Editing Jackson Township, New Jersey (section)

===Politics===
{{As of|2023|November}}, there were a total of 41,483 registered voters in Jackson Township.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2023/2023-official-general-result-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 7, 2024 |archive-date=June 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607144113/https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2023/2023-official-general-result-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 62.0% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 82.3% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).<ref name="VoterRegistration">[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-ocean-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Ocean] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617094855/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-ocean-co-summary-report.pdf |date=June 17, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 – State – County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Republican [[Donald Trump]] received 62.5% of the vote (16,910 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] with 34.3% (9,275 votes), and other candidates with 3.2% (856 votes), among the 27,041 cast by the township's voters. In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 55.5% of the vote (13,752 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 43.3% (10,728 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (279 votes), among the 24,925 ballots cast by the township's 36,446 registered voters (166 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 68.4%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-ocean.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results – November 6, 2012 – Ocean County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225063448/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-ocean.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 6, 2012 – General Election Results – Ocean County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225063852/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 55.2% of the vote (14,069 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 43.0% (10,951 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (296 votes), among the 25,480 ballots cast by the township's 34,749 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.3%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-ocean.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Ocean County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617085529/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-ocean.pdf |date=June 17, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential Elections Results
!Year
![[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-ocean.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 5, 2024 - Ocean County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2024}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.4%''' ''20,032''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.1%  ''9,257''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.5% ''370''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-ocean.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 3, 2020 - Ocean County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.4%''' ''19,880''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.0%  ''11,878''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.6% ''493''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-ocean.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Ocean County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.5%''' ''16,910''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.3% ''9,189''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.2% ''856''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name=2012Election>{{Cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-ocean.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Ocean County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.5%''' ''13,752''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.3%  ''10,728''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.1% ''279''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-ocean.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Ocean County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2012.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.2%''' ''14,069''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.0%  ''10,951''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.2% ''296''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]'''<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_ocean_co_2004_1.26.05.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Ocean County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2012.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.2%''' ''12,541''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.9%   ''8,458''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.9% ''185''
|-
|}

In the [[2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2021 gubernatorial election]], of the 19,986 ballots cast by Township voters, Republican [[Jack Ciattarelli]] received 66.8% of the vote (13,345 votes), ahead of incumbent Democrat [[Phil Murphy]] with 32.6% (6,515 votes), and other candidates with 0.6% (126 votes).<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2021 |title=2021 General Election Results - Governor - Ocean |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2021/2021-general-election-results-governor-ocean.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523141821/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2021/2021-general-election-results-governor-ocean.pdf |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |access-date=May 30, 2024 |website=NJ.gov}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017|2017 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Kim Guadagno]] received 62.0% of the vote (9,232 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Phil Murphy]] with 36.0% (5,359 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (288 votes), among the 14,879 cast by the township's voters. In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 73.9% of the vote (11,171 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 24.4% (3,693 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (259 votes), among the 15,356 ballots cast by the township's 36,215 registered voters (233 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 42.4%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-ocean.pdf |title=Governor – Ocean County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134020/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-ocean.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 5, 2013 – General Election Results – Ocean County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133316/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>