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Totowa·New Jersey

Totowa moved 13.7 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
NJ
Totowa
TrumpR+33.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Totowa, NJThe boundary of Totowa, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+33.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Totowa · R+33.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican64.7%3,971
Kamala HarrisDemocratic31.4%1,926
OtherAll other candidates3.9%238
D+60
R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
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: −33.3% in 2024.−33.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−21.0%
2012−12.9%
2016−24.5%
2020−19.6%
2024−33.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). † 2020 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported these votes at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from the adjacent cycles’ precinct geography, scaled to the unit’s certified totals.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
31.4%Harris1,926
64.7%Trump3,971
3.9%
−33.3%
6,135
R
40.0%Biden2,553
59.6%Trump3,804
0.4%incl. Jorgensen
−19.6%
6,380
R
36.5%Clinton1,997
61.0%Trump3,336
2.5%incl. Johnson
−24.5%
5,471
R
43.6%Obama2,223
56.4%Romney2,881
0.0%
−12.9%
5,104
R
38.9%Obama2,026
59.9%McCain3,118
1.2%
−21.0%
5,209

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.
IndicatorTotowaCityNew JerseyStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White58.1%54.0%61.0%
Black5.3%12.8%12.2%
Asian7.4%10.1%6.0%
Two or more races21.3%12.4%12.6%
Other race7.9%10.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino25.7%22.5%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$113,563$103,556$84,427
Poverty rate4.1%9.7%12.5%
Median age4240.339.1
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.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.2%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
2.8%
Filipino
0.9%
Chinese
0.5%
Bangladeshi
0.5%
Korean
0.3%
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.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 33.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 13.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.3 points.

A population of 10,959, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $113,563 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Totowa, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Totowa, New Jersey voted Republican by 33.3 points (R+33.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,135 votes cast, 1,926 went Democratic and 3,971 went Republican.
What is Totowa, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Totowa, 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 Totowa, New Jersey?
Totowa, New Jersey has a population of 10,959 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Totowa, New Jersey?
Median household income in Totowa, New Jersey is $113,563 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Totowa, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Totowa, 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.