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Mountainside borough, NJ


Union County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 6,991   ( 306 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.0 square miles
Population density: 1749.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:5,265 75.31% 8.5%
Black:811.16% 33.1%
Indian:00.00% 0.0%
Asian:74710.69% 131.3%
2+ races:1091.56% 49.3%
Hispanic:78811.27% 93.6%
Total non-White:1,72624.69% 85.4%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-489 -8.9
Change in Non-White pop.:795 14.4



Historical Presidential Election Results for Mountainside borough, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +157 D +441 D + 11.9%
D +598
2020 vs. 2012 R +151 D +687 D + 19.7%
D +838
2020 vs. 2008 R -80 D +819 D + 21.4%
D +739
2016 vs. 2008 R -237 D +378 D + 9.6%
D +141
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 85% Donald Trump* (R) 2,251 49.6% Joe Biden (D) 2,239 49.4% 45 1.0% 4,535 8 3 0.10%
2016 74% Donald Trump (R) 2,094 53.9% Hillary Clinton (D) 1,641 42.2% 151 3.9% 3,886 13 8 0.10%
2012 68% Mitt Romney (R) 2,100 59.5% Barack Obama* (D) 1,401 39.7% 29 0.8% 3,530 19 12 0.10%
2008 75% John McCain (R) 2,331 60.3% Barack Obama (D) 1,500 38.8% 33 0.9% 3,864 19 15 0.10%
2004 74% George W. Bush* (R) 2,215 58.2% John Kerry (D) 1,561 41.0% 31 0.8% 3,807 12 7 0.11%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Mountainside borough
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 2,239 49.4%
Donald Trump* (R) 2,251 49.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 32 0.7%
Other 13 0.3%
TOTAL 4,535
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 3


2016 President, Mountainside borough
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 1,641 42.2%
Donald Trump (R) 2,094 53.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 73 1.9%
Other 78 2.0%
TOTAL 3,886
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 8


2012 President, Mountainside borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 1,401 39.7%
Mitt Romney (R) 2,100 59.5%
Other 29 0.8%
TOTAL 3,530
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 12


2008 President, Mountainside borough
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 1,500 38.8%
John McCain (R) 2,331 60.3%
Other 33 0.9%
TOTAL 3,864
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 15


2004 President, Mountainside borough
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 2,215 58.2%
John Kerry (D) 1,561 41.0%
Ralph Nader (I) 21 0.6%
Other 10 0.3%
TOTAL 3,807
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 7
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mountainside borough, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 56% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 1,709 56.9% Phil Murphy* (D) 1,275 42.5% 17 [+] 0.6% 3,001 9 0.11%
2020 S2 84% Rik Mehta (R) 2,373 52.8% Cory Booker* (D) 2,094 46.6% 28 [+] 0.6% 4,495 12 0.10%
2018 S1 67% Bob Hugin (R) 2,087 58.4% Robert Menendez* (D) 1,432 40.1% 56 [+] 1.6% 3,575 16 0.11%
2017 G 47% Kim Guadagno (R) 1,443 57.7% Phil Murphy (D) 1,020 40.8% 39 [+] 1.6% 2,502 16 0.12%
2014 S2 37% Jeffrey Bell (R) 1,187 60.8% Cory Booker* (D) 736 37.7% 28 [+] 1.4% 1,951 19 0.10%
*: 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