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1876–2024
Camden County, New Jersey
Camden County·New Jersey

Camden County is one of the bluest places in America.

One of South Jersey's most Democratic anchors, by a wide margin

18762024·38 elections
Camden County, New Jersey · Henry Montesino · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+27
in 2024
Archetype
Urban anchor
since the recent cycles
Population
527,257
2024 ACS
Most similar
Broward County
FL · similarity 0.99
343 precincts · 247,786 votes cast
Harris · D+27
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+27.3%
155,52287,767247,786
2020D
+33.8%
175,06586,207263,156
2016D
+32.3%
146,71772,631229,047
2012D
+37.3%
153,68269,476225,949
2008D
+36.2%
159,25973,819235,704
2004D
+25.5%
137,76581,427220,933
2000D
+32.9%
127,16662,464196,861
1996D
+32.8%
114,96252,791189,723
1992D
+17.9%
104,91567,205210,886
1988R
−4.9%
90,704100,072192,515
1984R
−9.7%
90,233109,749200,886
1980R
−4.2%
80,03387,939186,808
1976D
+13.3%
108,85482,801195,611
1972R
−19.3%
75,202111,935190,207
1968D
+5.1%
87,34777,642188,887
1964D
+34.3%
124,62060,844185,761
1960D
+9.7%
102,08384,066186,515
1956R
−6.2%
75,15285,067160,953
1952D
+5.9%
81,44472,335154,541
1948D
+11.9%
66,38851,977121,132
1944D
+33.9%
85,69142,197128,357
1940D
+32.1%
84,83743,480128,919
1936D
+40.8%
86,30035,874123,742
1932R
−6.4%
48,82555,856109,847
1928R
−40.1%
32,15175,517108,228
1924R
−42.1%
17,57748,15472,622
1920R
−36.8%
17,89340,77162,087
1916R
−12.7%
14,01018,31833,817
1912D
+9.8%
10,8127,91129,511
1908R
−27.5%
10,46918,99930,983
1904R
−30.7%
9,42318,22528,715
1900R
−36.5%
7,28116,14824,288
1896R
−42.5%
6,38016,39523,542
1892R
−4.6%
10,00511,00421,583
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.6%
African American
15.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
38.8%
Non-Christian
7.4%
Other Christian
7.2%
Methodist
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Baptist
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Camden County delivered a 27-point Democratic margin in 2024, driven by its dense urban core along the Delaware River and a majority-minority population that leans heavily toward Democratic candidates at every level.

The Democratic margin in Camden County has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-one points in 1936; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points, still in line with the county's long pattern.

Camden County's political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,755, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center. The county's voting pattern resembles other major urban centers most closely — Broward County and Bristol County.