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Nantucket·Massachusetts

Nantucket moved 9.0 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
MA
Nantucket
HarrisD+36.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic66.7%3,428
Donald TrumpRepublican30.2%1,551
OtherAll other candidates3.1%161
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +36.5% in 2024.+36.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+36.5%
2012+26.6%
2016+34.6%
2020+45.6%
2024+36.5%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+36.5%
3,4281,5515,140
D
+45.6%
3,7481,3665,229
D
+34.6%
2,9571,3504,640
D
+26.6%
2,7101,5714,281
D
+36.5%
2,9031,3304,310

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorNantucketCityMassachusettsStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White73.1%68.7%61.0%
Black6.8%6.8%12.2%
Asian0.6%7.3%6.0%
Two or more races9.8%11.1%12.6%
Other race9.7%6.1%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino16.9%13.3%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$148,017$103,960$84,427
Poverty rate3.2%10.1%12.5%
Median age42.240.339.1
Age 18–246.8%9.9%9.2%
Age 65 and older16.1%17.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)52.8%47.3%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home18.1%25.1%22.3%
Spanish11.8%9.7%13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3.0%1.0%0.7%
German or other West Germanic1.0%0.3%0.5%
Other Indo-European1.0%6.1%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryIrish 19.2%Irish 18.6%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 15.1%Italian 11.1%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryItalian 9.0%English 9.7%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic22.6%County context35.5%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant1.5%County context3.6%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed67.4%County context51.4%51.5%
Mainline Protestant6.2%County context3.3%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
19.2%
English
15.1%
Italian
9.0%
German
6.3%
French
4.5%
Polish
2.7%
American
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.9%
speak English only
Spanish11.8%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3.0%
German or other West Germanic1.0%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.6%
Other languages0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
22.6%
Mainline Protestant
6.2%
Evangelical Protestant
1.5%
Other Christian
1.2%
Other faiths
1.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted67.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Nantucket sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.5 points.

A population of 10,017, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $148,017 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Nantucket, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nantucket, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 36.5 points (D+36.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,140 votes cast, 3,428 went Democratic and 1,551 went Republican.
What is Nantucket, Massachusetts's political typology?
Akashic places Nantucket, Massachusetts in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Nantucket, Massachusetts?
Nantucket, Massachusetts has a population of 10,017 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nantucket, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Nantucket, Massachusetts is $148,017 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Nantucket, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Nantucket, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.