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

County record · fips 34005 · New Jersey

BurlingtonNJ

Democratic ×9 since 1992all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the New Jersey and national vote
2024 result
D+16.9
won by Democrats
Record since first cycle
16–24
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
29/40
73% of its elections
Closest election
1876
D+0.5
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
1936+36.4 ptsDemocrats
1912+35.0 ptsDemocrats
1968-34.9 ptsRepublicans
1964+33.2 ptsDemocrats
1896-33.0 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
467,805
College (BA+)
43%
Median income
$108,111
2024 dollars
Non-white
38%
Rural
10%
Age 65+
18%

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

Neighbouring counties

Atlantic, NJ · Camden, NJ · Mercer, NJ · Monmouth, NJ · Ocean, NJ · Bucks, PA · Philadelphia, PA