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Voter Participation Camden Reports SECTOR CIVIC PHASE I PRELIMINARY YEAR 1997 2003

Camden Reports is a work in progress. We welcome your comments. To obtain copies of this report, and other Camden Reports, become a member and obtain all reports on-line at www.camconnect.org. CAMConnect is a partnership committed to sharing and using information that will lead to informed decisions and better policy making to improve the quality of life of all Camden citizens. CAMConnect is based on a model for the use of advanced neighborhood level information systems in policy making and local capacity building. Our partnership includes community and neighborhood groups, government, community-based organizations, hospitals, educational institutions, businesses, and other organizations that use and collect information. Data Source: Camden City Clerk, Camden County Clerk, U.S. Census 2000, Camden County Board of Elections, Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs (Rutgers) Data Limitations: This report is intended to show voter participation in the City of Camden. The primary indicator used is the number of voters relative to the voting age population. Data pertaining to voter registration are not emphasized in this report, because voter registration records are not always an accurate reflection of those citizens who can vote. Future Work: This report will be updated with information from elections before 1997 and subsequent to 2003. Also, statistical analysis to further determine which demographic characteristics influence voting patterns in Camden is a possible future objective. DRAFT 2 CAMConnect October 2003

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The following report is based on data obtained from the Camden City Clerk and the Camden County Clerk for elections from 1997 through 2003. For the purposes of this study, the primary indicator used is a comparison of actual voters to the voting age population (VAP) in each election district in the City of Camden. Among the findings of the report, which are illustrated in the following pages: Residents in Camden City vote at a lower rate than residents of adjacent municipalities or other jurisdictions in Camden County. However, the voter participation rate in Camden is comparable to that of other similar communities in New Jersey, such as Paterson, Elizabeth, and Trenton. Although the rate of voter participation in Camden City is lower than surrounding communities, the rate of voter registration is not. This suggests that efforts to improve voter turnout in Camden must focus on education and getting citizens to the polls, not just on registration drives. Voter participation in Camden has declined over the last election cycle, following similar trends that are occurring statewide. Age is an indicator of voting tendencies. Residents in the neighborhood of Parkside, which has a relatively large population of people over 50 voted at a higher rate than did residents of East Camden and Cramer Hill, which have lower median ages. Residents in primarily Latino neighborhoods of Camden are less likely to vote than residents of primarily African-American neighborhoods or neighborhoods of mixed ethnicity. Voter participation for the last comparable election for the State Legislature in 1999 was 12 percent of registered voters and 9 percent of the voting age population. Voter participation varies greatly between different elections. Participation peaked in the 2000 Presidential election, when 45 percent of registered voters, or 34 percent of the voting age population actually voted. Participation has likely been affected by the perceived quality and background of the candidates and voter apathy following political scandals like the conviction of former or Milton Milan. Participation reached 24 percent of the voting age population during the 1997 oral race with five candidates including one Latino, three African-Americans, and one Caucasian, representing a spectrum of demographic groups of the City. In the following oral election of 2001, turnout plummeted to 16 percent when only two candidates were on the ballot, both African-American. The dropoff was particularly significant in predominately Latino sections of the City, such as parts of North Camden, Cramer Hill, and East Camden. DRAFT 3 CAMConnect October 2003

Voter Participation Report, City of Camden, 1997-2003 The following report is based on data obtained from the Camden City Clerk and the Camden County Clerk for elections from 1997 through 2003. The Camden County Board of Elections maintains the paper maps of election districts, which CAMConnect recreated as GIS shapefiles. Many voter participation studies compare the number of actual voters to the number of registered voters. While this indicator is useful, CAMConnect does not believe that it represents the best possible measure of civic engagement. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (commonly known as the motor voter law) made purging registration rolls far more difficult, meaning that the registration lists do not always reflect who is actually available to vote. Therefore, for the purposes of this study, the primary indicator used is a comparison of actual voters to the voting age population (VAP) in each election district in the City of Camden. To be sure, the VAP measure also has some limitations because it includes some people who aren t eligible to vote, such as noncitizens and convicted felons. Accordingly, population data used for this CAMConnect study were adjusted to remove those people at Camden County Jail or Riverfront State Prison. Election district boundaries do not correspond with census tract boundaries in many instances. In order to determine accurate estimates of population and demographics for each election district, CAMConnect staff identified the census blocks that made up each election district. Data pertaining to the census blocks were aggregated to provide an indication of the demographic elements of each election district. 2000 Census data were used as the basis for all demographic comparisons presented in this report. While some of the election data date from before 2000 and some from after, CAMConnect identified the 2000 Census as an ideal baseline that provides the best possible snapshot of demographic characteristics within each election district. Most of the maps in this report reflect the election districts that were in effect from the early 1990s through 2001. As required by law, the City of Camden redistricted following the 2000 Census. The first redistricting relating to this Census resulted in the election map that was used for the November 2002 election. Subsequent to that election, a court decision invalidated the revised map, forcing another redistricting. This second redistricting resulted in the creation of the election map used for the 2003 election, and ostensibly for all elections for the next seven or eight years. DRAFT 4 CAMConnect October 2003

