[20] Gibbsboro was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1924, from portions of Voorhees Township, subject to approval by voters in a referendum, which was held on April 11, 1924.

[23][24][25] The 2010 United States census counted 2,274 people, 786 households, and 626 families in the borough.

[31] As of the 2000 United States census[15] there were 2,435 people, 829 households, and 664 families residing in the borough.

[6] The borough form of government used by Gibbsboro is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie.

The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council.

[33][34] As of 2024[update], the mayor of Gibbsboro is Independent Edward G. Campbell III, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027.

Members of the Gibbsboro Borough Council are Mitch Brown (I, 2025), Fred Deterding (I, 2026), Christine Karsch (I, 2026), Michael F. MacFerren (I, 2024), Ronald Rickert Jr. (I, 2025) and Glenn N. Werner (I, 2024).

[40][41][42] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 1st congressional district is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).

[45] For the 2024-2025 session, the 6th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by James Beach (D, Voorhees Township) and in the General Assembly by Louis Greenwald (D, Voorhees Township) and Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill).

At a reorganization meeting held in January after each election, the newly constituted Board of Commissioners selects one member to serve as Director and another as Deputy Director, each serving a one-year term in that role.

[54][47][55][56][57] Camden County's constitutional officers are: Clerk Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill, 2029)[58][59] Sheriff Chuck Billingham (D, Gloucester City, 2027)[60][61] and Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer (D, Gloucester Township, 2025).

[66][67] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 54.6% of the vote (721 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain, who received around 42.6% (562 votes), with 1,320 ballots cast among the borough's 1,713 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.1%.

[68] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 52.9% of the vote (702 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush, who received around 45.3% (601 votes), with 1,326 ballots cast among the borough's 1,694 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 78.3.

Representation on the board of education is determined by the population of each of the three sending districts, with one seat allocated to Gibbsboro.