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

County record · fips 34031 · New Jersey

PassaicNJ

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

The Long Record

40 elections against the New Jersey and national vote
2024 result
R+3.0
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
15–25
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
32/40
80% of its elections
Closest election
1948
D+0.4
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+53.0 ptsDemocrats
1916-50.7 ptsRepublicans
1928+47.6 ptsDemocrats
1920-39.6 ptsRepublicans
1968-32.2 ptsRepublicans

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
521,012
College (BA+)
31%
Median income
$87,522
2024 dollars
Non-white
62%
Rural
3%
Age 65+
16%

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

Neighbouring counties

Bergen, NJ · Essex, NJ · Morris, NJ · Sussex, NJ · Orange, NY · Rockland, NY