Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey: Florida Surge metro. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+8MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Florida SurgeAkashic typology
Population: 371,2112024 5-year
Median household income: $81,3952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 63.5%2024 5-year
Black: 10.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 17.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

TrumpR+8

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	53.0%	97,968
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	45.2%	83,527
OtherAll other candidates	1.9%	3,500

D+60

R+60

2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−5.2%
1896	−36.7%
1900	−37.2%
1904	−41.7%
1908	−30.4%
1912	+8.8%
1916	−24.6%
1920	−53.1%
1924	−53.9%
1928	−36.7%
1932	−7.9%
1936	+19.1%
1940	+5.5%
1944	+2.8%
1948	−15.2%
1952	−21.3%
1956	−37.4%
1960	−8.7%
1964	+27.7%
1968	−2.4%
1972	−28.8%
1976	+1.9%
1980	−14.6%
1984	−25.0%
1988	−19.7%
1992	+0.8%
1996	+12.0%
2000	+11.3%
2004	−0.7%
2008	+8.0%
2012	+9.3%
2016	−0.9%
2020	+0.1%
2024	−7.8%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−7.8%	83,527	97,968	184,995
2020	D	+0.1%	97,749	97,596	196,614
2016	R	−0.9%	79,674	81,136	167,298
2012	D	+9.3%	87,257	72,303	161,437
2008	D	+8.0%	90,723	77,190	169,877
2004	R	−0.7%	77,221	78,319	156,859
2000	D	+11.3%	75,069	59,387	138,696
1996	D	+12.0%	64,283	48,895	128,637
1992	D	+0.8%	56,957	55,781	139,154
1988	R	−19.7%	49,152	73,486	123,559
1984	R	−25.0%	46,618	77,944	125,148
1980	R	−14.6%	43,994	60,702	114,673
1976	D	+1.9%	58,454	56,231	117,297
1972	R	−28.8%	36,932	68,288	108,769
1968	R	−2.4%	45,245	47,777	106,006
1964	D	+27.7%	65,888	37,016	104,399
1960	R	−8.7%	46,266	55,234	103,191
1956	R	−37.4%	27,565	61,585	90,853
1952	R	−21.3%	35,937	55,477	91,584
1948	R	−15.2%	31,344	42,835	75,488
1944	D	+2.8%	35,807	33,845	69,908
1940	D	+5.5%	44,640	39,980	84,742
1936	D	+19.1%	48,968	33,211	82,640
1932	R	−7.9%	35,231	41,376	77,743
1928	R	−36.7%	22,883	49,445	72,443
1924	R	−53.9%	9,548	36,075	49,185
1920	R	−53.1%	7,951	27,030	35,900
1916	R	−24.6%	7,564	12,617	20,555
1912	D	+8.8%	7,009	5,331	18,992
1908	R	−30.4%	6,130	11,759	18,489
1904	R	−41.7%	4,302	10,765	15,499
1900	R	−37.2%	3,676	8,363	12,609
1896	R	−36.7%	3,162	7,141	10,838
1892	R	−5.2%	4,313	4,809	9,620
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Irish

18.5%

Italian

16.7%

German

13.2%

English

7.9%

Polish

4.1%

American

2.8%

French

0.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 44.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.3%

3.0%

75–84

3.9%

6.3%

65–74

6.9%

7.3%

55–64

8.0%

5.7%

45–54

6.1%

5.3%

35–44

5.6%

5.8%

25–34

5.8%

4.1%

18–24

4.0%

7.6%

5–17

7.3%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$81,395

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ranks near the middle of US counties.

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$81,395

New Jersey$103,556

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.6%

Working age (18–64)11.0%

Seniors (65+)10.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

78.2%

speak English only

Spanish12.5%

Other Indo-European5.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

34.7%

Other Christian

9.8%

Non-Christian

4.9%

Methodist

3.2%

Mainline Protestant

2.1%

Baptist

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Once a reliably competitive market anchored by casino-industry labor, the Atlantic City–Hammonton metro posted an R+7.8 margin in 2024, reflecting a broad shift among working-class and Hispanic voters away from their previous Democratic leanings.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-eight points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty-four points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eight points.

A population of 371,211, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,395 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey vote in 2024?

In 2024, Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey voted Republican by 7.8 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 184,995 votes cast, 83,527 went Democratic and 97,968 went Republican.

What is Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey's political typology?

Akashic places Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey in the "Florida Surge" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey?

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey has a population of 371,211 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey?

Median household income in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey is $81,395 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.

What is the political history of Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Atlantic County, NJ	R +17,193
Cape May County, NJ	R +2,410

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ moved 8 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Key facts

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