The Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse region that is an important player in the state's politics. This area features many local politicians who are invested in ensuring the region continues to thrive. On the county level, there are several representatives from both parties who stay active in regional issues such as education funding, public safety, economic growth, and environmental concerns. The State Assembly also has multiple representatives from district two who work together to make sure state legislation works for the region's interests. Furthermore, there are several mayors and city council members from municipalities throughout the metro area that focus on issues such as infrastructure development and neighborhood services. In addition, United States Senators Booker and Menendez maintain strong ties to this community by staying engaged with local needs through town hall meetings and other events. All of these officials provide a strong voice for Atlantic City-Hammonton's policy priorities in Trenton and Washington D.C., making sure this community's values stay at the forefront of state and national politics.
The political climate in Atlantic City-Hammonton Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Atlantic City-Hammonton Metro Area 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 46.0%.
The Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Atlantic City-Hammonton Metro Area is leaning liberal.
New Jersey is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey: D d D D d d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Atlantic City-Hammonton Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,365 contributions totaling $1,036,718 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,849 contributions totaling $633,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $343 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)