The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Salem County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Salem County tends to be slightly republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Salem County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Salem County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Salem County, 21.17% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Salem County women make up 51.08% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Salem County is 42.4, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Salem County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Salem County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 27% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- New Castle County, DE: more liberal voters
- Gloucester County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Delaware County, PA: more liberal voters
- Cumberland County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Camden County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Philadelphia County, PA: more liberal voters
- Cecil County, MD: more conservative voters
- Chester County, PA: more liberal voters
- Kent County, DE: more liberal voters
- Montgomery County, PA: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Grant County, IN: more conservative voters
- Lake County, CA: more liberal voters
- Sampson County, NC: more conservative voters
- Pulaski County, KY: more conservative voters
- Spalding County, GA: more conservative voters
- Kershaw County, SC: more liberal voters
- Marquette County, MI: more liberal voters
- Columbia County, FL: more conservative voters
- Carbon County, PA: more conservative voters
- Crow Wing County, MN: more conservative voters
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