WARD AND ELECTION DISTRICT BOUNDARIES Boundaries in effect through 2001 Boundaries in effect 2003 and future Source: Camden County Board of Elections DRAFT 5 CAMConnect October 2003

ELECTION DISTRICT DEMOGRAPHICS VOTING AGE POPULATION AND PERCENT REGISTERED Source: U.S. Census 2000 Ward Voting Age Population 1 12,647 2 11,884 3 12,006 4 12,949 TOTAL 49,486 Source: Camden County Clerk Percent of Voting Age Population Registered (2002) WARD 1 73.6% WARD 2 73.7% WARD 3 68.4% WARD 4 76.6% TOTAL 73.0% Camden County 76.7% N.J. 75.2% DRAFT 6 CAMConnect October 2003

ELECTION DISTRICT DEMOGRAPHICS Source: U.S. Census 2000 Source: U.S. Census 2000 DRAFT 7 CAMConnect October 2003

BLOCK GROUP DEMOGRAPHICS MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Source: U.S. Census 2000 Source: U.S. Census 2000 DRAFT 8 CAMConnect October 2003

1997 MAY ELECTION VOTER PARTICIPATION PERCENT OF VOTING AGE POPULATION THAT VOTED Source: Camden City Clerk Votes Cast Offices: Camden or Camden City Council At-Large Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 TOTAL 3,178 3,183 2,697 2,990 12,048 Percent of Voting Age Population that Voted oral Candidate Total Votes Milton Milan 4,850 Arnold W. Webster 3,206 Donald D. Council 1,627 Rosemary R. Jackson 1,507 Frank Fulbrook 858 TOTAL 12,048 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 24.3% 25.1% 26.8% 22.5% 23.1% Citywide Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 DRAFT 9 CAMConnect October 2003

1998 NOVEMBER ELECTION VOTER PARTICIPATION PERCENT OF VOTING AGE POPULATION THAT VOTED Source: Camden County Clerk Votes Cast Offices: U.S. Representative, District 1 Robert E. Andrews (DEM) Ronald L. Richards (REP) Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 TOTAL 2,187 2,310 1,694 1,582 7,773 Percent of Voting Age Population that Voted 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 15.7% 17.3% 19.4% 14.1% 12.2% 5.0% 0.0% Citywide Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 DRAFT 10 CAMConnect October 2003

1999 MAY ELECTION VOTER PARTICIPATION PERCENT OF VOTING AGE POPULATION THAT VOTED Source: Camden City Clerk Votes Cast Offices: Camden City Council, Districts 1-4 Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 TOTAL 1,478 1,435 1,558 888 5,359 Percent of Voting Age Population that Voted 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% Contested Elections: Ward 1 Ward 3 Candidates Michael McGuire, Frank Fulbrook Frank Moran, Deborah Polk 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 10.8% 11.7% 12.1% 13.0% 6.9% Citywide Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 DRAFT 11 CAMConnect October 2003

1999 NOVEMBER ELECTION VOTER PARTICIPATION PERCENT OF VOTING AGE POPULATION THAT VOTED Source: Camden County Clerk, New Jersey Division of Elections Votes Cast Offices: N.J. Assembly, District 5 Joseph Roberts (DEM) Nilsa Cruz-Perez (DEM) William E. Spencer (REP) Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 TOTAL 1,128 1,273 1,023 1,025 4,449 Percent of Voting Age Population that Voted % of Voting Age Population that Voted 40.0% Camden City 9.0% 35.0% Camden County 23.3% New Jersey 22.6% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 9.0% 8.9% 10.7% 8.5% 7.9% 5.0% 0.0% Citywide Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 DRAFT 12 CAMConnect October 2003

