Morris County, New Jersey
Latest: 2024
Competitive — shifted 7.0pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 65.8% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(20) | 16.0% |
▶Black / African American(15) | 3.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 10.8% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(11) | 1.5% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.0% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 35.3% | 61.4% |
| Other | 10.6% | 18.5% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 5.7% | 10.0% |
| Mainline Protestant | 4.9% | 8.5% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.7% | 1.1% |
| Black Protestant | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Orthodox Christian | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Non-religious | 42.5% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+2.7 |
| 2020 | Biden+4.2 |
| 2016 | Trump+4.3 |
| 2012 | Romney+10.8 |
| 2008 | McCain+8.1 |
| 2004 | Bush+15.8 |
| 2000 | Bush+11.2 |
| 1996 | Dole+7.5 |
| 1992 | Bush+19.5 |
Morris, New Jersey is a county that has a population of 514,528. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+2.7. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47.7% | 50.4% | R+2.7 | R+7.0 |
| 2020 | 51.1% | 46.9% | D+4.2 | D+8.5 |
| 2016 | 45.5% | 49.7% | R+4.3 | D+6.5 |
| 2012 | 44.0% | 54.8% | R+10.8 | R+2.7 |
| 2008 | 45.4% | 53.5% | R+8.1 | D+7.7 |
| 2004 | 41.7% | 57.5% | R+15.8 | R+4.7 |
| 2000 | 42.6% | 53.8% | R+11.2 | R+3.6 |
| 1996 | 41.4% | 49.0% | R+7.5 | D+12.0 |
| 1992 | 32.3% | 51.8% | R+19.5 | D+17.2 |
| 1988 | 31.4% | 68.0% | R+36.7 | D+7.4 |
| 1984 | 27.8% | 71.9% | R+44.1 | R+11.7 |
| 1980 | 28.2% | 60.6% | R+32.4 | R+8.0 |
| 1976 | 37.0% | 61.4% | R+24.5 | D+13.1 |
| 1972 | 30.6% | 68.2% | R+37.6 | R+15.2 |
| 1968 | 35.4% | 57.8% | R+22.4 | R+36.8 |
| 1964 | 57.2% | 42.7% | D+14.5 | D+41.9 |
| 1960 | 36.2% | 63.7% | R+27.4 | D+31.7 |
| 1956 | 20.2% | 79.4% | R+59.2 | R+13.9 |
| 1952 | 27.3% | 72.5% | R+45.2 | R+7.4 |
| 1948 | 30.1% | 68.0% | R+37.9 | — |
What defines Morris?
Morris has flipped between parties in each of the last three elections — a fiercely contested battleground. It has a predominantly white, college-educated electorate that has shifted sharply toward Democrats in the Trump era.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2020, Republicans in 2024
- College attainment is 58% — 25pp above the national average. Similar education levels correlate with Democratic lean nationally
- Turnout decreased by 4.1 percentage points since the previous presidential election