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Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area


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2022 population: 380,688   ( 14,175 from 2010 , 6,652 from 2020)
Land area: 224.4 square miles
Population density: 1696.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:172,078 45.20% 13.9%
Black:73,60619.33% 3.1%
Indian:6200.16% 15.9%
Asian:49,12012.90% 50.3%
2+ races:7,6632.01% 26.6%
Hispanic:77,60120.38% 40.3%
Total non-White:208,61054.80% 25.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:9,059 11.7
Deaths:8,05810.4
Net Migration: -10,526-13.6
Net Immigration: 2,9383.8
Change in White population:-27,831 -7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:42,006 11.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +633 R +15,607 R + 6.1%
D -14,974
2024 vs. 2016 R +6,081 R +3,298 R + 4.2%
D +2,783
2020 vs. 2016 R +5,448 D +12,309 D + 1.9%
D +17,757
2024 vs. 2012 R +4,919 R +1,738 R + 3.0%
D +3,181
2016 vs. 2008 R -4,030 D +879 D + 2.3%
D -3,151
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(US) 		PUSV
2024 54% Kamala Harris (D) 107,558 65.7% Donald Trump (R) 52,274 31.9% 3,947 [+] 2.4% 163,779 -18 0.11%
2020 59% Joe Biden (D) 122,532 69.1% Donald Trump* (R) 51,641 29.1% 3,050 [+] 1.7% 177,223 -18 0.11%
2016 53% Hillary Clinton (D) 104,775 66.3% Donald Trump (R) 46,193 29.2% 7,090 [+] 4.5% 158,058 -17 0.12%
2012 54% Barack Obama* (D) 104,377 67.2% Mitt Romney (R) 47,355 30.5% 3,623 [+] 2.3% 155,355 -17 0.12%
2008 57% Barack Obama (D) 107,926 67.3% John McCain (R) 50,223 31.3% 2,229 [+] 1.4% 160,378 -14 0.12%
2004 55% John Kerry (D) 91,580 61.3% George W. Bush* (R) 56,604 37.9% 1,326 [+] 0.9% 149,510 -13 0.12%
2000 51% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 83,256 61.4% George W. Bush (R) 46,670 34.4% 5,633 [+] 4.2% 135,559 -13 0.13%
1996 50% Bill Clinton* (D) 77,641 58.9% Robert Dole (R) 40,559 30.8% 13,526 [+] 10.3% 131,726 -10 0.14%
1992 57% Bill Clinton (D) 71,383 49.1% George Bush* (R) 50,473 34.7% 23,404 [+] 16.1% 145,260 -3 0.14%
1988 55% Michael Dukakis (D) 68,712 50.8% George Bush (R) 65,384 48.3% 1,249 [+] 0.9% 135,345 -5 0.15%
1984 58% Ronald Reagan* (R) 71,195 51.5% Walter Mondale (D) 66,398 48.1% 528 0.4% 138,121 -7 0.15%
1980 56% Jimmy Carter* (D) 60,888 47.4% Ronald Reagan (R) 53,450 41.6% 14,244 [+] 11.1% 128,582 -9 0.15%
1976 61% Jimmy Carter (D) 69,621 53.2% Gerald Ford* (R) 58,453 44.7% 2,782 [+] 2.1% 130,856 -3 0.16%
1972 62% Richard Nixon* (R) 69,303 52.0% George McGovern (D) 62,180 46.7% 1,708 [+] 1.3% 133,191 -9 0.17%
1968 65% Hubert Humphrey (D) 63,218 50.4% Richard Nixon (R) 45,354 36.1% 16,957 [+] 13.5% 125,529 -7 0.17%
1964 66% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 86,985 71.2% Barry Goldwater (R) 35,081 28.7% 148 0.1% 122,214 -10 0.17%
1960 70% John Kennedy (D) 74,166 61.2% Richard Nixon (R) 46,924 38.7% 179 0.1% 121,269 -11 0.18%
1956 62% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 56,029 51.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 52,684 48.3% 392 0.4% 109,105 -6 0.18%
1952 65% Adlai Stevenson (D) 57,751 53.1% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 50,423 46.4% 488 0.4% 108,662 -9 0.18%
1948 58% Harry Truman* (D) 49,690 55.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 37,794 42.3% 1,952 [+] 2.2% 89,436 -3 0.18%
1944 62% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 52,383 58.6% Thomas Dewey (R) 36,844 41.2% 144 0.2% 89,371 -5 0.19%
1940 64% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 50,121 57.3% Wendell Willkie (R) 37,190 42.5% 222 0.3% 87,533 -2 0.18%
1936 63% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 47,702 61.5% Alf Landon (R) 29,283 37.8% 579 [+] 0.7% 77,564 1 0.17%
1932 56% Herbert Hoover* (R) 33,715 50.4% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 30,284 45.3% 2,880 [+] 4.3% 66,879 11 0.17%
1928 63% Herbert Hoover (R) 41,056 59.2% Al Smith (D) 27,908 40.2% 374 [+] 0.5% 69,338 1 0.19%
1924 50% Calvin Coolidge (R) 30,689 59.5% John Davis (D) 14,639 28.4% 6,223 [+] 12.1% 51,551 6 0.18%
1920 48% Warren Harding (R) 29,626 63.5% James Cox (D) 15,713 33.7% 1,344 [+] 2.9% 46,683 3 0.17%
1916 29% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 14,213 55.8% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 10,621 41.7% 659 [+] 2.6% 25,493 10 0.14%
1912 26% Woodrow Wilson (D) 7,773 36.8% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 6,907 32.7% 6,440 [+] 30.5% 21,120 4 0.14%
1908 35% William Taft (R) 14,941 59.0% William J. Bryan (D) 9,289 36.7% 1,100 [+] 4.3% 25,330 7 0.17%
1904 38% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 14,900 60.6% Alton Parker (D) 8,527 34.7% 1,158 [+] 4.7% 24,585 4 0.18%
1900 40% William McKinley* (R) 13,874 61.7% William J. Bryan (D) 7,858 34.9% 766 [+] 3.4% 22,498 10 0.16%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 122,532 69.1%
Donald Trump* (R) 51,641 29.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,427 0.8%
Other 1,623 0.9%
TOTAL 177,223
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): -18


