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

Cumberland County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

South Jersey's most competitive county flipped red in 2024

18762024·38 elections
Cumberland County, New Jersey · Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+4
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
153,305
2024 ACS
Most similar
Atlantic County
NJ · similarity 0.97
92 precincts · 55,952 votes cast
Trump · R+4
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−3.7%
26,57728,67555,952
2020D
+6.1%
32,74228,95262,091
2016D
+6.1%
27,77124,45354,331
2012D
+24.2%
34,05520,65855,369
2008D
+21.6%
34,91922,36058,065
2004D
+6.6%
27,87524,36253,185
2000D
+19.1%
28,18818,88248,684
1996D
+23.0%
25,44414,74446,533
1992D
+5.7%
22,22019,25352,116
1988R
−8.6%
21,86926,02448,349
1984R
−16.1%
21,14129,39851,155
1980R
−8.4%
19,35623,24246,403
1976D
+17.2%
29,16520,53550,287
1972R
−17.0%
18,69226,40945,392
1968D
+7.2%
21,66118,38845,488
1964D
+45.4%
33,59312,61146,215
1960D
+4.3%
23,19921,28344,512
1956R
−16.3%
17,30924,06741,444
1952R
−7.1%
18,92921,81940,859
1948R
−4.2%
15,19516,55632,313
1944D
+4.0%
15,67414,47730,218
1940D
+8.2%
19,25116,32235,680
1936D
+17.0%
20,49214,50035,292
1932R
−14.3%
12,37116,66829,971
1928R
−56.1%
6,69423,92130,699
1924R
−49.4%
4,78015,69122,084
1920R
−42.6%
4,48711,91317,427
1916R
−10.3%
4,5735,69210,917
1912D
+18.8%
3,8581,89510,424
1908R
−18.8%
4,5216,77011,970
1904R
−35.6%
3,3177,40211,485
1900R
−23.7%
4,0366,78011,562
1896R
−27.3%
3,8777,01811,488
1892R
−7.1%
4,7325,51711,063
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
1.2%
African American
13.8%
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
21.1%
Other Christian
8.5%
Baptist
5.0%
Methodist
3.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.2%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cumberland's blend of agricultural communities, a majority-minority population, and persistent economic hardship makes it one of New Jersey's genuine swing counties — its R+3.8 margin in 2024 reversed a Democratic lean held through much of the prior decade.

The Democratic margin in Cumberland County reached its widest at forty-five points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was four points — a notable narrowing.

Cumberland County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,436, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 153,305 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Atlantic County and Clinton County.