.7% Wayne Dumont (R) 27,207 46.5% 1,588 [+] 2.7% 58,454 5 2.62%
1964 S1 64% Harrison Williams* (D) 37,312 54.6% Bernard Stanley (R) 30,551 44.7% 426 [+] 0.6% 68,289 7 2.52%
1961 G 54% James Mitchell (R) 28,596 55.1% Richard Hughes (D) 22,784 43.9% 477 [+] 0.9% 51,857 6 2.41%
1960 S2 66% Clifford Case* (R) 37,869 62.2% Thorn Lord (D) 22,628 37.1% 420 [+] 0.7% 60,917 6 2.29%
*: 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


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Somerset County, NJ

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 NJ07Tom Malinowski* (D) 32,452 50.3% Tom Kean, Jr. (R) 32,088 49.7% 0 0.0% 64,540
2022-11-08 NJ12Bonnie Watson Coleman* (D) 32,777 62.0% Darius Mayfield (R) 19,608 37.1% 445 0.8% 52,830
County Total for 2022-11-08:   117,370
2020-11-03 NJ07Tom Malinowski* (D) 73,466 53.0% Tom Kean, Jr. (R) 65,153 47.0% 0 0.0% 138,619
2020-11-03 NJ12Bonnie Watson Coleman* (D) 29,439 66.5% Mark Razzoli (R) 13,486 30.5% 1,350 3.0% 44,275
County Total for 2020-11-03:   182,894
2018-11-06 NJ07Tom Malinowski (D) 55,478 53.5% Leonard Lance* (R) 46,720 45.0% 1,578 1.5% 103,776
2018-11-06 NJ12Bonnie Watson Coleman* (D) 21,970 69.9% Daryl Kipnis (R) 9,440 30.1% 0 0.0% 31,410
County Total for 2018-11-06:   135,186
2016-11-08 NJ07Leonard Lance* (R) 59,306 52.8% Peter Jacob (D) 50,316 44.8% 2,772 2.5% 112,394
2016-11-08 NJ12Bonnie Watson Coleman* (D) 22,824 63.5% Steven Uccio (R) 10,730 29.8% 2,402 6.7% 35,956
County Total for 2016-11-08:   148,350
2014-11-04 NJ07Leonard Lance* (R) 33,693 59.4% Janice Kovach (D) 22,241 39.2% 816 1.4% 56,750
2014-11-04 NJ12Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) 10,699 58.7% Alieta Eck (R) 7,006 38.4% 519 2.8% 18,224
County Total for 2014-11-04:   74,974
2012-11-06 NJ07Leonard Lance* (R) 55,308 55.6% Upendra Chivukula (D) 41,689 41.9% 2,470 2.5% 99,467
2012-11-06 NJ12Rush Holt* (D) 22,572 68.9% Eric Beck (R) 9,692 29.6% 514 1.6% 32,778
County Total for 2012-11-06:   132,245
2010-11-02 NJ06Frank Pallone* (D) 3,145 78.5% Anna Little (R) 806 20.1% 55 1.4% 4,006
2010-11-02 NJ07Leonard Lance* (R) 30,514 60.9% Ed Potosnak (D) 19,583 39.1% 0 0.0% 50,097
2010-11-02 NJ11Rodney Frelinghuysen* (R) 11,812 64.9% Douglas Herbert (D) 5,924 32.6% 453 2.5% 18,189
2010-11-02 NJ12Rush Holt* (D) 7,185 60.1% Scott Sipprelle (R) 4,674 39.1% 93 0.8% 11,952
County Total for 2010-11-02:   84,244
2008-11-04 NJ06Frank Pallone* (D) 5,435 80.9% Robert McLeod (R) 1,176 17.5% 107 1.6% 6,718
2008-11-04 NJ07Leonard Lance (R) 43,214 51.1% Linda Stender (D) 32,549 38.5% 8,812 10.4% 84,575
2008-11-04 NJ11Rodney Frelinghuysen* (R) 18,478 60.7% Tom Wyka (D) 11,513 37.8% 440 1.4% 30,431
2008-11-04 NJ12Rush Holt* (D) 12,424 66.3% Alan Bateman (R) 6,018 32.1% 290 1.5% 18,732
County Total for 2008-11-04:   140,456
2006-11-07 NJ06Frank Pallone* (D) 2,784 77.3% Leigh-Ann Bellew (R) 762 21.2% 55 1.5% 3,601
2006-11-07 NJ07Mike Ferguson* (R) 28,480 51.4% Linda Stender (D) 25,295 45.7% 1,600 2.9% 55,375
2006-11-07 NJ11Rodney Frelinghuysen* (R) 12,427 60.6% Tom Wyka (D) 7,720 37.7% 347 1.7% 20,494
2006-11-07 NJ12Rush Holt* (D) 7,286 67.4% Joseph Sinagra (R) 3,529 32.6% 0 0.0% 10,815
County Total for 2006-11-07:   90,285
2004-11-02 NJ06Frank Pallone* (D) 4,434 74.7% Sylvester Fernandez (R) 1,298 21.9% 205 3.5% 5,937
2004-11-02 NJ07Mike Ferguson* (R) 49,126 60.6% Steve Brozak (D) 30,737 37.9% 1,263 1.6% 81,126
2004-11-02 NJ11Rodney Frelinghuysen* (R) 19,649 66.7% James Buell (D) 9,348 31.7% 474 1.6% 29,471
2004-11-02 NJ12Rush Holt* (D) 9,593 62.3% Bill Spadea (R) 5,549 36.0% 266 1.7% 15,408
County Total for 2004-11-02:   131,942
2002-11-05 NJ06Frank Pallone* (D) 2,741 74.8% Ric Medrow (R) 834 22.8% 89 2.4% 3,664
2002-11-05 NJ07Mike Ferguson* (R) 31,662 62.0% Tim Carden (D) 18,691 36.6% 702 1.4% 51,055
2002-11-05 NJ11Rodney Frelinghuysen* (R) 13,534 71.3% Vij Pawar (D) 5,141 27.1% 296 1.6% 18,971
2002-11-05 NJ12Rush Holt* (D) 4,634 53.8% Buster Soaries (R) 3,775 43.8% 210 2.4% 8,619
County Total for 2002-11-05:   82,309
2000-11-07 NJ07Mike Ferguson (R) 41,896 58.4% Maryanne Connelly (D) 28,062 39.1% 1,743 2.4% 71,701
2000-11-07 NJ11Rodney Frelinghuysen* (R) 18,975 67.3% John Scollo (D) 8,671 30.8% 540 1.9% 28,186
2000-11-07 NJ12Dick Zimmer (R) 14,079 60.7% Rush Holt* (D) 8,668 37.3% 466 2.0% 23,213
County Total for 2000-11-07:   123,100
1998-11-03 NJ07Bob Franks* (R) 20,567 55.2% Maryanne Connelly (D) 15,860 42.5% 865 2.3% 37,292
1998-11-03 NJ11Rodney Frelinghuysen* (R) 10,429 63.5% John Scollo (D) 5,581 34.0% 407 2.5% 16,417
1998-11-03 NJ12Michael Pappas* (R) 8,207 58.8% Rush Holt (D) 5,442 39.0% 319 2.3% 13,968
County Total for 1998-11-03:   67,677
1996-11-05 NJ07Bob Franks* (R) 34,206 57.6% Larry Lerner (D) 23,529 39.6% 1,622 2.7% 59,357
1996-11-05 NJ11Rodney Frelinghuysen* (R) 17,016 67.0% Chris Evangel (D) 7,780 30.6% 614 2.4% 25,410
1996-11-05 NJ12Michael Pappas (R) 13,117 64.2% David Delvecchio (D) 6,879 33.7% 425 2.1% 20,421
County Total for 1996-11-05:   105,188
1994-11-08 NJ07Bob Franks* (R) 24,343 61.0% Karen Carroll (D) 14,794 37.1% 774 1.9% 39,911
1994-11-08 NJ11Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) 11,843 69.4% Frank Herbert (D) 5,020 29.4% 203 1.2% 17,066
1994-11-08 NJ12Dick Zimmer* (R) 11,016 79.8% Joseph Youssouf (D) 2,668 19.3% 113 0.8% 13,797
County Total for 1994-11-08:   70,774
1992-11-03 NJ07Bob Franks (R) 33,551 54.6% Leonard Sendelsky (D) 24,703 40.2% 3,163 5.2% 61,417
1992-11-03 NJ11Dean Gallo* (R) 16,712 65.7% Ona Spiridellis (D) 7,532 29.6% 1,184 4.7% 25,428
1992-11-03 NJ12Dick Zimmer* (R) 14,754 75.3% Frank Abate (D) 3,865 19.7% 981 5.0% 19,600
County Total for 1992-11-03:   106,445
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Somerset County, NJ

