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Cranford township, NJ


Union County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 23,838   ( 1,213 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.8 square miles
Population density: 4930.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:20,718 86.91% 5.5%
Black:3061.28% 45.6%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:8983.77% 40.8%
2+ races:3281.38% 28.6%
Hispanic:1,4596.12% 1.0%
Total non-White:3,12013.09% 4.3%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:1,083 5.8
Change in Non-White pop.:130 0.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Cranford township, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +287 D +1,696 D + 9.6%
D +1,983
2020 vs. 2012 R +74 D +2,730 D + 17.6%
D +2,804
2020 vs. 2008 R -525 D +3,052 D + 20.4%
D +2,527
2016 vs. 2008 R -812 D +1,356 D + 10.8%
D +544
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 83% Joe Biden (D) 9,040 59.8% Donald Trump* (R) 5,846 38.7% 223 1.5% 15,109 -3 -8 0.33%
2016 74% Hillary Clinton (D) 7,057 53.2% Donald Trump (R) 5,559 41.9% 644 4.9% 13,260 1 -4 0.34%
2012 70% Barack Obama* (D) 6,236 51.3% Mitt Romney (R) 5,772 47.5% 139 1.1% 12,147 7 0 0.33%
2008 76% Barack Obama (D) 6,513 49.9% John McCain (R) 6,371 48.8% 164 1.3% 13,048 7 3 0.34%
2004 74% George W. Bush* (R) 6,455 50.7% John Kerry (D) 6,160 48.4% 111 0.9% 12,726 4 0 0.35%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Cranford township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 9,040 59.8%
Donald Trump* (R) 5,846 38.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 134 0.9%
Other 89 0.6%
TOTAL 15,109
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -8


2016 President, Cranford township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 7,057 53.2%
Donald Trump (R) 5,559 41.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 322 2.4%
Other 322 2.4%
TOTAL 13,260
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -4


2012 President, Cranford township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 6,236 51.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 5,772 47.5%
Other 139 1.1%
TOTAL 12,147
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 0


2008 President, Cranford township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 6,513 49.9%
John McCain (R) 6,371 48.8%
Other 164 1.3%
TOTAL 13,048
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 3


2004 President, Cranford township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 6,455 50.7%
John Kerry (D) 6,160 48.4%
Ralph Nader (I) 75 0.6%
Other 36 0.3%
TOTAL 12,726
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 0
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cranford township, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 55% Phil Murphy* (D) 5,408 53.8% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 4,554 45.3% 88 [+] 0.9% 10,050 -2 0.38%
2020 S2 82% Cory Booker* (D) 8,632 57.9% Rik Mehta (R) 6,088 40.8% 201 [+] 1.3% 14,921 0 0.34%
2018 S1 65% Robert Menendez* (D) 6,060 51.8% Bob Hugin (R) 5,285 45.2% 360 [+] 3.1% 11,705 4 0.37%
2017 G 46% Phil Murphy (D) 4,433 53.8% Kim Guadagno (R) 3,598 43.7% 207 [+] 2.5% 8,238 3 0.38%
2014 S2 39% Cory Booker* (D) 3,404 49.6% Jeffrey Bell (R) 3,321 48.4% 137 [+] 2.0% 6,862 6 0.37%
*: 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