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

County record · fips 34003 · New Jersey

BergenNJ

Democratic ×8 since 1996all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the New Jersey and national vote
2024 result
D+3.5
won by Democrats
Record since first cycle
18–22
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
23/40
57% of its elections
Closest election
1936
D+0.8
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
1912+62.1 ptsDemocrats
1916-55.7 ptsRepublicans
1896-38.5 ptsRepublicans
1964+37.7 ptsDemocrats
1968-35.8 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
962,316
College (BA+)
53%
Median income
$124,884
2024 dollars
Non-white
49%
Rural
0%
Age 65+
18%

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

Neighbouring counties

Essex, NJ · Hudson, NJ · Passaic, NJ · Bronx, NY · New York, NY · Rockland, NY · Westchester, NY