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Pleasantville·New Jersey

Pleasantville moved 16.4 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
NJ
Pleasantville
HarrisD+53.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic75.8%4,372
Donald TrumpRepublican22.1%1,273
OtherAll other candidates2.1%124
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: +53.7% in 2024.+53.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+81.1%
2012+86.4%
2016+80.0%
2020+70.1%
2024+53.7%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
75.8%Harris4,372
22.1%Trump1,273
2.1%
+53.7%
5,769
D
85.0%Biden5,872
14.8%Trump1,024
0.2%incl. Jorgensen
+70.1%
6,911
D
89.3%Clinton5,422
9.3%Trump565
1.4%incl. Johnson
+80.0%
6,074
D
93.2%Obama6,020
6.8%Romney440
0.0%
+86.4%
6,460
D
90.1%Obama5,938
9.1%McCain597
0.8%
+81.1%
6,588

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.
IndicatorPleasantvilleCityNew JerseyStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White13.5%54.0%61.0%
Black32.4%12.8%12.2%
Asian2.0%10.1%6.0%
Two or more races29.0%12.4%12.6%
Other race23.2%10.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino53.7%22.5%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$53,661$103,556$84,427
Poverty rate25.1%9.7%12.5%
Median age34.740.339.1
Age 18–248.8%8.4%9.2%
Age 65 and older19.8%17.1%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)31.8%43.5%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home26.3%33.2%22.3%
Spanish15.0%17.2%13.6%
Other Indo-European4.5%5.6%2.0%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.1%1.7%0.7%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.0%1.5%1.1%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryItalian 16.6%Italian 13.7%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 15.6%Irish 12.1%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 11.7%German 8.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic30.4%County context32.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant10.2%County context5.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed46.0%County context47.8%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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
7.2%
Mexican
5.0%
Dominican
3.2%
Honduran
0.9%
Colombian
0.8%
Cuban
0.6%
Peruvian
0.6%
Salvadoran
0.4%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.4%
Jamaican
0.4%
Haitian
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.3%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
Italian
16.6%
Irish
15.6%
German
11.7%
English
6.9%
Polish
3.5%
American
2.7%
Russian
1.3%
French
1.1%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
2.4%
Chinese
1.2%
Filipino
1.1%
Vietnamese
1.0%
Bangladeshi
0.8%
Pakistani
0.5%
Korean
0.4%
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
73.7%
speak English only
Spanish15.0%
Other Indo-European4.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.0%
Vietnamese1.0%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1.0%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.6%
Arabic0.5%
Other languages0.5%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Korean0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
30.4%
Evangelical Protestant
10.2%
Hindu
4.4%
Mainline Protestant
3.7%
Black Protestant
1.7%
Jewish
1.2%
Muslim
1.0%
Other Christian
0.7%
Orthodox Christian
0.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted46.0%
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.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 16.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.7 points.

A population of 20,712, a 14% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,661 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pleasantville, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pleasantville, New Jersey voted Democratic by 53.7 points (D+53.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,769 votes cast, 4,372 went Democratic and 1,273 went Republican.
What is Pleasantville, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Pleasantville, 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 Pleasantville, New Jersey?
Pleasantville, New Jersey has a population of 20,712 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pleasantville, New Jersey?
Median household income in Pleasantville, New Jersey is $53,661 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Pleasantville, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Pleasantville, 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.