The township is a suburb in the Delaware Valley / Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area.

[23][24] The township is named for Foster McGowan Voorhees, the Governor of New Jersey who authorized its creation.

[1][2] Echelon, with a 2010 population of 10,743,[27] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the western part of the township between Cherry Hill and Gibbsboro.

[28] Other unincorporated communities, localities, and places located partially or completely within the township include Ashland, Brighton Heights, Glendale, Kirkwood, Kresson.

The 2010 United States census counted 29,131 people, 11,470 households, and 7,433 families in the township.

The Philadelphia Soul of the now defunct Arena Football League practiced at the Coliseum in Voorhees.

[3][51][52][53][54] The township's municipal building is located at the Voorhees Town Center (formerly Echelon Mall) having moved there in 2011.

[58][59][60] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 1st congressional district is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).

[63] 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.

[72][65][73][74][75] Camden County's constitutional officers are: Clerk Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill, 2029)[76][77] Sheriff Chuck Billingham (D, Gloucester City, 2027)[78][79] and Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer (D, Gloucester Township, 2025).

[84][85] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 61.1% of the vote (9,028 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain, who received around 35.3% (5,216 votes), with 14,768 ballots cast among the township's 19,553 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.5%.

[86] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 57.5% of the vote (7,835 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush, who received around 40.2% (5,475 votes), with 13,628 ballots cast among the township's 18,325 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 74.4.

[92] Students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade attend the Voorhees Township Public Schools.

Representation on the Board of Education is determined by the population of each of the three sending districts, with six seats allocated to Voorhees Township.

Kellman Brown Academy, formerly Harry B. Kellman Academy, is a private Jewish day school serving children aged 3 through 8th grade which had an enrollment of 112 students as of the 2019–2020 school year.

[109] Naudain Academy is a Montessori education program for children from preschool to kindergarten, located near Kresson Elementary School.

[113] Interstate 295 and Route 70 provide access to nearby Philadelphia via Cherry Hill.

[116] One station on the PATCO Speedline rail system, Ashland, is located within township limits.

People (and animals) who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Voorhees Township include: