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West Long Branch·New Jersey

West Long Branch moved 9.4 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
NJ
West Long Branch
TrumpR+29.9
2024
2024 presidential margin for West Long Branch, NJThe boundary of West Long Branch, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+29.9), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.West Long Branch · R+29.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican63.9%2,410
Kamala HarrisDemocratic34.0%1,283
OtherAll other candidates2.1%78
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: −29.9% in 2024.−29.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−18.1%
2012−17.9%
2016−23.0%
2020−20.5%
2024−29.9%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
34.0%Harris1,283
63.9%Trump2,410
2.1%
−29.9%
3,771
R
39.5%Biden1,609
60.0%Trump2,446
0.6%incl. Jorgensen
−20.5%
4,078
R
36.9%Clinton1,375
59.9%Trump2,231
3.2%incl. Johnson
−23.0%
3,727
R
41.0%Obama1,506
59.0%Romney2,163
0.0%
−17.9%
3,669
R
40.3%Obama1,524
58.4%McCain2,208
1.4%
−18.1%
3,784

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.
IndicatorWest Long BranchCityNew JerseyStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White79.8%54.0%61.0%
Black5.3%12.8%12.2%
Asian1.3%10.1%6.0%
Two or more races7.0%12.4%12.6%
Other race6.5%10.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.1%22.5%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$114,271$103,556$84,427
Poverty rate3.4%9.7%12.5%
Median age29.940.339.1
Age 18–248.1%8.4%9.2%
Age 65 and older19.2%17.1%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)51.3%43.5%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home18.4%33.2%22.3%
Spanish7.8%17.2%13.6%
Other Indo-European4.0%5.6%2.0%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.7%1.7%0.7%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.2%1.5%1.1%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryItalian 22.5%Italian 13.7%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 19.2%Irish 12.1%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 10.6%German 8.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic42.3%County context32.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant3.0%County context5.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed42.5%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.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
Italian
22.5%
Irish
19.2%
German
10.6%
English
6.2%
Polish
5.7%
American
4.0%
Russian
2.2%
Scottish
1.2%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
3.5%
Mexican
3.3%
Cuban
0.8%
Dominican
0.7%
Colombian
0.7%
Salvadoran
0.5%
Peruvian
0.5%
Spaniard
0.4%
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%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Haitian
0.6%
Jamaican
0.4%
African
0.2%
Nigerian
0.2%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
2.0%
Chinese
1.4%
Filipino
0.8%
Korean
0.4%
Vietnamese
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
81.6%
speak English only
Spanish7.8%
Other Indo-European4.0%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.7%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.8%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.7%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.5%
Arabic0.5%
Other languages0.5%
Korean0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
42.3%
Mainline Protestant
4.1%
Evangelical Protestant
3.0%
Jewish
3.0%
Muslim
1.6%
Black Protestant
1.3%
Orthodox Christian
0.9%
Other Christian
0.7%
Latter-day Saints
0.2%
Hindu
0.2%
Other faiths
0.1%
Buddhist
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted42.5%
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.

West Long Branch sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 29.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.9 points.

A population of 8,586, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $114,271 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did West Long Branch, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, West Long Branch, New Jersey voted Republican by 29.9 points (R+29.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,771 votes cast, 1,283 went Democratic and 2,410 went Republican.
How many people live in West Long Branch, New Jersey?
West Long Branch, New Jersey has a population of 8,586 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Long Branch, New Jersey?
Median household income in West Long Branch, New Jersey is $114,271 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of West Long Branch, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in West Long Branch, New Jersey from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.