[25] The city is named for the Absegami tribe of Native Americans, from the word "Absogami", which means "little stream".

[27][28][29] The 2010 United States census counted 8,411 people, 3,179 households, and 2,254 families in the city.

[7][41][42] As of 2025[update], the Mayor of Absecon is Republican Thomas A. Marrone, serving a term of office ending December 31, 2028.

The person to fill in Mayor Thomas A. Marrone's Ward 1 seat has yet to be determined.

[44][45][46][47][48][49][50] In September 2021, the City Council selected Donna Poley to fill the Ward 1 seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Keith C. Bennett until he resigned from office.

[51] In February 2019, the City Council appointed Ward 2 councilmember Kimberley Horton to fill the mayoral seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by John Armstrong until he resigned from office.

[52] Later that month, Caleb Cavileer was chosen to fill Horton's vacant Ward 2 seat expiring in December 2020.

[54] Following the death of Ward 1 Councilmember Donald E. Camp in February 2016,[55] Patrick Sheeran was selected from three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee and appointed to fill the vacant seat expiring in December 2016.

[58][59][60] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 2nd congressional district is represented by Jeff Van Drew (R, Dennis Township).

[62] For the 2024-2025 session, the 2nd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Vincent J. Polistina (R, Egg Harbor Township) and in the General Assembly by Don Guardian (R, Atlantic City) and Claire Swift (R, Margate City).

[64][65] As of 2025[update], Atlantic County's Executive is Dennis Levinson (R, Northfield), whose term of office ends December 31, 2027.

[84] Among the city's 2010 Census population, 66.9% (vs. 58.8% in Atlantic County) were registered to vote, including 84.5% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 76.6% countywide).

[98] The Absecon Public School District serve students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

[99] Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

[107] In 2020, the Absecon district submitted a petition to end its agreement with Pleasantville and send its students to Absegami High School under a new sending/receiving relationship with the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District that Absecon argues would give its students a better education at a lower cost, without negatively impacting the demographics in Pleasantville High School.

[108] City public school students are also eligible to attend the Atlantic County Institute of Technology in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township[109] or the Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts, located in Somers Point.

[116] NJ Transit provides bus service to and from Atlantic City on routes 508 (to the Hamilton Mall), 554 (to the Lindenwold PATCO station) and 559 (to Lakewood Township).