Burlington County, New Jersey: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+17%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+17MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 467,8052024 5-year
- Median household income
- $108,1112024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 16.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Delaware County, PA · similarity 0.96
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Burlington CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Burlington County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −1.1% |
| 1896 | −32.4% |
| 1900 | −20.1% |
| 1904 | −25.6% |
| 1908 | −17.4% |
| 1912 | +11.6% |
| 1916 | −14.5% |
| 1920 | −39.8% |
| 1924 | −44.9% |
| 1928 | −46.6% |
| 1932 | −19.2% |
| 1936 | +16.5% |
| 1940 | +11.3% |
| 1944 | +9.3% |
| 1948 | −0.9% |
| 1952 | −8.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −3.4% |
| 1964 | +29.7% |
| 1968 | −4.5% |
| 1972 | −25.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −13.9% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −17.5% |
| 1992 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | +15.3% |
| 2004 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | +18.6% |
| 2012 | +18.0% |
| 2016 | +14.7% |
| 2020 | +19.7% |
| 2024 | +16.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 132,275 | 94,116 | 230,183 | ||
| D | 154,595 | 103,345 | 260,146 | ||
| D | 121,725 | 89,272 | 221,283 | ||
| D | 126,377 | 87,401 | 216,339 | ||
| D | 131,219 | 89,626 | 223,174 | ||
| D | 110,411 | 95,936 | 207,956 | ||
| D | 99,506 | 72,254 | 177,541 | ||
| D | 85,086 | 57,337 | 163,809 | ||
| D | 72,845 | 63,709 | 173,357 | ||
| R | 61,140 | 87,416 | 149,949 | ||
| R | 57,467 | 89,815 | 147,659 | ||
| R | 50,083 | 68,415 | 131,709 | ||
| D | 63,309 | 60,960 | 126,820 | ||
| R | 41,520 | 70,805 | 114,260 | ||
| R | 41,651 | 46,177 | 99,747 | ||
| D | 57,638 | 31,215 | 88,945 | ||
| R | 39,321 | 42,112 | 81,539 | ||
| R | 24,258 | 38,145 | 62,471 | ||
| R | 25,482 | 30,202 | 55,744 | ||
| R | 20,801 | 21,183 | 42,432 | ||
| D | 22,623 | 18,765 | 41,460 | ||
| D | 26,574 | 21,161 | 47,878 | ||
| D | 26,095 | 18,644 | 45,159 | ||
| R | 15,824 | 23,623 | 40,629 | ||
| R | 10,972 | 30,224 | 41,294 | ||
| R | 7,794 | 21,617 | 30,780 | ||
| R | 7,532 | 17,898 | 26,041 | ||
| R | 6,535 | 8,803 | 15,620 | ||
| D | 5,592 | 3,967 | 14,004 | ||
| R | 6,274 | 9,020 | 15,779 | ||
| R | 4,962 | 8,655 | 14,412 | ||
| R | 5,476 | 8,381 | 14,482 | ||
| R | 4,610 | 9,371 | 14,712 | ||
| R | 6,728 | 6,882 | 14,164 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
17.6%
Italian
14.7%
German
13.6%
English
8.9%
Polish
5.4%
American
3.2%
Scottish
1.3%
African American
13.0%
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$108,111
Burlington County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Burlington County$108,111
New Jersey$103,556
United States$80,734
Burlington County ranks in the top 5% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.7%
Working age (18–64)5.8%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.5%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Burlington spans the Philadelphia exurbs to the Pine Barrens, and its growing suburban collar has steadily widened the Democratic presidential margin — reaching 16.6 points in 2024 despite a traditionally mixed political heritage.
The Democratic margin here reached thirty points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventeen points.
A population of 467,805, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $108,111 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Delaware County and Ulster County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Burlington County, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burlington County, New Jersey voted Democratic by 16.6 points (D+17), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 230,183 votes cast, 132,275 went Democratic and 94,116 went Republican.
What is Burlington County, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Burlington County, New Jersey in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Burlington County, New Jersey last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Burlington County, New Jersey voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Burlington County, New Jersey?
Burlington County, New Jersey has a population of 467,805 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burlington County, New Jersey?
Median household income in Burlington County, New Jersey is $108,111 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Burlington County, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Burlington County, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.