† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupLakewoodNew JerseyUnited States
Italian20.3%13.7%4.8%
Irish18.0%12.1%9.4%
German12.6%8.6%12.5%
American7.8%3.3%5.3%
Polish7.4%4.6%2.2%
English6.5%4.9%9.5%
Hungarian1.7%——
Russian1.4%1.3%—
Puerto Rican4.4%5.1%1.8%
Mexican2.9%2.6%11.3%
Dominican1.1%4.0%0.7%
Colombian0.7%1.7%0.4%
Cuban0.5%0.9%0.7%
Honduran0.5%—0.3%
Ecuadorian0.5%1.7%—
Peruvian0.5%0.8%—
African American†1.4%8.6%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Lakewood
New Jersey
United States
Median age
17.5
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
11.2%
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
5.1%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lakewood
New Jersey
United States
Median household income
$56,968
$103,556
$84,427
Poverty rate
30.0%
9.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.9%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lakewood
New Jersey
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.0%
33.2%
22.3%
Spanish
10.7%
17.2%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
9.2%
0.4%
0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.2%
1.7%
0.7%
Other languages
3.7%
1.1%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lakewood
New Jersey
United States
Catholic
—
32.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
47.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Lakewood, New Jersey
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−66.6%
2008
−65.5%
2012
−70.1%
2016
−72.9%
2020
−77.6%
2024
−91.7%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004, 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
3.8%Harris743
95.5%Trump18,492
0.6%
R+91.7
R+14.1
R+90.2
19,355
R
11.1%Biden1,947
88.7%Trump15,507
0.1%
R+77.6
R+4.7
R+82.1
17,474
R
13.0%Clinton1,323
85.9%Trump8,763
1.1%
R+72.9
R+2.8
R+75.0
10,202
R
14.3%Obama1,725
84.5%Romney10,177
1.2%
R+70.1
R+4.6
R+74.0
12,049
R
17.0%Obama2,181
82.5%McCain10,584
0.5%
R+65.5
D+1.1
R+72.8
12,825
R
16.5%Kerry2,010
83.1%Bush10,136
0.5%
R+66.6
—
R+64.1
12,204
Lakewood's rapid demographic expansion — fueled by a dense Orthodox Jewish community centered on Beth Medrash Govoha, one of the largest yeshivas outside Israel — has made it a closely watched turnout anomaly in Ocean County elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 91.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 14.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 91.7 points.
A population of 69,585, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,968 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Viola and Stephenville.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Lakewood, New Jersey voted Republican by 91.7 points (R+91.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,355 votes cast, 743 went Democratic and 18,492 went Republican.
How many people live in Lakewood, New Jersey?
Lakewood, New Jersey has a population of 69,585 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lakewood, New Jersey?
Median household income in Lakewood, New Jersey is $56,968 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Lakewood, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Lakewood, New Jersey from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