2000 NOVEMBER ELECTION VOTER PARTICIPATION PERCENT OF VOTING AGE POPULATION THAT VOTED Source: Camden County Clerk, Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs Offices: U.S. President Al Gore (DEM) George W. Bush (REP) U.S. Senate Jon Corzine (DEM) Bob Franks (REP) Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 TOTAL Votes Cast 4,375 4,620 3,860 3,991 16,846 U.S. Representative, District 1 Percent of Voting Age Population that Voted % of Voting Age Population that Voted Camden City 33.9% 40.0% 35.0% 33.9% 34.6% 38.9% 32.2% 30.8% Pennsauken 50.5% Collingswood 54.1% Haddon Twp. 69.4% Gloucester City 48.5% Camden County 53.2% New Jersey 53.7% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% Citywide Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 DRAFT 13 CAMConnect October 2003

2000 NOVEMBER ELECTION VOTER PARTICIPATION COMPARISON OF CAMDEN WITH SIMILAR CITIES Population Older than 18 % of Voting Age Population that Voted Total Population Total that Voted Camden City 79,904 49,486 16,846 34.0% Trenton 85,403 61,757 21,778 35.3% Elizabeth 120,568 88,888 24,628 27.7% Paterson 149,222 104,785 32,420 30.9% % of Voting Age Population that Voted 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% Camden City Trenton Elizabeth Paterson Source: David Lublin and D. Stephen Voss. 2001. "Federal Elections Project." American University, Washington, DC and the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. DRAFT 14 CAMConnect October 2003

2001 MAY ELECTION VOTER PARTICIPATION PERCENT OF VOTING AGE POPULATION THAT VOTED Source: Camden City Clerk Votes Cast Offices: Camden or Camden City Council At-Large Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 TOTAL 2,167 2,458 1,696 1,648 7,969 Percent of Voting Age Population that Voted 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% oral Candidate Total Votes Gwendolyn Faison 4,237 Gilbert Whip Wilson 3,732 TOTAL 7,969 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 16.1% 17.3% 20.3% 13.5% 12.9% Citywide Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 DRAFT 15 CAMConnect October 2003

2001 MAYOR S RACE ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS Source: Camden City Clerk Source: Camden City Clerk DRAFT 16 CAMConnect October 2003

2001 NOVEMBER ELECTION VOTER PARTICIPATION PERCENT OF VOTING AGE POPULATION THAT VOTED Source: Camden County Clerk, Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs Offices: N.J Governor Jim McGreevey (DEM) Bret Schundler (REP) N.J. State Senate, District 5 N.J. Assembly, District 5 Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 TOTAL Votes Cast 2,483 2,581 2,061 2,111 9,236 Percent of Voting Age Population that Voted % of Voting Age Population that Voted Camden City 18.6% Pennsauken 32.7% Collingswood 34.2% Haddon Twp. 53.5% Gloucester City 35.7% Camden County 34.6% New Jersey 37.1% 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 18.6% 19.6% 21.7% 17.2% 16.3% Citywide Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 DRAFT 17 CAMConnect October 2003

2002 NOVEMBER ELECTION VOTER PARTICIPATION PERCENT OF VOTING AGE POPULATION THAT VOTED Source: Camden County Clerk, Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs Votes Cast Offices: U.S. Senate Frank Lautenberg (DEM) Doug Forrester (REP) U.S. Representative, District 1 Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 TOTAL 2,019 2,194 1,765 2,375 8,353 Percent of Voting Age Population that Voted % of Voting Age Population that Voted Camden City 16.0% Pennsauken 32.4% Collingswood 35.7% Haddon Twp. 48.8% Gloucester City 36.6% Camden County 34.6% New Jersey 35.2% 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 18.5% 19.2% 16.8% 16.0% 14.0% Citywide Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 DRAFT 18 CAMConnect October 2003

2003 MAY ELECTION VOTER PARTICIPATION PERCENT OF VOTING AGE POPULATION THAT VOTED Source: Camden City Clerk Votes Cast Offices: Camden City Council, Districts 1-4 Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 TOTAL 1,028 480 791 838 3,137 Percent of Voting Age Population that Voted 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% Contested Elections: Ward 1 Candidates Michael McGuire, Gilbert Whip Wilson 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 6.3% 8.6% 6.3% 6.9% 3.8% Citywide Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 DRAFT 19 CAMConnect October 2003

