Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Cape May County, NJ — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Cape May County, New Jersey voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+19.2 — 21,648 Democratic to 32,151 Republican of 54,568 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 3.2 points toward Republicans. That makes it 25.1 points more Republican than New Jersey overall (D+5.9).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Cape May County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21,648 | 32,151 | 769 | 39.7% | 58.9% | R+19.2 |
| 2020 | 23,941 | 33,158 | 615 | 41.5% | 57.5% | R+16.0 |
| 2016 | 18,750 | 28,446 | 1,526 | 38.5% | 58.4% | R+19.9 |
| 2012 | 21,657 | 25,781 | 493 | 45.2% | 53.8% | R+8.6 |
| 2008 | 22,893 | 27,288 | 200 | 45.4% | 54.2% | R+8.7 |
| 2004 | 21,475 | 28,832 | 455 | 42.3% | 56.8% | R+14.5 |
| 2000 | 22,189 | 23,794 | 1,611 | 46.6% | 50.0% | R+3.4 |
Cape May County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Cape May County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Cape May County, New Jersey in 2024 by R+19.2, with 54,568 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Cape May County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Cape May County shifted 3.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+16.0) and 2024 (R+19.2).
Is Cape May County more Democratic or Republican than New Jersey overall?+
In 2024, Cape May County went R+19.2 while New Jersey overall went D+5.9 — 25.1 points more Republican than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.