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

Hunterdon County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

Once a reliably red redoubt, now a competitive suburban county

18762024·38 elections
Hunterdon County, New Jersey · John Bohnel · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+7
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
130,160
2024 ACS
Most similar
York County
VA · similarity 0.99
117 precincts · 81,271 votes cast
Trump · R+7
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−6.6%
36,99542,39181,271
2020R
−4.4%
39,45743,15383,595
2016R
−13.7%
28,89838,71271,660
2012R
−17.7%
26,87638,68766,624
2008R
−13.3%
29,77639,09269,849
2004R
−20.8%
26,05039,88866,680
2000R
−19.2%
21,38732,21056,455
1996R
−15.3%
18,44626,37951,727
1992R
−18.0%
15,42325,13053,974
1988R
−39.3%
13,75831,90746,182
1984R
−45.7%
10,97229,73741,079
1980R
−31.2%
10,02921,40336,430
1976R
−21.3%
12,59219,61632,966
1972R
−39.7%
9,03121,28230,856
1968R
−25.9%
8,75515,85127,439
1964D
+19.5%
15,09110,17325,283
1960R
−28.2%
8,86315,84224,731
1956R
−45.9%
5,95716,15022,193
1952R
−35.3%
6,87814,43921,400
1948R
−23.6%
6,51510,65417,509
1944R
−18.4%
6,7749,84316,652
1940R
−13.3%
7,87210,28418,203
1936D
+3.8%
9,5268,83218,409
1932R
−5.8%
7,5318,47616,326
1928R
−47.2%
4,22511,82016,076
1924R
−26.0%
5,1038,94014,747
1920R
−10.1%
6,0677,44313,686
1916D
+13.2%
4,4623,4087,984
1912D
+27.7%
4,1031,9707,688
1908D
+11.6%
4,7373,7338,673
1904D
+5.8%
4,3613,8568,646
1900D
+13.5%
5,1363,8739,380
1896D
+7.5%
4,9924,2649,646
1892D
+18.0%
5,1203,4499,292
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
2.1%
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
27.2%
Mainline Protestant
6.0%
Other Christian
2.0%
Methodist
1.6%
Non-Christian
1.3%
Baptist
0.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hunterdon's affluent, low-density exurbs west of the Raritan River have trended measurably toward Democrats over three presidential cycles, narrowing a margin that once reached double digits, though Republicans held a 6.7-point edge in 2024.

The Republican margin in Hunterdon County reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Hunterdon County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $141,715, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 130,160 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 York County and Delaware County.