DETAIL WARD 1 Numbers indicate Election Districts currently in effect. Number of Voters in Elections 1997-2003 Ward District Population Over 18 1997 1998 1999 1999 2000 2001 2001 2002 2003 1 1 788 266 183 147 111 338 190 187 134 80 1* 2 1,244 313 175 117 85 399 231 225 156 222 1* 3 1,002 303 223 133 91 392 204 221 178 60 1 4 1,225 282 136 93 83 302 141 158 125 42 1 5 931 288 136 99 67 306 151 175 153 79 1* 6 794 258 183 90 87 365 190 195 168 24 1 7 1,184 218 137 82 63 343 148 156 136 48 1 8 917 295 276 134 127 493 278 306 262 117 1 9 2,104 430 321 229 157 620 280 325 252 164 1 10 1,823 496 357 331 206 675 306 421 334 192 * Indicates that District boundaries changed as a result of redistricting in 2002 and 2003. Please see Page 5 for a comparison of the current boundaries and district numbers with those previously in effect. Note that Population Over 18 is for the current District boundaries. DRAFT 20 CAMConnect October 2003

DETAIL WARD 2 Numbers indicate Election Districts currently in effect. Ward District Population Over 18 1997 Number of Voters in Elections 1997-2003 1998 1999 1999 2000 2001 2001 2002 2003 2 1 1,130 343 299 171 138 502 299 300 136 36 2 2 855 322 139 175 144 441 285 296 265 39 2 3 1,098 354 351 243 194 560 331 373 330 63 2 4 1,028 227 139 101 78 327 140 179 159 22 2 5 1,029 269 181 105 82 386 182 186 148 17 2 6 1,477 303 230 121 106 461 211 214 176 48 2 7 1,345 291 201 54 102 448 224 226 225 54 2 8 1,910 436 321 176 174 600 305 338 300 52 *2 9 1,266 305 189 132 107 359 185 169 179 62 2 10 1,077 333 226 157 131 405 217 234 106 37 2 11 557 152 97 66 61 175 88 97 69 50 * Indicates that District boundaries changed as a result of redistricting in 2002 and 2003. Please see Page 5 for a comparison of the current boundaries and district numbers with those previously in effect. Note that Population Over 18 is for the current District boundaries. DRAFT 21 CAMConnect October 2003

DETAIL WARD 3 Numbers indicate Election Districts currently in effect. Number of Voters in Elections 1997-2003 Ward District Population Over 18 1997 1998 1999 1999 2000 2001 2001 2002 2003 3 1 1,958 220 149 89 92 412 156 197 142 107 3 2 2,089 323 232 241 136 586 216 310 306 123 3 3 981 323 144 165 96 335 155 182 206 98 3 4 1,351 254 176 134 81 363 152 200 185 47 3 5 1,309 291 162 144 80 388 109 196 173 67 3 6 1,169 290 201 166 130 452 241 260 255 91 3 7 1,420 297 178 167 113 451 177 228 192 98 3 8 1,490 242 200 182 115 441 187 245 198 85 3 9 852 259 98 146 89 237 95 114 79 75 * Indicates that District boundaries changed as a result of redistricting in 2002 and 2003. Please see Page 5 for a comparison of the current boundaries and district numbers with those previously in effect. Note that Population Over 18 is for the current District boundaries. DRAFT 22 CAMConnect October 2003

DETAIL WARD 4 Numbers indicate Election Districts currently in effect. Number of Voters in Elections 1997-2003 Ward District Population Over 18 1997 1998 1999 1999 2000 2001 2001 2002 2003 4 1 1,065 311 137 65 93 407 166 186 197 77 4 2 1,177 313 114 75 99 375 151 160 162 74 4 3 1,210 441 287 126 178 566 282 325 324 126 4 4 1,310 297 192 103 113 318 154 291 152 109 4 5 1,170 238 120 70 69 298 131 142 134 83 4 6 1,291 242 122 94 78 291 110 151 121 74 4 7 1,053 351 112 97 95 364 157 173 145 71 4 8 1,378 322 176 78 101 429 170 242 182 70 4 9 1,337 255 168 91 104 454 180 222 197 87 *4 10 1,092 224 205 170 134 367 216 240 244 67 * Indicates that District boundaries changed as a result of redistricting in 2002 and 2003. Please see Page 5 for a comparison of the current boundaries and district numbers with those previously in effect. Note that Population Over 18 is for the current District boundaries. DRAFT 23 CAMConnect October 2003

