City elections in Jersey City, New Jersey (2020)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 31, 2020 |
| General election: November 3, 2020 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City Council Ward D (special election) |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2020 |
The city of Jersey City, New Jersey, held a special general election for City Council Ward D on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was August 31, 2020.
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Candidates and results
General election
Special general election for Jersey City Council Ward D
Incumbent Yousef Saleh defeated Patrick Ambrossi, Cynthia Hadjiyannis, Rafael Torres, and Lenny Lambert in the special general election for Jersey City Council Ward D on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yousef Saleh (Nonpartisan) | 55.2 | 6,399 | |
| Patrick Ambrossi (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 1,999 | ||
| Cynthia Hadjiyannis (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 1,437 | ||
| Rafael Torres (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 1,352 | ||
| Lenny Lambert (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 388 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 11,589 | ||||
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- See also: New Jersey elections, 2020
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About the city
- See also: Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey. As of 2020, its population was 292,449.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Jersey City uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Jersey City, New Jersey | ||
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| Jersey City | New Jersey | |
| Population | 292,449 | 9,288,994 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 14 | 7,354 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 33.6% | 65.5% |
| Black/African American | 23.1% | 13.4% |
| Asian | 26.1% | 9.7% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Two or more | 6.8% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 26.9% | 20.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.4% | 90.3% |
| College graduation rate | 49.8% | 40.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $76,444 | $85,245 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.7% | 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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