Atlantic City, NJ Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Atlantic City

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Atlantic City leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.

 

About 44% of adults in Atlantic City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Atlantic City, ~31% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Atlantic City compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Atlantic City leans more Democratic than 69 of 70 neighbors.

Atlantic City runs about 34 points more Democratic than New Jersey as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Atlantic City. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 64 points.

Why Atlantic City leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Atlantic City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 78% of residents in Atlantic City live in densely developed areas, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Atlantic City have never been married, above 97% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Atlantic City, NJ sits in the top tenth 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 looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Atlantic City 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 44%, about 23 points below the New Jersey average of 67%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 69% of households in Atlantic City rent, compared to around 23% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Atlantic City report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.