Editing Randolph, New Jersey (section)

===Politics===
{{PresHead|place=Randolph|source=<br>2024<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-morris.pdf Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2020<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-morris.pdf Presidential November 3, 2020 General Election Results Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 18, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2016<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-morris.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 14, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2015.</ref> 2012<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-presidential-morris.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated March 15, 2013. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2008<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2008/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-morris.pdf Presidential General Election Results Morris County for 2008], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 23, 2008. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2004<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_morris_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election Morris County Official Results], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 13, 2004. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref>}}
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As of March 2011, there were a total of 16,398 registered voters in Randolph Township, of which 3,822 (23.3%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 4,895 (29.9%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 7,670 (46.8%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 11 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-morris-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Morris], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 22, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020 presidential election]], Democrat [[Joe Biden]] received 56.4% of the vote (9,023 cast), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 42.1% of the vote (6,741 cast), and other candidates with 1.5% (231 votes).<ref name=2020elections>{{cite web| url= https://www.morriscountyclerk.org/files/sharedassets/clerk/v/1/elections/past-results/2020-general-county-results-books.pdf | title=Presidential General Election Results - November 3, 2020 - Morris County | date=November 24, 2020 | publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections | access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 51.4% of the vote (6,785 cast), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 45.2% (5,968 votes), and other candidates with 3.4% (455 votes),<ref name=2016elections>{{cite web |url=https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-morris.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Morris County |date=December 14, 2016 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> and the 13,208 ballots cast by the township's 18,760 registered voters resulted in a turnout of 70.4%,<ref name=2016VoterReg>{{cite web |url=https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 8, 2016 - General Election Results - Morris County|date=December 21, 2016 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> with the election being the first time in decades that a Democrat won a plurality of votes in the town. In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 53.4% of the vote (6,636 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 45.6% (5,662 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (119 votes), among the 12,479 ballots cast by the township's 17,405 registered voters (62 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 71.7%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-morris.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Morris County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Morris County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 50.7% of the vote (6,745 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 48.0% (6,388 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (116 votes), among the 13,310 ballots cast by the township's 17,158 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.6%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-morris.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 22, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 56.1% of the vote (7,166 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 43.0% (5,488 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (90 votes), among the 12,764 ballots cast by the township's 16,944 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 75.3.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_morris_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Morris County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 22, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 68.9% of the vote (4,838 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 29.4% (2,065 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (121 votes), among the 7,103 ballots cast by the township's 17,213 registered voters (79 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 41.3%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-morris.pdf |title=Governor - Morris County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Morris County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 58.4% of the vote (4,936 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 32.5% (2,742 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 8.3% (697 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (36 votes), among the 8,445 ballots cast by the township's 16,615 registered voters, yielding a 50.8% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-morris.pdf 2009 Governor: Morris County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017231210/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-morris.pdf |date=October 17, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 22, 2012.</ref>