2024 presidential election
Gloucester
HarrisD+4.3
Constituent county margins for Gloucester, NJOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 51.2% | 2,194 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 47.0% | 2,011 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 76 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +22.7% |
| 2012 | +34.0% |
| 2016 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | +8.0% |
| 2024 | +4.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 51.2%Harris2,194 | 47.0%Trump2,011 | 1.8% | 4,281 | ||
| D | 53.7%Biden2,509 | 45.7%Trump2,136 | 0.6%incl. Jorgensen | 4,674 | ||
| D | 52.3%Clinton2,100 | 44.6%Trump1,789 | 3.1%incl. Johnson | 4,015 | ||
| D | 67.0%Obama2,781 | 33.0%Romney1,371 | 0.0% | 4,152 | ||
| D | 60.4%Obama2,601 | 37.7%McCain1,623 | 1.9% | 4,307 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | GloucesterCity | New JerseyState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 66.9% | 54.0% | 61.0% |
| Black | 13.9% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.4% | 10.1% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 6.8% | 12.4% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 9.0% | 10.7% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25.1% | 22.5% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $64,938 | $103,556 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 19.5% | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 33.5 | 40.3 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.0% | 8.4% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 16.5% | 17.1% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 36.3% | 43.5% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 21.8% | 33.2% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 13.2% | 17.2% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 2.4% | 5.6% | 2.0% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | Irish 15.7% | Italian 13.7% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Italian 14.3% | Irish 12.1% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | German 11.7% | German 8.6% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 38.2%County context | 32.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 7.5%County context | 5.1% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 36.6%County context | 47.8% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 7.3%County context | 4.2% | 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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
Irish
15.7%
Italian
14.3%
German
11.7%
English
6.5%
Polish
4.7%
American
2.9%
Russian
1.4%
Scottish
1.0%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
8.9%
Dominican
3.1%
Mexican
2.9%
Honduran
0.5%
Salvadoran
0.5%
Cuban
0.4%
Guatemalan
0.4%
Nicaraguan
0.4%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.6%
Haitian
0.5%
Jamaican
0.4%
Nigerian
0.3%
Sierra Leonean
0.2%
West Indian
0.2%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
1.6%
Filipino
1.0%
Vietnamese
1.0%
Chinese
0.8%
Korean
0.5%
Pakistani
0.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 33.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,938
Gloucester$64,938
New Jersey$103,556
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.4%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.2%
speak English only
Spanish13.2%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Vietnamese0.9%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.8%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.8%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.8%
Other languages0.8%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.7%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.5%
Korean0.4%
Arabic0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted36.6%
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.
Gloucester sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.0 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.3 points.
A population of 11,509, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,938 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Gloucester, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gloucester, New Jersey voted Democratic by 4.3 points (D+4.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,281 votes cast, 2,194 went Democratic and 2,011 went Republican.
What is Gloucester, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Gloucester, New Jersey 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 Gloucester, New Jersey?
Gloucester, New Jersey has a population of 11,509 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gloucester, New Jersey?
Median household income in Gloucester, New Jersey is $64,938 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Gloucester, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Gloucester, New Jersey 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.