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Wildwood·New Jersey

Wildwood moved 10.9 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
NJ
Wildwood
TrumpR+18.9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican58.7%1,104
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.8%749
OtherAll other candidates1.4%27
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: −18.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−18.9%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+10.2%
2012−22.8%
2016−4.7%
2020−8.0%
2024−18.9%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
39.8%Harris749
58.7%Trump1,104
1.4%
−18.9%
1,880
R
45.7%Biden945
53.7%Trump1,111
0.6%incl. Jorgensen
−8.0%
2,069
R
46.9%Clinton782
51.5%Trump860
1.6%incl. Johnson
−4.7%
1,669
R
38.6%Obama653
61.4%Romney1,039
0.0%
−22.8%
1,692
D
54.1%Obama964
44.0%McCain783
1.9%
+10.2%
1,781

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.
IndicatorWildwoodCityNew JerseyStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White62.3%54.0%61.0%
Black10.7%12.8%12.2%
Asian0.8%10.1%6.0%
Two or more races11.3%12.4%12.6%
Other race14.9%10.7%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino26.0%22.5%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$75,222$103,556$84,427
Poverty rate13.7%9.7%12.5%
Median age45.240.339.1
Age 18–246.1%8.4%9.2%
Age 65 and older29.4%17.1%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)39.0%43.5%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home8.9%33.2%22.3%
Spanish5.1%17.2%13.6%
Other Indo-European1.4%5.6%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryIrish 27.1%Italian 13.7%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryGerman 17.4%Irish 12.1%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryItalian 17.1%German 8.6%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic45.5%County context32.0%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant9.9%County context5.1%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed34.7%County context47.8%51.5%
Mainline Protestant7.6%County context4.2%5.2%

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
Irish
27.1%
German
17.4%
Italian
17.1%
English
11.0%
Polish
6.0%
American
3.0%
Scottish
2.2%
French
2.1%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Puerto Rican
3.0%
Mexican
2.9%
Guatemalan
0.4%
Spaniard
0.4%
Spanish
0.4%
Peruvian
0.3%
Cuban
0.2%
Costa Rican
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
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
0.2%
Jamaican
0.2%
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
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
91.1%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.9%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Arabic0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
45.5%
Evangelical Protestant
9.9%
Mainline Protestant
7.6%
Black Protestant
0.9%
Latter-day Saints
0.5%
Other Christian
0.5%
Orthodox Christian
0.4%
Unaffiliated or not counted34.7%
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.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.2 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 22.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 10.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.9 points.

A population of 5,130, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,222 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Wildwood, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wildwood, New Jersey voted Republican by 18.9 points (R+18.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,880 votes cast, 749 went Democratic and 1,104 went Republican.
What is Wildwood, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Wildwood, 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 Wildwood, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wildwood, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Wildwood, New Jersey?
Wildwood, New Jersey has a population of 5,130 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wildwood, New Jersey?
Median household income in Wildwood, New Jersey is $75,222 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Wildwood, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wildwood, 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.