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Hillside township, NJ


Union County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 22,262   ( 858 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population density: 8046.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:4,192 18.83% 22.0%
Black:10,65847.88% 3.9%
Indian:730.33% 121.2%
Asian:3041.37% 47.2%
2+ races:3631.63% 4.0%
Hispanic:5,92026.59% 56.9%
Total non-White:18,07081.17% 12.7%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-1,182 -6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:2,040 11.6



Historical Presidential Election Results for Hillside township, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +466 D +96 R + 6.3%
D +562
2020 vs. 2012 R +580 R +414 R + 9.7%
D +166
2020 vs. 2008 R +275 D +42 R + 3.6%
D +317
2016 vs. 2008 R -191 R +54 D + 2.7%
D -245
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 59% Joe Biden (D) 8,225 81.8% Donald Trump* (R) 1,766 17.6% 59 0.6% 10,050 -24 -29 0.22%
2016 55% Hillary Clinton (D) 7,663 83.7% Donald Trump (R) 1,300 14.2% 192 2.1% 9,155 -27 -32 0.23%
2012 56% Barack Obama* (D) 8,059 87.0% Mitt Romney (R) 1,186 12.8% 23 0.2% 9,268 -28 -34 0.25%
2008 58% Barack Obama (D) 7,908 83.8% John McCain (R) 1,491 15.8% 33 0.3% 9,432 -26 -30 0.24%
2004 50% John Kerry (D) 6,415 78.3% George W. Bush* (R) 1,737 21.2% 41 0.5% 8,193 -25 -29 0.23%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Hillside township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 8,225 81.8%
Donald Trump* (R) 1,766 17.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 17 0.2%
Other 42 0.4%
TOTAL 10,050
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -24 Diff (US): -29


2016 President, Hillside township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 7,663 83.7%
Donald Trump (R) 1,300 14.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 50 0.5%
Other 142 1.6%
TOTAL 9,155
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -27 Diff (US): -32


2012 President, Hillside township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 8,059 87.0%
Mitt Romney (R) 1,186 12.8%
Other 23 0.2%
TOTAL 9,268
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -28 Diff (US): -34


2008 President, Hillside township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 7,908 83.8%
John McCain (R) 1,491 15.8%
Other 33 0.3%
TOTAL 9,432
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -26 Diff (US): -30


2004 President, Hillside township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 1,737 21.2%
John Kerry (D) 6,415 78.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 27 0.3%
Other 14 0.2%
TOTAL 8,193
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -25 Diff (US): -29
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hillside township, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 30% Phil Murphy* (D) 4,229 81.5% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 914 17.6% 49 [+] 0.9% 5,192 -29 0.20%
2020 S2 58% Cory Booker* (D) 8,221 83.5% Rik Mehta (R) 1,484 15.1% 135 [+] 1.4% 9,840 -26 0.22%
2018 S1 42% Robert Menendez* (D) 6,000 83.8% Bob Hugin (R) 1,017 14.2% 141 [+] 2.0% 7,158 -27 0.23%
2017 G 30% Phil Murphy (D) 4,381 85.7% Kim Guadagno (R) 678 13.3% 56 [+] 1.1% 5,115 -28 0.24%
2014 S2 26% Cory Booker* (D) 3,743 86.6% Jeffrey Bell (R) 522 12.1% 57 [+] 1.3% 4,322 -30 0.23%
*: 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