Camden County, New Jersey
Latest: 2024
Safe Democratic — shifted 6.0pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 52.5% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(20) | 19.2% |
▶Black / African American(14) | 19.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(10) | 0.8% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.5% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.6% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 38.2% | 60.1% |
| Other | 8.5% | 13.4% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 7.5% | 11.9% |
| Mainline Protestant | 7.3% | 11.6% |
| Black Protestant | 1.3% | 2.0% |
| Orthodox Christian | 0.7% | 1.1% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Non-religious | 36.6% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris+27.4 |
| 2020 | Biden+33.5 |
| 2016 | Clinton+32.4 |
| 2012 | Obama+37.3 |
| 2008 | Obama+36.1 |
| 2004 | Kerry+25.5 |
| 2000 | Gore+32.9 |
| 1996 | Clinton+32.8 |
| 1992 | Clinton+17.9 |
Camden, New Jersey is a county that has a population of 527,257. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+27.4. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63.0% | 35.5% | D+27.4 | R+6.0 |
| 2020 | 65.9% | 32.5% | D+33.5 | D+1.1 |
| 2016 | 64.1% | 31.7% | D+32.4 | R+4.9 |
| 2012 | 68.0% | 30.7% | D+37.3 | D+1.1 |
| 2008 | 67.4% | 31.2% | D+36.1 | D+10.6 |
| 2004 | 62.4% | 36.9% | D+25.5 | R+7.4 |
| 2000 | 64.6% | 31.7% | D+32.9 | D+0.1 |
| 1996 | 60.6% | 27.8% | D+32.8 | D+14.9 |
| 1992 | 49.7% | 31.9% | D+17.9 | D+22.8 |
| 1988 | 47.1% | 52.0% | R+4.9 | D+4.8 |
| 1984 | 44.9% | 54.6% | R+9.7 | R+5.5 |
| 1980 | 42.8% | 47.1% | R+4.2 | R+17.6 |
| 1976 | 55.6% | 42.3% | D+13.3 | D+32.6 |
| 1972 | 39.5% | 58.8% | R+19.3 | R+24.4 |
| 1968 | 46.2% | 41.1% | D+5.1 | R+29.2 |
| 1964 | 67.1% | 32.8% | D+34.3 | D+24.7 |
| 1960 | 54.7% | 45.1% | D+9.7 | D+15.8 |
| 1956 | 46.7% | 52.9% | R+6.2 | R+12.1 |
| 1952 | 52.7% | 46.8% | D+5.9 | R+6.0 |
| 1948 | 54.8% | 42.9% | D+11.9 | — |
What defines Camden?
It has a racially mixed, moderately educated electorate — the urban swing demographic that decides close elections.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 27.4% margin
- Turnout decreased by 4.7 percentage points since the previous presidential election