Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2004–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic68.0%774TrumpRepublican30.5%347OtherAll other candidates1.5%17
D+37.5
Lead
427
Total
1,138
vs nation
D+39.0
BidenDemocratic74.3%1,080TrumpRepublican24.8%361OtherAll other candidates0.9%13
D+49.4
Lead
719
Total
1,454
vs nation
D+45.0
ClintonDemocratic74.6%996TrumpRepublican22.6%302OtherAll other candidates2.8%38
D+51.9
Lead
694
Total
1,336
vs nation
D+49.9
ObamaDemocratic80.6%1,219RomneyRepublican17.5%264OtherAll other candidates1.9%29
D+63.2
Lead
955
Total
1,512
vs nation
D+59.3
ObamaDemocratic80.0%1,340McCainRepublican18.6%312OtherAll other candidates1.3%22
D+61.4
Lead
1,028
Total
1,674
vs nation
D+54.1
KerryDemocratic77.1%1,151BushRepublican21.5%321OtherAll other candidates1.3%20
D+55.6
Lead
830
Total
1,492
vs nation
D+58.1
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
D+37.5MIT Election Lab
Population
4,8822024 5-year
Population density
5,424 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
0.9 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$45,7812024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
32.1%2024 5-year
Black
30.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
31.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+63.2 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
41.9%1,140 participants ÷ 2,721 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+22.1 ptsVolatile
Drop-off vs state
-10.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
19.8%–23.5%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%
36.0%
28.5%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
1,140
2,721 ± 319
41.9%
Audited
E/D
2022Mid
805
2,821 ± 280
28.5%
Audited
E/A
1,461
2,885 ± 284
50.6%
Audited
E/A
2018Mid
1,101
3,059 ± 321
36.0%
Audited
E/D
1,359
2,679 ± 262
50.7%
Audited
E/A
1,512
3,404
44.4%
Derived
—
1,674
2,992
55.9%
Derived
—
1,492
2,580 extrapolated
57.8%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2024: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 323/229.
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2020: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 321/4.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
presidential history
Party record book
Penns Grove, NJ · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
80.6%
1,219 votes · D+63.2
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 80.0%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
30.5%
347 votes · D+37.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 24.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
1,340votes
80.0% of the vote · D+61.4
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 1,219 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
361votes
24.8% of the vote · D+49.4
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 347 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
+59.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+63.2 · U.S. D+3.9
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · +58.1 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2024
−39.0pts R vs U.S.
Place D+37.5 · U.S. R+1.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −45.0 pts
U.S. House elections · 1 House
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Penns Grove · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Salem County, New Jersey, the county containing Penns Grove — Penns Grove’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Penns Grove, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
Penns Grove sits on the Delaware River in one of New Jersey's least populous counties, where its dense, majority-minority electorate makes it a notable concentration of Democratic votes in an otherwise competitive Salem County landscape.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 63.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 11.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.5 points.
A population of 4,882, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,781 describe the city.
In 2024, Penns Grove, New Jersey voted Democratic by 37.5 points (D+37.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,138 votes cast, 774 went Democratic and 347 went Republican.
How many people live in Penns Grove, New Jersey?
Penns Grove, New Jersey has a population of 4,882 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Penns Grove, New Jersey?
Median household income in Penns Grove, New Jersey is $45,781 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Penns Grove, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Penns Grove, New Jersey from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