2016 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 104,775 66.3%
Donald Trump (R) 46,193 29.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 3,267 2.1%
Jill Stein (Grn) 1,677 1.1%
Other 2,146 1.4%
TOTAL 158,058
Turnout: 53% Diff (US): -17


2012 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 104,377 67.2%
Mitt Romney (R) 47,355 30.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 915 0.6%
Other 2,708 1.7%
TOTAL 155,355
Turnout: 54% Diff (US): -17


2008 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 107,926 67.3%
John McCain (R) 50,223 31.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 1,110 0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt) 380 0.2%
Other 739 0.5%
TOTAL 160,378
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -14


2004 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 56,604 37.9%
John Kerry (D) 91,580 61.3%
Ralph Nader (I) 833 0.6%
Other 493 0.3%
TOTAL 149,510
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): -13


2000 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 46,670 34.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 83,256 61.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,561 3.4%
Pat Buchanan (Ref) 274 0.2%
Other 798 0.6%
TOTAL 135,559
Turnout: 51% Diff (US): -13


1996 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton* (D) 77,641 58.9%
Robert Dole (R) 40,559 30.8%
Ross Perot (Ref) 10,536 8.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 1,729 1.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt) 781 0.6%
Other 480 0.4%
TOTAL 131,726
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): -10


1992 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Bill Clinton (D) 71,383 49.1%
George Bush* (R) 50,473 34.7%
Ross Perot (I) 22,503 15.5%
Other 901 0.6%
TOTAL 145,260
Turnout: 57% Diff (US): -3


1988 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
George Bush (R) 65,384 48.3%
Michael Dukakis (D) 68,712 50.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt) 359 0.3%
Other 890 0.7%
TOTAL 135,345
Turnout: 55% Diff (US): -5


1984 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan* (R) 71,195 51.5%
Walter Mondale (D) 66,398 48.1%
Other 528 0.4%
TOTAL 138,121
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -7


1980 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Ronald Reagan (R) 53,450 41.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D) 60,888 47.4%
John Anderson (I) 12,117 9.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,153 0.9%
Other 974 0.8%
TOTAL 128,582
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): -9


