Editing Berkeley Heights, New Jersey (section)

=== Politics ===
As of May 18, 2017, there were a total of 9,558 registered voters in Berkeley Heights Township, of which 2,387 (25.0% vs. 45.2% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 3,368 (35.2% vs. 14.9%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 3,780 (39.5% vs. 39.4%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 23 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unioncountyvotes.com/voter-registration-data/|title = Voter Registration Data|date = July 27, 2016}}</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 68.8% (vs. 53.3% in Union County) were registered to vote, including 94.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.6% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-union-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Union], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed May 4, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 4, 2013.</ref>
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In the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 3,482 votes (48.23% vs. 65.94% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 3,359 votes (46.53% vs. 30.47% countywide), and other candidates with 378 votes (5.1% vs 3.6% countywide) among the 7,325 ballots cast by the township's 9,775 voters, for a turnout of 74.9%<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Union/64712/183160/Web01/en/summary.html|title=Union County Official Results 11/08/2016|website=Clarity Elections}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-union.pdf|title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast|website=NJ.gov}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 3,897 votes (57.3% vs. 32.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 2,799 votes (41.1% vs. 66.0%) and other candidates with 76 votes (1.1% vs. 0.8%), among the 6,802 ballots cast by the township's 9,400 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.4% (vs. 68.8% in Union County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-union.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201192205/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-union.pdf |date=February 1, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed May 5, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140201191259/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-union.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Union County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed May 5, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 4,011 votes (55.3% vs. 35.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 3,094 votes (42.7% vs. 63.1%) and other candidates with 93 votes (1.3% vs. 0.9%), among the 7,248 ballots cast by the township's 9,375 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.3% (vs. 74.7% in Union County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-union.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Union County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed May 4, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 4,146 votes (57.1% vs. 40.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 3,019 votes (41.6% vs. 58.3%) and other candidates with 60 votes (0.8% vs. 0.7%), among the 7,258 ballots cast by the township's 9,121 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.6% (vs. 72.3% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_union_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Union County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed May 4, 2013.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2021|2021 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Jack Ciattarelli]] received 2,688 votes (50.3% vs. 37.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Phil Murphy]] with 2,625 votes (49.1% vs. 61.6%), and other candidates with 30 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 5,405 ballots cast by the township's 10,415 registered voters, for a turnout of 51.9%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2021/2021-general-election-results-governor-union.pdf |title=Governor - Union County |date=December 14, 2021 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 7, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2021/2021-official-general-result-ballotscast-union.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 2, 2021 - General Election Results - Union County|date=December 14, 2021 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 7, 2024}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017|2017 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Kim Guadagno]] received 2,173 votes (49.4% vs. 32.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat Phil Murphy with 2,076 votes (47.1% vs. 65.2%), and other candidates with 154 votes (3.5% vs. 2.1%), among the 4,522 ballots cast by the township's 9,678 registered voters, for a turnout of 46.7%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2017/2017-general-election-results-governor-union.pdf |title=Governor - Union County |date=December 21, 2017 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2017/2017-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-union.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 7, 2017 - General Election Results - Union County|date=December 21, 2017 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=November 23, 2024}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 72.2% of the vote (3,145 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 26.4% (1,150 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (63 votes), among the 4,457 ballots cast by the township's 9,193 registered voters (99 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 48.5%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-union.pdf |title=Governor - Union 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-union.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Union 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 3,136 votes (60.0% vs. 41.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 1,589 votes (30.4% vs. 50.6%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 409 votes (7.8% vs. 5.9%) and other candidates with 32 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 5,223 ballots cast by the township's 9,201 registered voters, yielding a 56.8% turnout (vs. 46.5% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-union.pdf 2009 Governor: Union County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230050/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-union.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed May 4, 2013.</ref>