Mid-Atlantic
From Usgs
| Capital | Harrisburg, PA |
| Largest city | Philadelphia |
| Notable Metropolitan Areas | Philadelphia, PA New York City suburbs in NJ (split with Northeast) Baltimore, MD Washington, DC suburbs (split with Appalachia) Pittsburgh, PA Allentown-Bethlehem PA Harrisburg, PA Scranton, PA York, PA Lancaster, PA Erie, PA Atlantic City, NJ |
| Regions | States |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| Atlantic Seaboard | New Jersey Maryland Delaware |
| Area | Ranked 9th |
| - Total | 69,672 sq mi (?) km² |
| - % water | (?) |
| Population | Ranked 7th |
| - Total | 26,775,490 |
| - Density | 384.31/sq mi (?)/km² ((?)th) |
| Governor | David Gamble (R-PA) |
| U.S. Senators | |
| - Pennsylvania | Kathryn Spencer (D-PA) Samuel Clay (R-PA) |
| - Atlantic Seaboard | Vincent Giorelli (D-NJ) Grace Straka (D-NJ) |
| Abbreviation | MID |
| Web site | Mid-Atlantic Government |
The Superregion of the Mid-Atlantic is the geographically smallest, and densest, in the nation. The corridor between New York City and Washington DC, including Philadelphia, Baltimore, Trenton and Newark, very nearly constitutes continuous urban area. The superregion is divided into two regions: Pennsylvania, and the Atlantic Seaboard, each constituting roughly half the population.
The superregion is named mainly for the census bureau division lying between the South and New England. The official definition, however, includes New York and excludes Maryland and Delaware.
Contents |
Adjacent Superregions
- West and South: Appalachia (and Washington, DC)
- North: Northeast
Politics
The Mid-Atlantic is, numerically, quite Democratic, with Democrats holding a 54-46 registration advantage over the Republicans. This advantage, however, is tempered by the split between the regions: In Pennsylvania, Democrats hold only a 51-49 advantage, while the advantage in the Atlantic Seaboard approaches 58-42. Due to this split, Republicans, while they have had success locally in Pennsylvania, and used Pennsylvania to capture the Governorship, are relatively unlikely to win races in the Atlantic Seaboard.
Election 2016
(Coming soon to a wikitable near you!)
Office Holders
Note: The Governor information is not complete: Missing Legislative Leaders, Legislative Breakdowns, and Lieutenant Governor names.
| Year | Governor | Lt. Governor | Legislature | |||||||
| Name | Party | State | Name | Party | State | GOP | DNC | Maj. Leader | Min. Leader | |
| 2009 | Robert Cunningham1 | Democrat | Pennsylvania | |||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||||
| David Gamble | Republican | Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | David Gamble | Republican | Pennsylvania | |||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | ||||||||||
| Senators | ||||
| Year | Pennsylvania | Atlantic Seaboard | ||
| Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 2 | Class 3 | |
| 2008 | Kathryn Spencer (D-PA) | David Gamble (R-PA)2 | Vincent Giorelli (D-NJ) | Vacant |
| 2009 | Evangeline Heaton (I-NJ)3 | |||
| 2010 | ||||
| 2011 | Kathryn Spencer (D-PA) | |||
| Samuel Clay (R-PA)A | ||||
| 2012 | ||||
| 2013 | Samuel Clay (R-PA) | Vincent Giorelli (D-NJ) | Grace Straka (D-NJ)X | |
| 2014 | ||||
| 2015 | Grace Straka (D-NJ) | |||
| 2016 | ||||
Footnotes
- 1 Robert Cunningham was recalled from office in late 2010.
- 2 Resigned 2011 after being elected Governor.
- 3 National Equality Party; caucused with the Democrats; resigned late 2012.
- A Appointed to the remainder of a predecessor's term
- X Elected to fill a vacancy for the remainder of a predecessor's term.