1976 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Jimmy Carter (D) 69,621 53.2%
Gerald Ford* (R) 58,453 44.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,926 1.5%
Other 856 0.7%
TOTAL 130,856
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -3


1972 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon* (R) 69,303 52.0%
George McGovern (D) 62,180 46.7%
John Schmitz (Amer) 1,211 0.9%
Other 497 0.4%
TOTAL 133,191
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -9


1968 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Richard Nixon (R) 45,354 36.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D) 63,218 50.4%
George Wallace (AIP) 16,104 12.8%
Other 853 0.7%
TOTAL 125,529
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): -7


1964 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Lyndon Johnson* (D) 86,985 71.2%
Barry Goldwater (R) 35,081 28.7%
Other 148 0.1%
TOTAL 122,214
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): -10


1960 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
John Kennedy (D) 74,166 61.2%
Richard Nixon (R) 46,924 38.7%
Other 179 0.1%
TOTAL 121,269
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): -11


1956 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 56,029 51.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 52,684 48.3%
Other 392 0.4%
TOTAL 109,105
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -6


1952 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower (R) 50,423 46.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 57,751 53.1%
Other 488 0.4%
TOTAL 108,662
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): -9


1948 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Harry Truman* (D) 49,690 55.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 37,794 42.3%
Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,451 1.6%
Other 501 0.6%
TOTAL 89,436
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): -3


1944 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 52,383 58.6%
Thomas Dewey (R) 36,844 41.2%
Other 144 0.2%
TOTAL 89,371
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): -5


1940 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 50,121 57.3%
Wendell Willkie (R) 37,190 42.5%
Other 222 0.3%
TOTAL 87,533
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -2


1936 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 47,702 61.5%
Alf Landon (R) 29,283 37.8%
William Lemke (Union) 293 0.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 151 0.2%
Other 135 0.2%
TOTAL 77,564
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 1


1932 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt (D) 30,284 45.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R) 33,715 50.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,606 3.9%
Other 274 0.4%
TOTAL 66,879
Turnout: 56% Diff (US): 11


1928 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Herbert Hoover (R) 41,056 59.2%
Al Smith (D) 27,908 40.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 231 0.3%
Other 143 0.2%
TOTAL 69,338
Turnout: 63% Diff (US): 1


1924 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Calvin Coolidge (R) 30,689 59.5%
John Davis (D) 14,639 28.4%
Robert LaFollette (Prog) 6,067 11.8%
Other 156 0.3%
TOTAL 51,551
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): 6


1920 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Warren Harding (R) 29,626 63.5%
James Cox (D) 15,713 33.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,169 2.5%
Parley Christiansen (FL) 41 0.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh) 69 0.1%
Other 65 0.1%
TOTAL 46,683
Turnout: 48% Diff (US): 3


1916 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson* (D) 10,621 41.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R) 14,213 55.8%
Allan Benson (Soc) 460 1.8%
James Hanly (Proh) 154 0.6%
Other 45 0.2%
TOTAL 25,493
Turnout: 29% Diff (US): 10


1912 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Woodrow Wilson (D) 7,773 36.8%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 6,907 32.7%
William Taft* (R) 5,676 26.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 586 2.8%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 105 0.5%
Other 73 0.3%
TOTAL 21,120
Turnout: 26% Diff (US): 4


1908 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William Taft (R) 14,941 59.0%
William J. Bryan (D) 9,289 36.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 688 2.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh) 284 1.1%
Thomas Hisgen (I) 62 0.2%
Other 66 0.3%
TOTAL 25,330
Turnout: 35% Diff (US): 7


1904 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
Theodore Roosevelt (R) 14,900 60.6%
Alton Parker (D) 8,527 34.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc) 586 2.4%
Silas Swallow (Proh) 335 1.4%
Thomas Watson (Pop) 119 0.5%
Other 118 0.5%
TOTAL 24,585
Turnout: 38% Diff (US): 4


1900 President, Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metro Area
CandidateVotesPct
William McKinley* (R) 13,874 61.7%
William J. Bryan (D) 7,858 34.9%
Other 766 3.4%
TOTAL 22,498
Turnout: 40% Diff (US): 10
* incumbent