† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupWildwood CrestNew JerseyUnited States
Irish30.9%12.1%9.4%
German19.9%8.6%12.5%
Italian19.5%13.7%4.8%
English12.6%4.9%9.5%
Polish6.9%4.6%2.2%
American3.4%3.3%5.3%
Scottish2.5%—1.3%
French2.4%—1.6%
African American†1.3%8.6%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Wildwood Crest
New Jersey
United States
Median age
63.7
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
3.5%
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
44.4%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wildwood Crest
New Jersey
United States
Median household income
$69,089
$103,556
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.6%
9.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
45.8%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wildwood Crest
New Jersey
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
33.2%
22.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.2%
1.1%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.6%
5.6%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wildwood Crest
New Jersey
United States
Catholic
—
32.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
47.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−26.2%
2008
−19.6%
2012
+23.8%
2016
−34.2%
2020
−25.5%
2024
−27.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
35.1%Harris649
63.0%Trump1,165
1.9%
R+27.9
R+2.4
R+26.4
1,849
R
36.9%Biden732
62.4%Trump1,238
0.7%
R+25.5
D+8.7
R+30.0
1,984
R
31.7%Clinton550
65.8%Trump1,143
2.5%
R+34.2
R+58.0
R+36.2
1,736
D
61.2%Obama1,001
37.4%Romney612
1.3%
D+23.8
D+43.4
D+19.9
1,635
R
39.3%Obama735
58.9%McCain1,102
1.9%
R+19.6
D+6.6
R+26.9
1,872
R
36.9%Kerry686
63.1%Bush1,173
0.0%
R+26.2
—
R+23.7
1,859
Wildwood Crest's registered voter base is a fraction of its summer population, making turnout patterns here unusually sensitive to which residents maintain legal domicile in this Cape May County beach community.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.8 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 34.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.9 points.
A population of 3,077, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,089 describe the city.
In 2024, Wildwood Crest, New Jersey voted Republican by 27.9 points (R+27.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,849 votes cast, 649 went Democratic and 1,165 went Republican.
When did Wildwood Crest, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wildwood Crest, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey?
Wildwood Crest, New Jersey has a population of 3,077 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey?
Median household income in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey is $69,089 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Wildwood Crest, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
