Editing Ocean City, New Jersey (section)

===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 8,810 registered voters in Ocean City, of which 1,747 (19.8%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democrats]], 3,776 (42.9%) were registered as [[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republicans]] and 3,282 (37.3%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 5 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-capemay-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Cape May] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528071914/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-capemay-co-summary-report.pdf |date=May 28, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed October 16, 2012.</ref>

{| border = “2”
|+ Ocean City vote<br /> by party in presidential elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]

|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]<ref name="Archived copy">{{Cite web |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |access-date=December 29, 2024 |archive-date=October 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013104910/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.30% ''2,967''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.44%''' ''3,959''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.25% ''88''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref name="Archived copy"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.18% ''3,369''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.44%''' ''4,195''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.80% ''61''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref name="Archived copy"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.11% ''2,670''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.70%''' ''3,708''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.19% ''279''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref name="Archived copy"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.00% ''2,721''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.88%''' ''3,841''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.12% ''74''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref name="Archived copy"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.42% ''2,982''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.17%''' ''3,949''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.41% ''99''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref name="Archived copy"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.52% ''2,945''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.47%''' ''4,431''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.01% ''75''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2000-Amended-General-Election.pdf |title=Amended vote totals for Cape May County in 2000|access-date=September 24, 2021 |archive-date=November 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112172315/https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2000-Amended-General-Election.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.16% ''3,280''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.32%''' ''4,328''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.52% ''360''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1996-Election.pdf |title=A statement of the Result of an election held in the County of Cape May | year=1996 |access-date=September 24, 2021 |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924073907/https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1996-Election.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.17% ''2,828''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.74%''' ''3,937''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|11.09% ''844''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1992-General-Election.pdf |title=A statement of the determination of the Board of County Canvassers | year=1992 |access-date=September 24, 2021 |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924074246/https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1992-General-Election.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.40% ''2,763''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.35%''' ''4,342''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|19.25% ''1,694''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1988-General-Election.pdf |title=Cape May District Breakdown | year=1988 |access-date=September 29, 2021 |archive-date=September 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929073027/https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1988-General-Election.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.10% ''2,415''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.44%''' ''5,680''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.46% ''204''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1984-General-Election.pdf | title=Cape May County District Breakdown 1984 | website=www.capemaycountyvotes.com}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.22% ''2,081''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.53%''' ''5,837''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.25% ''20''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1980-General-Election.pdf | title=Statement of County Board of Canvassers 1980 | website=www.capemaycountyvotes.com}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.15% ''2,002''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.09%''' ''4,907''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|9.77% ''748''
|-
|}

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 75.7% of the vote (3,436 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 22.9% (1,038 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (62 votes), among the 4,638 ballots cast by the city's 8,926 registered voters (102 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 52.0%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-cape-may.pdf |title=Governor - Cape May County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133332/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-cape-may.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-capemay.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Cape May County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133301/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-capemay.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 58.2% of the vote (2,894 ballots cast), ahead of both Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 34.3% (1,707 votes) and Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 6.1% (306 votes), with 4,976 ballots cast among the city's 9,008 registered voters, yielding a 55.2% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-cape-may.pdf 2009 Governor: Cape May County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017225450/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-cape-may.pdf |date=October 17, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed October 16, 2012.</ref>