ELECTED OFFICIALS REPRESENTING CAMDEN RESIDENTS FEDERAL President of the United States George W. Bush Party: Republican Phone: 202-456-1414 Fax: 202-456-2461 www.whitehouse.gov president@whitehouse.gov Washington Office: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, US 20500 Next Election: 2004 U.S. Senate from New Jersey Jon Corzine Party: Democrat Phone: 856-757-5353 Fax: 856-546-1526 http://corzine.senate.gov Barrington Commons 208 White Horse Pike, Suite 18 Barrington, NJ 08007 Next Election: 2006 Frank Lautenberg Party: Democrat Phone: 973-639-8700 Fax: 973-639-872 http://lautenberg.senate.gov One Gateway Center Twenty-Third Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Next Election: 2008 U.S. Representative, New Jersey Congressional District 1 Robert E. Andrews Party: Democrat Phone: 856-546-5100 Fax: 856-546-9529 http://www.house.gov/andrews 506A White Horse Pike Haddon Heights, NJ 08035 Washington DC Phone: 202-225-6501 Next Election: 2004

ELECTED OFFICIALS REPRESENTING CAMDEN RESIDENTS STATE Governor James McGreevey Party: Democrat Phone: 609-292-6000 Fax: 609-292-3454 http://www.state.nj.us/governor/ State House, P.O. Box 001 Trenton, NJ 08625-0001 Next Election: 2005 State Senate, District 5 Wayne Bryant Party: Democrat Phone: 856-757-0552 http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bryant.asp SenBryant@njleg.org 501 Cooper St. Camden, NJ 08102 Next Election: 2003 General Assembly, District 5 Joseph Roberts Party: Democrat Phone: 856-742-7600 http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roberts.asp AsmRoberts@njleg.org Brooklawn Shopping Plaza RT. 130 & Browning Rd. Brooklawn, NJ 08030 Next Election: 2003 Nilsa Cruz-Perez Party: Democrat Phone: 856-541-1251 http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/cruz.asp AswCruz-Perez@njleg.org 514 Cooper St. Camden, NJ 08102 Next Election: 2003

ELECTED OFFICIALS REPRESENTING CAMDEN RESIDENTS CITY or Gwendolyn Faison or's Office Phone: 856-757-7200 http://www.ci.camden.nj.us/city/mayor_office.html mayor@ci.camden.nj.us 520 Market Street City Hall, Fourth Floor P.O. BOX 95120 Camden, New Jersey 08101-5120 Next Election: 2005 City Council Phone: 856-757-7115 Fax: 856-966-1437 http://www.ci.camden.nj.us/city/citycouncil.html Email: citycouncil@ci.camden.nj.us Next Election: 2005 At Large Dana L. Redd Phone: City Hall: 856-757-7118 City Line: 856-757-7329 C. Louise Dobbs Phone: City Hall: 856-757-7119 City Line: 856-757-7312 Israel Nieves Phone: City Hall: 856-757-7117 Office: 856-225-5312 (Hispanic Affairs) City Line: 856-757-7369 Office of City Council 520 Market Street City Hall, Suite 201 P.O. Box 95120 Camden, New Jersey 08101-5120 Districts 1-4 Michael McGuire, Ward 1 Phone: City Hall: 856-757-7120 City Line: 856-757-7178 Ali Sloan-El, Sr., Ward 2 Phone: City Hall: 856-757-7122 City Line: 856-757-7662 Francisco Moran, Ward 3 Phone: City Hall: 856-757-7121 City Line: 856-968-4786 Angel Fuentes, Ward 4 City Council President Phone: City Hall: 856-757-7128 City Line: 856-757-7673

ELECTED OFFICIALS REPRESENTING CAMDEN RESIDENTS COUNTY Board Of Chosen Freeholders http://www.co.camden.nj.us/government/freeholders/index.html Jeffrey L. Nash, Director Phone: 856-225-5466 520 Market Street 15th Floor Camden, NJ 08102 Edward T. McDonnell, Deputy Director Phone: 856-225-5458 520 Market Street 7th Floor Camden, NJ 08102 Helen Albright Phone: 856-225-5305 520 Market Street 12th Floor Camden, NJ 08102 Annette Castiglione-Degan Phone: 856-225-5451 520 Market Street 8th Floor Camden, NJ 08102 Riletta L. Cream Phone: 856-225-5453 520 Market Street 8th Floor Camden, NJ 08102 Laurelle A. Cummings Phone: 856-225-5575 520 Market Street 11th Floor Camden, NJ 08102 Thomas Gurrick Phone: 856-225-5576 520 Market Street 12th Floor Camden, NJ 08102

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