Bayonne | 63,024 |
East Newark | 2,406 |
Guttenberg | 11,176 |
Harrison | 13,620 |
Hoboken | 50,005 |
Jersey City | 247,597 |
Kearny | 40,684 |
North Bergen | 60,773 |
Secaucus | 16,264 |
Union City | 66,455 |
Weehawken | 12,554 |
West New York | 49,708 |
District 1 | Kenneth Kopacz |
District 2 | William O’Dea |
District 3 | Jerry Walker, Chairperson Pro-Tempore |
District 4 | Yraida Aponte-Lipski |
District 5 | Anthony L. Romano, Vice Chairperson |
District 6 | Fanny J. Cedeño |
District 7 | Caridad Rodriguez |
District 9 | Albert J. Cifelli |
The county has only supported a Republican for president six times since 1896, all in large victories for Republicans nationwide. As of October 1, 2021, there were a total of 418,233 registered voters in Hudson County, of whom 230,912 (55.2%) were registered as Democrats, 44,736 (10.7%) were registered as Republicans and 136,327 (32.6%) were registered as unaffiliated. There were 6,258 voters (1.5%) registered to other parties. According to The Hudson Reporter, the most conservative town in the county is Secaucus.
In the 2020 United States Presidential Election, Democrat Joe Biden received 72.5% of the vote or 181,452 raw votes, while Republican President Donald Trump received only 26.2% or 65,698 raw votes, and a final 1.3% (3,308 votes) went to 3rd parties. In the 2016 United States Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump received 22.2% or 49,043 votes to Democrat Hillary Clinton's 74.3% or 163,917 votes, while a final 3.4% of the vote (7,582 votes) went to 3rd parties.
Presidential election results
Democrat Jon Corzine defeated Republican Doug Forrester by a 3-to-1 margin in the 2005 gubernatorial race. Both Republican candidates failed to carry even one municipality within the county. Former New Jersey governor Jon Corzine was a resident of Hoboken for many years, including his time in office (2006-2010). In the 2009 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Corzine received 76,145 votes from Hudson County to Republican Chris Christie's 29,301, but Christie won the state overall, beating Corzine by 3 percentage points statewide. In the 2013 gubernatorial race, the county, along with neighboring Essex, was the only one to vote against Republican incumbent Governor Chris Christe.