, the Mayor of Rumson is Republican John E. Ekdahl, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2019.
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 5,166 registered voters in Rumson, of which 953 (18.4%) were registered as Democrats, 1,827 (35.4%) were registered as Republicans and 2,383 (46.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated.