2024 presidential election
Kearny
TrumpR+1.6
Constituent county margins for Kearny, 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
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 49.5% | 6,428 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 47.9% | 6,226 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.6% | 339 |
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 | +22.6% |
| 2012 | +39.6% |
| 2016 | +29.0% |
| 2020 | +22.1% |
| 2024 | −1.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 47.9%Harris6,226 | 49.5%Trump6,428 | 2.6% | 12,993 | ||
| D | 60.8%Biden8,594 | 38.8%Trump5,477 | 0.4%incl. Jorgensen | 14,124 | ||
| D | 62.8%Clinton7,653 | 33.8%Trump4,121 | 3.4%incl. Johnson | 12,185 | ||
| D | 69.8%Obama7,942 | 30.2%Romney3,435 | 0.0% | 11,377 | ||
| D | 60.7%Obama6,953 | 38.1%McCain4,365 | 1.2% | 11,451 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | KearnyCity | New JerseyState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 36.5% | 54.0% | 61.0% |
| Black | 5.8% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 4.4% | 10.1% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 27.8% | 12.4% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 25.4% | 10.7% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51.7% | 22.5% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $79,154 | $103,556 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 12.5% | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 40 | 40.3 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 7.7% | 8.4% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 12.7% | 17.1% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 48.9% | 43.5% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 56.5% | 33.2% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 33.4% | 17.2% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 8.4% | 5.6% | 2.0% |
| Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese) | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| Arabic | 3.1% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | Dominican 8.0% | Italian 13.7% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Asian Indian 7.5% | Irish 12.1% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Puerto Rican 7.2% | German 8.6% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 29.7%County context | 32.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 4.8%County context | 5.1% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 50.7%County context | 47.8% | 51.5% |
| Muslim | 5.8%County context | 3.4% | 1.3% |
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.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Dominican
8.0%
Puerto Rican
7.2%
Ecuadorian
4.3%
Cuban
3.6%
Colombian
3.1%
Mexican
2.6%
Salvadoran
2.4%
Peruvian
2.1%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
Italian
6.9%
Irish
6.0%
German
3.3%
Polish
2.5%
American
2.3%
English
1.8%
Russian
0.9%
Portuguese
0.9%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.2%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Jamaican
0.6%
African
0.5%
Haitian
0.5%
Guyanese
0.5%
Nigerian
0.3%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
0.3%
Kenyan
0.2%
West Indian
0.2%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
7.5%
Chinese
3.3%
Filipino
3.0%
Korean
0.9%
Pakistani
0.7%
Vietnamese
0.4%
Japanese
0.2%
Taiwanese
0.2%
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: 40.0 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
$79,154
Kearny$79,154
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
12.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.8%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)20.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
43.5%
speak English only
Spanish33.4%
Other Indo-European8.4%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)3.1%
Arabic3.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)2.3%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.5%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)1.1%
Other languages0.8%
Korean0.6%
Vietnamese0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted50.7%
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.
Kearny sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.6 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 1.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 23.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.6 points.
A population of 40,614, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,154 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kearny, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kearny, New Jersey voted Republican by 1.6 points (R+1.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,993 votes cast, 6,226 went Democratic and 6,428 went Republican.
What is Kearny, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Kearny, 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 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kearny, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kearny, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Kearny, New Jersey?
Kearny, New Jersey has a population of 40,614 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kearny, New Jersey?
Median household income in Kearny, New Jersey is $79,154 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Kearny, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Kearny, New Jersey from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.