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Union township, NJ


Union County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 59,956   ( 3,314 from 2010 )
Land area: 9.1 square miles
Population density: 6624.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:17,957 29.95% 28.1%
Black:21,34535.60% 33.6%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:6,46210.78% 8.1%
2+ races:1,9093.18% 119.7%
Hispanic:10,62817.73% 25.6%
Total non-White:41,99970.05% 32.6%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-7,016 -15.0
Change in Non-White pop.:10,330 22.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Union township, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,315 D +2,311 D + 0.7%
D +3,626
2020 vs. 2012 R +1,850 D +2,754 R + 0.2%
D +4,604
2020 vs. 2008 R -148 D +5,550 D + 13.6%
D +5,402
2016 vs. 2008 R -1,463 D +3,239 D + 12.9%
D +1,776
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 64% Joe Biden (D) 21,027 71.0% Donald Trump* (R) 8,314 28.1% 255 0.9% 29,596 -13 -19 0.65%
2016 55% Hillary Clinton (D) 17,401 69.2% Donald Trump (R) 6,999 27.8% 755 3.0% 25,155 -13 -18 0.64%
2012 51% Barack Obama* (D) 16,423 71.3% Mitt Romney (R) 6,464 28.1% 146 0.6% 23,033 -12 -19 0.63%
2008 55% Barack Obama (D) 15,625 64.4% John McCain (R) 8,462 34.9% 189 0.8% 24,276 -7 -11 0.63%
2004 51% John Kerry (D) 12,751 58.2% George W. Bush* (R) 8,987 41.0% 174 0.8% 21,912 -5 -10 0.61%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Union township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 21,027 71.0%
Donald Trump* (R) 8,314 28.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 108 0.4%
Other 147 0.5%
TOTAL 29,596
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -19


2016 President, Union township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 17,401 69.2%
Donald Trump (R) 6,999 27.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 271 1.1%
Other 484 1.9%
TOTAL 25,155
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -18


2012 President, Union township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 16,423 71.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 6,464 28.1%
Other 146 0.6%
TOTAL 23,033
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -19


2008 President, Union township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 15,625 64.4%
John McCain (R) 8,462 34.9%
Other 189 0.8%
TOTAL 24,276
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -11


2004 President, Union township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 8,987 41.0%
John Kerry (D) 12,751 58.2%
Ralph Nader (I) 125 0.6%
Other 49 0.2%
TOTAL 21,912
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -10
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Union township, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 32% Phil Murphy* (D) 9,932 68.4% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 4,474 30.8% 113 [+] 0.8% 14,519 -16 0.56%
2020 S2 63% Cory Booker* (D) 20,888 72.0% Rik Mehta (R) 7,651 26.4% 474 [+] 1.6% 29,013 -15 0.65%
2018 S1 45% Robert Menendez* (D) 14,479 70.2% Bob Hugin (R) 5,577 27.0% 565 [+] 2.7% 20,621 -14 0.65%
2017 G 28% Phil Murphy (D) 9,190 71.8% Kim Guadagno (R) 3,309 25.8% 302 [+] 2.4% 12,801 -15 0.60%
2014 S2 23% Cory Booker* (D) 7,455 70.9% Jeffrey Bell (R) 2,889 27.5% 165 [+] 1.6% 10,509 -15 0.56%
*: 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