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 254,595 63,924 25.1% 90,506 35.5% 100,165 39.3% Dem +26,582 Dem +10.4% 94%
2022 254,521 64,440 25.3% 90,992 35.8% 99,089 38.9% Dem +26,552 Dem +10.4% 94%
2020 259,009 65,266 25.2% 90,037 34.8% 103,706 40.0% Dem +24,771 Dem +9.6% 96%
2018 233,574 59,948 25.7% 75,577 32.4% 98,049 42.0% Dem +15,629 Dem +6.7% 88%
2016 224,342 57,180 25.5% 67,838 30.2% 99,324 44.3% Dem +10,658 Dem +4.8% 86%
2014 216,901 53,345 24.6% 55,782 25.7% 107,774 49.7% Dem +2,437 Dem +1.1% 85%
2012 210,886 52,858 25.1% 53,110 25.2% 104,918 49.8% Dem +252 Dem +0.1% 85%
2010 198,426 51,358 25.9% 51,637 26.0% 95,431 48.1% Dem +279 Dem +0.1% 82%
2008 189,128 48,874 25.8% 50,005 26.4% 90,249 47.7% Dem +1,131 Dem +0.6% 79%
2006 167,501 39,541 23.6% 23,744 14.2% 104,216 62.2% Rep +15,797 Rep +9.4% 72%
2004 172,753 38,564 22.3% 23,446 13.6% 110,743 64.1% Rep +15,118 Rep +8.8% 75%
2002 147,792 37,847 25.6% 22,471 15.2% 87,474 59.2% Rep +15,376 Rep +10.4% 65%
2000 149,208 36,196 24.3% 23,252 15.6% 89,760 60.2% Rep +12,944 Rep +8.7% 67%
1998 154,821 37,102 24.0% 21,995 14.2% 95,724 61.8% Rep +15,107 Rep +9.8% 72%
1994 136,474 38,548 28.2% 21,916 16.1% 76,010 55.7% Rep +16,632 Rep +12.2% 68%
1986 119,260 32,714 27.4% 21,900 18.4% 64,646 54.2% Rep +10,814 Rep +9.1% 69%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.