▁Wh art on . ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁joint ▁municipal ▁court ▁was ▁project ed ▁to ▁offer ▁annual ▁sav ings ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁$ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁over ▁the ▁ 1 0 - year ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁agreement . ▁ ▁Federal , ▁state ▁and ▁county ▁representation ▁D over ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ' s ▁ 2 5 th ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁district . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Census , ▁D over ▁had ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁, ▁a ▁change ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Red istrict ing ▁Commission ▁that ▁took ▁effect ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁general ▁elections . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 , 6 1 3 ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁in ▁D over . ▁Of ▁those , ▁ 2 , 6 0 3 ▁( 3 9 . 4 %) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Democr ats , ▁ 1 , 1 2 5 ▁( 1 7 . 0 %) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Republic ans , ▁ 2 , 8 8 1 ▁( 4 3 . 6 %) ▁were ▁registered ▁as ▁Un aff ili ated , ▁and ▁ 4 ▁were ▁registered ▁to ▁other ▁parties . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁president ial