Morris County, New Jersey

2024 results by precinct

394 precincts · 286,066 votes cast

Trump · R+3

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−2.7%	135,672	143,439	286,066
2020	D	+4.3%	153,881	141,134	297,451
2016	R	−4.3%	115,249	126,071	253,537
2012	R	−10.8%	100,563	125,279	228,647
2008	R	−8.1%	112,275	132,331	246,916
2004	R	−15.8%	98,066	135,241	235,154
2000	R	−11.2%	88,039	111,066	206,508
1996	R	−7.5%	81,092	95,830	195,745
1992	R	−19.5%	67,593	108,431	209,232
1988	R	−36.7%	58,721	127,420	187,249
1984	R	−44.1%	53,201	137,719	191,504
1980	R	−32.4%	48,965	105,260	173,604
1976	R	−24.5%	63,749	105,921	172,373
1972	R	−37.6%	50,937	113,469	166,434
1968	R	−22.4%	52,398	85,512	148,062
1964	D	+14.5%	73,684	55,024	128,913
1960	R	−27.4%	42,698	75,039	117,883
1956	R	−59.2%	19,503	76,571	96,469
1952	R	−45.2%	23,662	62,847	86,629
1948	R	−37.9%	18,864	42,558	62,574
1944	R	−29.8%	21,454	39,732	61,372
1940	R	−23.2%	24,698	39,720	64,612
1936	R	−12.7%	24,978	32,365	57,943
1932	R	−21.4%	20,117	31,481	53,202
1928	R	−37.1%	15,188	33,189	48,559
1924	R	−47.0%	8,042	24,812	35,655
1920	R	−46.4%	7,256	20,686	28,931
1916	R	−11.0%	6,798	8,530	15,728
1912	D	+16.4%	5,628	3,329	14,046
1908	R	−27.3%	5,026	9,089	14,862
1904	R	−24.3%	4,768	8,201	14,102
1900	R	−13.7%	5,793	7,739	14,207
1896	R	−23.3%	4,936	8,190	13,951
1892	D	+0.9%	5,837	5,725	12,372
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%

African American

2.6%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 42.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.6%

2.3%

75–84

3.2%

4.9%

65–74

5.3%

7.4%

55–64

7.5%

6.9%

45–54

6.9%

6.6%

35–44

6.5%

5.8%

25–34

5.5%

4.1%

18–24

4.0%

8.0%

5–17

7.6%

2.6%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$137,326

Morris County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.

Morris County$137,326

New Jersey$103,556

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

4.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

35.7%

Non-Christian

9.3%

Other Christian

6.4%

Mainline Protestant

3.3%

Methodist

1.7%

Baptist

0.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Morris County, a prosperous suburban enclave west of New York City, has shifted from reliably Republican to genuine battleground territory over the past decade, with its 2024 presidential margin landing at R+2.7 — the narrowest in recent memory.

The Democratic margin in Morris County has rarely exceeded sixteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-nine points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by three points.

Morris County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a 5% poverty rate, and a median household income of $137,326 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Seminole County and Maricopa County.

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