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===Politics=== As of March 2011, there were a total of 14,253 registered voters in Montgomery Township, of which 3,884 (27.3% vs. 26.0% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 3,297 (23.1% vs. 25.7%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 7,068 (49.6% vs. 48.2%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 4 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-somerset-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Somerset], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 64.0% (vs. 60.4% in Somerset County) were registered to vote, including 92.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.4% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><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 February 13, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 52.3% of the vote (5,549 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 46.2% (4,904 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (151 votes), among the 10,673 ballots cast by the township's 15,384 registered voters (69 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 69.4%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-somerset.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Somerset 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-somerset.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Somerset 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]], Democrat Barack Obama received 6,082 votes (55.3% vs. 52.1% countywide), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 4,731 votes (43.0% vs. 46.1%) and other candidates with 123 votes (1.1% vs. 1.1%), among the 11,002 ballots cast by the township's 13,849 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.4% (vs. 78.7% in Somerset County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-somerset.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Somerset County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 5,086 votes (50.0% vs. 51.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 4,950 votes (48.7% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 97 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among the 10,171 ballots cast by the township's 11,980 registered voters, for a turnout of 84.9% (vs. 81.7% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_somerset_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Somerset County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 66.3% of the vote (4,080 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 31.5% (1,937 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (136 votes), among the 6,226 ballots cast by the township's 15,614 registered voters (73 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 39.9%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-somerset.pdf |title=Governor - Somerset 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-somerset.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Somerset 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 3,999 votes (53.7% vs. 55.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 2,818 votes (37.9% vs. 34.1%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 531 votes (7.1% vs. 8.7%) and other candidates with 61 votes (0.8% vs. 0.7%), among the 7,444 ballots cast by the township's 13,992 registered voters, yielding a 53.2% turnout (vs. 52.5% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-somerset.pdf 2009 Governor: Somerset County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202005801/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-somerset.pdf |date=February 2, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed February 13, 2013.</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;" |+ Montgomery vote by party <br/> in presidential elections<ref>{{Cite web |title=NJ DOS - Division of Elections - Election Results Archive |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-information-results.shtml |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=nj.gov}}</ref> |- style="background:lightgrey;" ! Year ! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]] |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.3%''' ''8,007'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.7% ''4,132'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.0% ''442'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.7%''' ''9,195'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.3% ''4,108'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.3% ''182'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.7%''' ''6,849'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.3% ''3,806'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.0% ''442'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.3%''' ''5,549'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.2% ''4,904'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.4% ''151'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.3%''' ''6,082'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.0% ''4,731'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.1% ''123'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]] |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.7% ''4,950'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.0%''' ''5,086'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.0% ''97'' |- |}
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