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Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2020)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 30, 2020 |
| Primary election: July 7, 2020 General election: November 3, 2020 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Board of chosen freeholders positions one through nine |
| Total seats up: 9 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2020 |
Hudson County, New Jersey, held general elections for board of chosen freeholders positions one through nine on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for July 7, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was March 30, 2020.
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
New Jersey modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in were ballots sent to all registered voters in the general election.
- Candidate filing procedures: Candidates were allowed to collect and submit petition signatures via electronic means. The petition deadline for unaffiliated candidates for non-presidential office was postponed to July 7, 2020.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Elections
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Board of Chosen Freeholders
Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders general (November 3, 2020) |
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Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders primary (July 7, 2020) |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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About the county
- See also: Hudson County, New Jersey
The county government of Hudson County is located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The county was first established on February 22, 1840.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Hudson County, New Jersey | ||
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| Hudson County | New Jersey | |
| Population | 724,854 | 9,288,994 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 46 | 7,354 |
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| White | 50.4% | 65.5% |
| Black/African American | 12.1% | 13.4% |
| Asian | 15.7% | 9.7% |
| Native American | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 13.3% | 6.4% |
| Multiple | 7.9% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 42.6% | 20.4% |
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| High school graduation rate | 85.7% | 90.3% |
| College graduation rate | 44% | 40.7% |
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| Median household income | $75,062 | $85,245 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.2% | 9.7% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Two of 21 New Jersey counties—9.5 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Gloucester County, New Jersey | 0.48% | 10.77% | 12.16% | ||||
| Salem County, New Jersey | 15.00% | 1.31% | 3.92% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won New Jersey with 55.5 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 41.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, New Jersey voted Democratic 46.67 percent of the time and Republican 53.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, New Jersey voted Democratic all five times.
See also
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