Voter Participation in Camden City

Results for 4/08 School Board Election

Results for 2/08 Primary PDF

Results for 11/07 General Election

Democratic County Committee Election Results:  June 5, 2007

Unofficial Results - Updated 6/6/07 - PDF Format

This does not include provisional or absentee ballots

Obtained from Camden County Clerk, Elections Division

** County Committee seats were the only contested local election in the June 5th primary election. **

City Council District Election:  May 8, 2007

Unofficial Results - Updated 5/29/07  - PDF Format

Obtained from Camden County Clerk, Elections Division

Ward 1  map

Dana Burley - 446 (54%)

Vance Bowman - 382 (46%)

Ward 2  map

William Spearman - 536 (57%)

Brian Coleman - 393 (43%)

Ward 3  map

Frank Moran - 499 (69%)

Eulisis Delgado - 224 (31%)

Ward 4   map

Angel Fuentes - 815 (62%)

Carmen Ubarry-Rivera - 503 (38%)

List of polling places

Elections for District Council seats typically have the lowest turnout for any municipal elections.  In 2003, there was only one closely contested election, in Ward 1.  Turnout was 1,028 voters, or 8.6% of the voting age population in this ward.  In 1999, there were two closely contested elections (Ward 1 and Ward 3).  Turnout in 1999 was about 11 to 13% of the voting age population in these wards.

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Scroll down for more election information and links to download CAMConnect's complete voter participation report for Camden City.

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Spring 2005 Results

May 10 Municipal Election Results

Click here for a printable version of this map in PDF format (includes additional data and results by district)

Click on the map to the left for a larger image

Turnout in the 2005 election exceeded that in 2001 (~8,000 voters), but was at least 2,000 fewer than in 1997 (~12,000 voters).  Approximately 19% of Camden's voting age population participated in the 2005 election.

Source:  Camden Municipal Clerk, Draft Election Results, May 12, 2005

Does Not Include Provisional or Absentee Ballots

To see which candidates ran on which slates, check the CAMConnect Voter Calendar.  For a record of the ARCC Mayoral Candidates Forum, see the transcript prepared by CAMConnect.

Data from June runoff election coming soon.

CAMConnect School Board Election Calendar and Data - On April 19, 2005, Martha Wilson, Sara Davis, and John Gilliams were elected to the Camden City Board of Education.  Approximately 2,000 residents participated in this election, which is a very similar rate of turnout to the last Board election in 2002.  2,000 voters represents about 5% of Camden's registered voters.

Previous Work

In November 2003, CAMConnect released a report that detailed voting patterns in the City of Camden from 1997 through 2003. CAMConnect obtained election returns from the Camden City Clerk and Camden County Clerk by ward and district for each election in this time period. These results were mapped and summarized in table form. In addition to the data analysis, CAMConnect held a citizen forum to review and discuss the findings. These findings included:

1. Age appears to be a primary indicator of voting tendencies. For instance, residents in the neighborhood of Parkside, which has a relatively large population of people over 50, voted at a higher rate than did residents of East Camden and Cramer Hill, which have lower median ages. The pattern in Camden follows statewide and national tendencies.
2. Although the rate of voter participation in Camden City is much lower than surrounding communities, the rate of voter registration is not. This suggests that efforts to improve voter turnout in Camden must focus on education and getting citizens to the polls, not just on registration drives.

CAMConnect Voter Participation Report Downloads

(Report includes data through November 2003)

Introduction and Demographic Analysis, pp. 1-9 (500 kb)

Citywide Election Results and Maps, pp. 10-21 (900 kb)

Ward and District Breakdown, Appendices, pp. 22-32 (100 kb)

Download the complete report in PDF format (1.5 MB)

2004 Presidential Election Data for Camden City

Source:  Camden County Clerk

Gubernatorial Election

In 2001, Democrat Jim McGreevey received over 90% of the vote in Camden against Republican Bret Schundler.  About 19% of the voting age population in Camden voted in this election, or about 27% of registered voters.

In 2005, Democrat Jon Corzine again received over 90% of the vote in Camden against Republican Doug Forrester.  About 17% of the voting age population in Camden voted in this election, or about 23% of registered voters.

Click here to download more details and election results by district in PDF format for the 2001 election.