Atlantic City Inlet is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Atlantic City Inlet typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Atlantic City Inlet, ~41% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Atlantic City Inlet compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Atlantic City Inlet leans more Democratic than 2 of 3 neighbors.
Atlantic City Inlet runs about 51 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Atlantic City Inlet. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+66) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+48), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Atlantic City Inlet leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Atlantic City Inlet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 48% of residents in Atlantic City Inlet are Black or African American, about 39 points above the New Jersey average of 9%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Atlantic City Inlet, Atlantic City, NJ sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Atlantic City Inlet looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Atlantic City Inlet is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 43%, about 25 points below the New Jersey average of 67%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 69% of households in Atlantic City Inlet rent, compared to around 32% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 41% of adults in Atlantic City Inlet report food insecurity, above 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Westside, Atlantic City, NJ D+68
- Chelsea, Atlantic City, NJ D+12
- Lower Chelsea, Atlantic City, NJ D+15
- The Gardens, Ocean City, NJ R+6
- Barnegat Pines, Forked River, NJ R+42
- Dover Heights, Toms River, NJ R+27
- West Osbornsville, Brick, NJ R+32
- Arrowhead Park, Brick, NJ R+33
- Point Pleasant Manor, Brick, NJ R+31
- Fairview, Camden, NJ D+55
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Dearborn Hills, Dearborn, MI Even
- Belle Haven, Menlo Park, CA D+50
- Crabapple, Milton, GA R+6
- Biedeman, Camden, NJ D+43
- West End, Duluth, MN D+32
- Tri-Village, Columbus, OH D+48
- Indian Springs, The Woodlands, TX R+34
- Coeur D'Alene Place, Coeur d'Alene, ID R+43
- Concord, Staten Island, NY D+6
- Groesbeck, Cincinnati, OH R+4
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New Jersey Division of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.