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Paulsboro·New Jersey

Paulsboro moved 5.9 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
NJ
Paulsboro
HarrisD+28.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic63.2%1,428
Donald TrumpRepublican34.8%785
OtherAll other candidates2.0%45
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +28.5% in 2024.+28.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+54.9%
2012+58.4%
2016+40.3%
2020+34.4%
2024+28.5%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
63.2%Harris1,428
34.8%Trump785
2.0%
+28.5%
2,258
D
66.8%Biden1,694
32.4%Trump822
0.8%incl. Jorgensen
+34.4%
2,537
D
68.7%Clinton1,503
28.4%Trump621
3.0%incl. Johnson
+40.3%
2,189
D
79.2%Obama2,060
20.8%Romney541
0.0%
+58.4%
2,601
D
76.7%Obama2,059
21.8%McCain586
1.5%
+54.9%
2,685

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. 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.
IndicatorPaulsboroCityNew JerseyStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White40.4%54.0%61.0%
Black35.9%12.8%12.2%
Asian2.8%10.1%6.0%
Two or more races18.0%12.4%12.6%
Other race2.9%10.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino19.8%22.5%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$64,239$103,556$84,427
Poverty rate15.2%9.7%12.5%
Median age36.340.339.1
Age 18–249.8%8.4%9.2%
Age 65 and older16.8%17.1%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)36.8%43.5%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home10.1%33.2%22.3%
Spanish5.1%17.2%13.6%
Other Indo-European1.9%5.6%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryIrish 24.5%Italian 13.7%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryItalian 22.3%Irish 12.1%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 16.2%German 8.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic39.9%County context32.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant9.9%County context5.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed40.7%County context47.8%51.5%
Mainline Protestant5.4%County context4.2%5.2%

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.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
Irish
24.5%
Italian
22.3%
German
16.2%
English
10.1%
Polish
5.2%
American
2.9%
Scottish
1.4%
French
1.1%
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
0.5%
African
0.3%
Nigerian
0.3%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
4.2%
Mexican
1.2%
Dominican
0.6%
Guatemalan
0.4%
Colombian
0.3%
Cuban
0.2%
Salvadoran
0.2%
Peruvian
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
1.0%
Filipino
0.7%
Chinese
0.4%
Vietnamese
0.2%
Korean
0.2%
Pakistani
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.5%
Arabic0.4%
Other languages0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
Korean0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
39.9%
Evangelical Protestant
9.9%
Mainline Protestant
5.4%
Muslim
1.7%
Hindu
1.1%
Black Protestant
0.6%
Other Christian
0.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.2%
Jewish
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted40.7%
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.

Paulsboro sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 58.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.5 points.

A population of 6,248, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,239 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Paulsboro, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Paulsboro, New Jersey voted Democratic by 28.5 points (D+28.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,258 votes cast, 1,428 went Democratic and 785 went Republican.
What is Paulsboro, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Paulsboro, 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 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Paulsboro, New Jersey?
Paulsboro, New Jersey has a population of 6,248 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Paulsboro, New Jersey?
Median household income in Paulsboro, New Jersey is $64,239 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Paulsboro, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Paulsboro, New Jersey from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.