New Jersey, New Jersey: Democratic loyalist state. In 2024, voted D+6%. Republican peak: R+39 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,343,8092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $103,5562024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 54.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Browse all of New Jersey
Constituent county margins for New Jersey, NJOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2,220,713 | 1,968,215 | 4,287,740 | ||
| D | 2,608,400 | 1,883,313 | 4,523,390 | ||
| D | 2,148,278 | 1,601,933 | 3,906,723 | ||
| D | 2,126,610 | 1,478,749 | 3,651,140 | ||
| D | 2,215,422 | 1,613,207 | 3,868,237 | ||
| D | 1,911,430 | 1,670,003 | 3,612,137 | ||
| D | 1,788,850 | 1,284,173 | 3,187,226 | ||
| D | 1,652,329 | 1,103,078 | 3,075,807 | ||
| D | 1,436,206 | 1,356,865 | 3,343,594 | ||
| R | 1,320,352 | 1,743,192 | 3,099,553 | ||
| R | 1,261,323 | 1,933,630 | 3,217,862 | ||
| R | 1,147,364 | 1,546,557 | 2,975,684 | ||
| R | 1,444,653 | 1,509,688 | 3,014,472 | ||
| R | 1,102,211 | 1,845,502 | 2,997,229 | ||
| R | 1,264,206 | 1,325,467 | 2,875,395 | ||
| D | 1,867,671 | 963,843 | 2,846,770 | ||
| D | 1,385,415 | 1,363,324 | 2,773,111 | ||
| R | 850,337 | 1,606,942 | 2,484,312 | ||
| R | 1,015,902 | 1,373,613 | 2,418,554 | ||
| R | 895,455 | 981,124 | 1,949,555 | ||
| D | 987,874 | 961,335 | 1,963,761 | ||
| D | 1,016,404 | 944,876 | 1,974,215 | ||
| D | 1,083,549 | 719,421 | 1,819,122 | ||
| D | 806,394 | 775,406 | 1,629,500 | ||
| R | 616,162 | 925,285 | 1,548,195 | ||
| R | 297,743 | 675,162 | 1,086,079 | ||
| R | 256,887 | 611,451 | 903,844 | ||
| R | 211,018 | 268,982 | 494,442 | ||
| D | 178,638 | 89,066 | 433,663 | ||
| R | 182,522 | 265,298 | 467,111 | ||
| R | 164,566 | 245,164 | 429,867 | ||
| R | 164,808 | 221,707 | 401,050 | ||
| R | 133,675 | 221,367 | 371,014 | ||
| D | 171,066 | 156,102 | 337,623 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 53.6% | 44.0% | 4,031,795 |
| 2020 | D | 57.2% | 40.9% | 4,440,440 |
| 2018 | D | 54.0% | 42.8% | 3,169,310 |
| 2014 | D | 55.8% | 42.3% | 1,869,535 |
| 2012 | D | 58.9% | 39.4% | 3,376,649 |
| 2008 | D | 56.0% | 42.0% | 3,482,445 |
| 2006 | D | 53.4% | 44.3% | 2,250,070 |
| 2002 | D | 53.9% | 43.9% | 2,112,604 |
| 2000 | D | 50.1% | 47.1% | 3,015,662 |
| 1996 | D | 52.7% | 42.6% | 2,883,466 |
| 1994 | D | 50.3% | 47.0% | 2,054,887 |
| 1990 | D | 50.4% | 47.4% | 1,938,454 |
| 1988 | D | 53.6% | 45.2% | 2,987,634 |
| 1984 | D | 64.2% | 34.9% | 3,096,456 |
| 1982 | D | 50.9% | 47.8% | 2,193,945 |
| 1978 | D | 55.3% | 43.1% | 1,957,515 |
| 1976 | D | 60.7% | 38.0% | 2,771,390 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
13.7%
Irish
12.1%
German
8.6%
English
4.9%
Polish
4.6%
American
3.3%
French
0.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$103,556
New Jersey ranks near the middle of US counties.
New Jersey$103,556
New Jersey$103,556
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.8%
Working age (18–64)8.5%
Seniors (65+)12.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.8%
speak English only
Spanish17.2%
Other Indo-European8.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.1%
Other languages2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New Jersey sits in the Mid-Atlantic. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 6 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in New Jersey reached its widest at thirty-two points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was six points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $103,556, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 9,343,809 together describe a state whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did New Jersey, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey, New Jersey voted Democratic by 5.9 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,287,740 votes cast, 2,220,713 went Democratic and 1,968,215 went Republican.
What is New Jersey, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies New Jersey, New Jersey as a "Democratic loyalist" state based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did New Jersey, New Jersey last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Jersey, New Jersey voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in New Jersey, New Jersey?
New Jersey, New Jersey has a population of 9,343,809 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey, New Jersey?
Median household income in New Jersey, New Jersey is $103,556 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Jersey, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The state's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.