2024 presidential election
Mount Arlington
TrumpR+11.0
Constituent county margins for Mount Arlington, 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 | 54.4% | 1,919 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 43.4% | 1,531 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 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 | −15.3% |
| 2012 | −17.7% |
| 2016 | −20.0% |
| 2020 | −7.0% |
| 2024 | −11.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,531 | 1,919 | 3,526 | ||
| R | 1,640 | 1,889 | 3,559 | ||
| R | 1,111 | 1,692 | 2,902 | ||
| R | 721 | 1,032 | 1,753 | ||
| R | 1,123 | 1,535 | 2,687 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Mount ArlingtonCity | New JerseyState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 79.6% | 54.0% | 61.0% |
| Black | 5.5% | 12.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.6% | 10.1% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 8.2% | 12.4% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 3.0% | 10.7% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14.4% | 22.5% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $92,264 | $103,556 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 4.9% | 9.7% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 48.1 | 40.3 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.1% | 8.4% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 18.3% | 17.1% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 50.9% | 43.6% | 35.7% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 21.8% | 33.1% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 8.7% | 17.2% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 4.2% | 5.6% | 2.0% |
| Russian, Polish, or other Slavic | 2.9% | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| Arabic | 2.6% | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | Italian 19.3% | Italian 13.7% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Irish 16.8% | Irish 12.1% | English 9.5% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | German 12.5% | German 8.6% | Irish 9.4% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 35.3%County context | 32.0% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 5.7%County context | 5.1% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 42.5%County context | 47.8% | 51.5% |
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 ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
19.3%
Irish
16.8%
German
12.5%
English
7.2%
Polish
5.9%
American
2.9%
French
1.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 48.1 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
$92,264
Mount Arlington$92,264
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
4.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.2%
Working age (18–64)4.4%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.2%
speak English only
Spanish8.7%
Other Indo-European4.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2.9%
Arabic2.6%
Other languages2.4%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.9%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted42.5%
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.
Mount Arlington sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 20.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.0 points.
A population of 5,935, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,264 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mount Arlington, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mount Arlington, New Jersey voted Republican by 11.0 points (R+11.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,526 votes cast, 1,531 went Democratic and 1,919 went Republican.
What is Mount Arlington, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Mount Arlington, 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 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Mount Arlington, New Jersey?
Mount Arlington, New Jersey has a population of 5,935 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Arlington, New Jersey?
Median household income in Mount Arlington, New Jersey is $92,264 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Mount Arlington, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Mount Arlington, New Jersey from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.