† 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
GroupMargate CityNew JerseyUnited States
Italian28.4%13.7%4.8%
Irish26.7%12.1%9.4%
German20.0%8.6%12.5%
English11.8%4.9%9.5%
Polish6.0%4.6%2.2%
American4.6%3.3%5.3%
Russian2.2%1.3%—
French1.9%—1.6%
Asian Indian0.4%4.6%1.4%
Chinese0.2%1.6%1.3%
Filipino0.2%1.3%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
Puerto Rican1.5%5.1%1.8%
Mexican1.1%2.6%11.3%
Dominican0.7%4.0%0.7%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Colombian0.2%1.7%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
Margate City
New Jersey
United States
Median age
57.5
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
35.4%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Margate City
New Jersey
United States
Median household income
$121,800
$103,556
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.3%
9.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
57.7%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Margate City
New Jersey
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.1%
33.2%
22.3%
Spanish
3.6%
17.2%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.0%
1.7%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.6%
5.6%
2.0%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.1%
0.9%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Margate City
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.
Margate City, New Jersey
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−16.6%
2008
−6.9%
2012
−10.1%
2016
−1.6%
2020
−2.1%
2024
−4.5%
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
R
47.0%Harris1,665
51.6%Trump1,826
1.4%
R+4.5
R+2.5
R+3.1
3,542
R
48.8%Biden1,865
50.9%Trump1,945
0.3%
R+2.1
R+0.4
R+6.5
3,821
R
47.9%Clinton1,632
49.6%Trump1,688
2.5%
R+1.6
D+8.5
R+3.7
3,404
R
44.4%Obama1,552
54.5%Romney1,906
1.1%
R+10.1
R+3.3
R+14.0
3,496
R
45.8%Obama1,793
52.7%McCain2,061
1.5%
R+6.9
D+9.7
R+14.1
3,911
R
41.7%Kerry1,469
58.3%Bush2,052
0.0%
R+16.6
—
R+14.1
3,522
Margate City's year-round population of roughly 5,000 swells each summer, but only permanent residents vote — making this Atlantic County beach community's electorate smaller and older than its peak-season crowds suggest.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 16.6 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.5 points.
A population of 5,234, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $121,800 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brigantine and Ocean City.
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, Margate City, New Jersey voted Republican by 4.5 points (R+4.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,542 votes cast, 1,665 went Democratic and 1,826 went Republican.
How many people live in Margate City, New Jersey?
Margate City, New Jersey has a population of 5,234 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Margate City, New Jersey?
Median household income in Margate City, New Jersey is $121,800 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Margate City, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Margate City, New Jersey from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
