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Rahway city, NJ


Union County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 29,664   ( 2,318 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.9 square miles
Population density: 7613.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:9,500 32.03% 13.7%
Black:9,11730.73% 12.5%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:1,8826.34% 63.5%
2+ races:1,1143.76% 113.8%
Hispanic:7,74526.11% 20.4%
Total non-White:20,16467.97% 23.5%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-1,513 -6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:3,831 17.0



Historical Presidential Election Results for Rahway city, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +493 D +1,266 D + 1.8%
D +1,759
2020 vs. 2012 R +996 D +668 R + 5.2%
D +1,664
2020 vs. 2008 R +234 D +1,503 D + 4.9%
D +1,737
2016 vs. 2008 R -259 D +237 D + 3.1%
D -22
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 61% Joe Biden (D) 10,077 72.5% Donald Trump* (R) 3,644 26.2% 172 1.2% 13,893 -15 -21 0.30%
2016 53% Hillary Clinton (D) 8,318 70.3% Donald Trump (R) 3,151 26.6% 365 3.1% 11,834 -14 -19 0.30%
2012 52% Barack Obama* (D) 8,413 75.3% Mitt Romney (R) 2,648 23.7% 105 0.9% 11,166 -17 -23 0.31%
2008 56% Barack Obama (D) 8,340 70.3% John McCain (R) 3,410 28.7% 115 1.0% 11,865 -13 -17 0.31%
2004 50% John Kerry (D) 6,512 63.4% George W. Bush* (R) 3,668 35.7% 92 0.9% 10,272 -11 -15 0.28%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Rahway city
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 10,077 72.5%
Donald Trump* (R) 3,644 26.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 67 0.5%
Other 105 0.8%
TOTAL 13,893
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -21


2016 President, Rahway city
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 8,318 70.3%
Donald Trump (R) 3,151 26.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 149 1.3%
Other 216 1.8%
TOTAL 11,834
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -19


2012 President, Rahway city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 8,413 75.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 2,648 23.7%
Other 105 0.9%
TOTAL 11,166
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -23


2008 President, Rahway city
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 8,340 70.3%
John McCain (R) 3,410 28.7%
Other 115 1.0%
TOTAL 11,865
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -17


2004 President, Rahway city
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 3,668 35.7%
John Kerry (D) 6,512 63.4%
Ralph Nader (I) 69 0.7%
Other 23 0.2%
TOTAL 10,272
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -15
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rahway city, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 30% Phil Murphy* (D) 4,640 67.6% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 2,139 31.2% 87 [+] 1.3% 6,866 -16 0.26%
2020 S2 60% Cory Booker* (D) 10,062 73.9% Rik Mehta (R) 3,248 23.8% 310 [+] 2.3% 13,620 -17 0.31%
2018 S1 42% Robert Menendez* (D) 6,791 71.4% Bob Hugin (R) 2,420 25.4% 299 [+] 3.1% 9,510 -16 0.30%
2017 G 28% Phil Murphy (D) 4,489 71.3% Kim Guadagno (R) 1,648 26.2% 160 [+] 2.5% 6,297 -14 0.29%
2014 S2 26% Cory Booker* (D) 4,162 72.0% Jeffrey Bell (R) 1,512 26.1% 109 [+] 1.9% 5,783 -16 0.31%
*: 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