† 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
GroupMadisonNew JerseyUnited States
Italian22.0%13.7%4.8%
Irish19.2%12.1%9.4%
German14.3%8.6%12.5%
English8.2%4.9%9.5%
Polish6.7%4.6%2.2%
American3.3%3.3%5.3%
Russian1.7%1.3%—
Dutch1.6%——
Puerto Rican2.7%5.1%1.8%
Colombian2.2%1.7%0.4%
Mexican1.2%2.6%11.3%
Honduran1.0%—0.3%
Dominican0.8%4.0%0.7%
Ecuadorian0.7%1.7%—
Cuban0.7%0.9%0.7%
Peruvian0.6%0.8%—
Asian Indian3.4%4.6%1.4%
Chinese1.4%1.6%1.3%
Filipino0.5%1.3%0.9%
Korean0.3%1.1%0.4%
Pakistani0.2%0.4%—
Taiwanese0.2%——
African American†0.8%8.6%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Haitian0.2%0.7%0.3%
Jamaican0.2%0.8%0.4%
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
Madison
New Jersey
United States
Median age
38.2
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
13.6%
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.3%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Madison
New Jersey
United States
Median household income
$171,471
$103,556
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.2%
9.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
74.1%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Madison
New Jersey
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
18.3%
33.2%
22.3%
Spanish
8.8%
17.2%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.0%
1.1%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
3.3%
5.6%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.0%
1.5%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Madison
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.
Madison, New Jersey
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−2.7%
2008
+4.9%
2012
−2.3%
2016
+18.8%
2020
+27.3%
2024
+23.2%
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 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle 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
D
60.2%Harris5,378
37.1%Trump3,309
2.7%
D+23.2
R+4.1
D+24.6
8,928
D
63.2%Biden5,879
35.9%Trump3,343
0.9%
D+27.3
D+8.4
D+22.8
9,302
D
57.1%Clinton4,445
38.3%Trump2,980
4.6%
D+18.8
D+21.1
D+16.7
7,785
R
48.2%Obama3,628
50.5%Romney3,800
1.2%
R+2.3
R+7.2
R+6.1
7,520
D
51.9%Obama4,036
47.0%McCain3,655
1.1%
D+4.9
D+7.6
R+2.4
7,774
R
48.1%Kerry3,538
50.8%Bush3,739
1.0%
R+2.7
—
R+0.3
7,354
Madison sits along the Morris & Essex rail line in Morris County, with a high share of graduate-degree holders tied to nearby corporate campuses and Drew University — a demographic profile that has made it a bellwether for suburban ticket-splitting trends.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.3 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 2.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.2 points.
A population of 16,447, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $171,471 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chatham and Ridgewood.
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, Madison, New Jersey voted Democratic by 23.2 points (D+23.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 8,928 votes cast, 5,378 went Democratic and 3,309 went Republican.
When did Madison, New Jersey last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Madison, New Jersey voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Madison, New Jersey?
Madison, New Jersey has a population of 16,447 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madison, New Jersey?
Median household income in Madison, New Jersey is $171,471 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Madison, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Madison, New Jersey from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
