 In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 7,628 votes here (53.7% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 5,626 votes (39.6% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 698 votes (4.9% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 133 votes (0.9% vs. 1.2%), among the 14,196 ballots cast by the township's 31,081 registered voters, yielding a 45.7% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).The Evesham Township School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 4,440 students and 355.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5