Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1924.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic 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
Constituent county margins for Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, NJOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 83,527 | 97,968 | 184,995 | ||
| D | 97,749 | 97,596 | 196,614 | ||
| R | 79,674 | 81,136 | 167,298 | ||
| D | 87,257 | 72,303 | 161,437 | ||
| D | 90,723 | 77,190 | 169,877 | ||
| R | 77,221 | 78,319 | 156,859 | ||
| D | 75,069 | 59,387 | 138,696 | ||
| D | 64,283 | 48,895 | 128,637 | ||
| D | 56,957 | 55,781 | 139,154 | ||
| R | 49,152 | 73,486 | 123,559 | ||
| R | 46,618 | 77,944 | 125,148 | ||
| R | 43,994 | 60,702 | 114,673 | ||
| D | 58,454 | 56,231 | 117,297 | ||
| R | 36,932 | 68,288 | 108,769 | ||
| R | 45,245 | 47,777 | 106,006 | ||
| D | 65,888 | 37,016 | 104,399 | ||
| R | 46,266 | 55,234 | 103,191 | ||
| R | 27,565 | 61,585 | 90,853 | ||
| R | 35,937 | 55,477 | 91,584 | ||
| R | 31,344 | 42,835 | 75,488 | ||
| D | 35,807 | 33,845 | 69,908 | ||
| D | 44,640 | 39,980 | 84,742 | ||
| D | 48,968 | 33,211 | 82,640 | ||
| R | 35,231 | 41,376 | 77,743 | ||
| R | 22,883 | 49,445 | 72,443 | ||
| R | 9,548 | 36,075 | 49,185 | ||
| R | 7,951 | 27,030 | 35,900 | ||
| R | 7,564 | 12,617 | 20,555 | ||
| D | 7,009 | 5,331 | 18,992 | ||
| R | 6,130 | 11,759 | 18,489 | ||
| R | 4,302 | 10,765 | 15,499 | ||
| R | 3,676 | 8,363 | 12,609 | ||
| R | 3,162 | 7,141 | 10,838 | ||
| R | 4,313 | 4,809 | 9,620 | ||
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Demographics
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 44.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 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.
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.
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.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
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.
The Democratic margin in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ peaked at twenty-eight points in 1964. By 2024 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was eight points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $81,395 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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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 archetype?
Akashic classifies Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, New Jersey as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. 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 archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.