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Pompton Lakes·New Jersey

Pompton Lakes moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
NJ
Pompton Lakes
TrumpR+13.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican55.7%3,361
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.0%2,537
OtherAll other candidates2.3%139
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: −13.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−4.4%
2012+0.5%
2016−9.9%
2020−7.0%
2024−13.6%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
42.0%Harris2,537
55.7%Trump3,361
2.3%
−13.6%
6,037
R
46.2%Biden2,920
53.2%Trump3,365
0.7%incl. Jorgensen
−7.0%
6,327
R
43.4%Clinton2,298
53.4%Trump2,824
3.2%incl. Johnson
−9.9%
5,292
D
50.2%Obama2,516
49.8%Romney2,493
0.0%
+0.5%
5,009
R
47.3%Obama2,571
51.7%McCain2,809
1.1%
−4.4%
5,438

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.
IndicatorPompton LakesCityNew JerseyStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White76.9%54.0%61.0%
Black1.6%12.8%12.2%
Asian4.6%10.1%6.0%
Two or more races14.1%12.4%12.6%
Other race2.8%10.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino17.0%22.5%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$124,454$103,556$84,427
Poverty rate8.5%9.7%12.5%
Median age39.740.339.1
Age 18–249.2%8.4%9.2%
Age 65 and older15.9%17.1%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)30.9%43.5%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home51.3%33.2%22.3%
Spanish37.4%17.2%13.6%
Other Indo-European5.0%5.6%2.0%
Arabic2.9%0.9%0.4%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2.4%1.7%0.7%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryDominican 15.5%Italian 13.7%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryItalian 10.7%Irish 12.1%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryMexican 7.1%German 8.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic34.9%County context32.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant5.8%County context5.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed40.2%County context47.8%51.5%
Muslim11.7%County context3.4%1.3%

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
Italian
10.7%
Irish
6.0%
German
4.7%
Polish
4.0%
American
2.5%
English
2.2%
Dutch
1.2%
Russian
1.0%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Dominican
15.5%
Mexican
7.1%
Puerto Rican
6.7%
Peruvian
4.1%
Colombian
3.2%
Ecuadorian
1.7%
Salvadoran
0.9%
Cuban
0.8%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
2.8%
Filipino
0.9%
Chinese
0.5%
Bangladeshi
0.5%
Korean
0.3%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.2%
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
1.4%
African
0.5%
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
48.7%
speak English only
Spanish37.4%
Other Indo-European5.0%
Arabic2.9%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2.4%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.1%
Other languages0.7%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.4%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
Korean0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
34.9%
Muslim
11.7%
Evangelical Protestant
5.8%
Mainline Protestant
2.3%
Jewish
1.8%
Other Christian
1.0%
Orthodox Christian
0.9%
Black Protestant
0.7%
Hindu
0.4%
Latter-day Saints
0.3%
Unaffiliated or not counted40.2%
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.

Pompton Lakes sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.5 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 13.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.6 points.

A population of 11,047, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $124,454 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pompton Lakes, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey voted Republican by 13.6 points (R+13.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,037 votes cast, 2,537 went Democratic and 3,361 went Republican.
What is Pompton Lakes, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Pompton Lakes, 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 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Pompton Lakes, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pompton Lakes, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey?
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey has a population of 11,047 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey?
Median household income in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey is $124,454 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.