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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 34001 · New Jersey

AtlanticNJ

Republican ×1 since 2024all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the New Jersey and national vote
2024 result
R+3.1
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
15–25
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
30/40
75% of its elections
Closest election
2024
R+3.1
this countyNew Jerseynational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1964+37.1 ptsDemocrats
1912+36.7 ptsDemocrats
1896-33.1 ptsRepublicans
1916-33.0 ptsRepublicans
1960+30.7 ptsDemocrats

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
276,270
College (BA+)
32%
Median income
$78,050
2024 dollars
Non-white
46%
Rural
15%
Age 65+
20%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Burlington, NJ · Camden, NJ · Cape May, NJ · Cumberland, NJ · Gloucester, NJ · Ocean, NJ