Union County, New Jersey
Latest: 2024
Safe Democratic — shifted 11.3pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 35.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(20) | 35.2% |
▶Black / African American(14) | 19.9% |
▶Asian(6) | 5.6% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(9) | 1.2% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.6% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.3% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 35.0% | 61.9% |
| Other | 8.2% | 14.4% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6.0% | 10.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 4.3% | 7.5% |
| Black Protestant | 2.5% | 4.5% |
| Orthodox Christian | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Non-religious | 43.5% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris+24.2 |
| 2020 | Biden+35.5 |
| 2016 | Clinton+35.5 |
| 2012 | Obama+34.0 |
| 2008 | Obama+28.2 |
| 2004 | Kerry+18.1 |
| 2000 | Gore+23.3 |
| 1996 | Clinton+22.2 |
| 1992 | Clinton+4.3 |
Union, New Jersey is a county that has a population of 579,290. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+24.2. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 61.2% | 37.0% | D+24.2 | R+11.3 |
| 2020 | 67.0% | 31.5% | D+35.5 | D+0.1 |
| 2016 | 65.9% | 30.5% | D+35.5 | D+1.5 |
| 2012 | 66.5% | 32.5% | D+34.0 | D+5.8 |
| 2008 | 63.6% | 35.4% | D+28.2 | D+10.1 |
| 2004 | 58.7% | 40.5% | D+18.1 | R+5.2 |
| 2000 | 60.1% | 36.8% | D+23.3 | D+1.1 |
| 1996 | 56.8% | 34.6% | D+22.2 | D+17.9 |
| 1992 | 46.0% | 41.8% | D+4.3 | D+13.8 |
| 1988 | 44.8% | 54.3% | R+9.5 | D+9.4 |
| 1984 | 40.2% | 59.1% | R+18.9 | R+6.9 |
| 1980 | 39.6% | 51.7% | R+12.1 | R+6.9 |
| 1976 | 46.4% | 51.6% | R+5.1 | D+18.7 |
| 1972 | 37.2% | 61.0% | R+23.8 | R+23.5 |
| 1968 | 45.5% | 45.7% | R+0.3 | R+33.1 |
| 1964 | 66.2% | 33.3% | D+32.9 | D+34.2 |
| 1960 | 49.0% | 50.3% | R+1.3 | D+35.0 |
| 1956 | 31.2% | 67.6% | R+36.4 | R+14.4 |
| 1952 | 38.5% | 60.5% | R+21.9 | R+9.2 |
| 1948 | 41.2% | 53.9% | R+12.7 | — |
What defines Union?
It has a majority-minority electorate where racial demographics are the primary driver of partisan lean.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 24.2% margin
- Swung 11.3 points toward Republican between 2020 and 2024