† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupNantucket, MAMassachusettsUnited States
Irish19.2%18.6%9.4%
English15.1%9.7%9.5%
Italian9.0%11.1%4.8%
German6.3%5.4%12.5%
French4.5%4.7%1.6%
Polish2.7%3.4%2.2%
American2.7%3.3%5.3%
Portuguese2.5%2.3%—
Dominican5.2%2.7%0.7%
Salvadoran3.8%1.1%0.7%
Spanish1.7%——
Costa Rican1.4%——
Colombian1.3%0.6%0.4%
Mexican1.1%0.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%4.6%1.8%
Cuban0.9%0.2%0.7%
African American†8.4%2.6%9.9%
Jamaican0.7%0.5%0.4%
Barbadian0.2%——
Korean1.1%0.4%0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%1.9%1.4%
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
Nantucket, MA
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
42.4
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.8%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.1%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Nantucket, MA
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$139,688
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.2%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
56.3%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Nantucket, MA
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
18.7%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
12.2%
9.7%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
2.9%
1.0%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Nantucket, MA
Massachusetts
United States
Catholic
22.6%
35.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
1.5%
3.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.4%
51.4%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.2%
3.3%
5.2%
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.
Nantucket, MA
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−32.7%
1896
−69.1%
1900
−55.8%
1904
−37.0%
1908
−44.0%
1912
+22.0%
1916
+10.3%
1920
−49.4%
1924
−60.9%
1928
−37.3%
1932
−18.2%
1936
−27.3%
1940
−23.7%
1944
−15.6%
1948
−41.9%
1952
−57.2%
1956
−66.6%
1960
−27.1%
1964
+34.1%
1968
−13.8%
1972
−19.6%
1976
−10.8%
1980
−3.8%
1984
−7.6%
1988
+19.8%
1992
+20.8%
1996
+29.6%
2000
+25.4%
2004
+27.4%
2008
+36.5%
2012
+26.8%
2016
+34.2%
2020
+45.3%
2024
+36.7%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
67.2%Harris4,784
30.5%Trump2,171
0.5%Stein39 +4
D+36.7
R+8.6
D+38.2
7,118
All 7 candidates in 2024 · 5 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic67.2%4,784
Donald J TrumpRepublican30.5%2,171
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%39
Ayyadurai EllisIndependent0.5%38
All OthersIndependent0.5%36
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%33
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.2%17
D
71.4%Biden5,241
26.1%Trump1,914
2.5%
D+45.3
D+11.1
D+40.9
7,338
D
63.0%Clinton4,146
28.7%Trump1,892
8.3%
D+34.2
D+7.4
D+32.1
6,583
D
62.6%Obama3,830
35.7%Romney2,187
1.7%
D+26.8
R+9.7
D+23.0
6,120
D
67.3%Obama4,073
30.8%McCain1,863
1.9%
D+36.5
D+9.1
D+29.2
6,052
D
63.0%Kerry3,608
35.6%Bush2,040
1.3%
D+27.4
D+2.0
D+29.9
5,724
D
58.3%Gore2,874
33.0%Bush1,624
8.7%
D+25.4
R+4.2
D+24.9
4,926
D
59.0%Clinton2,453
29.4%Dole1,222
11.6%
D+29.6
D+8.7
D+21.1
4,159
D
48.3%Clinton2,037
27.5%Bush1,158
24.2%
D+20.8
D+1.0
D+15.3
4,216
D
59.2%Dukakis2,209
39.4%Bush1,469
1.4%
D+19.8
D+27.4
D+27.6
3,731
R
45.9%Mondale1,456
53.5%Reagan1,697
0.5%
R+7.6
R+3.8
D+10.6
3,170
R
36.6%Carter1,040
40.5%Reagan1,149
22.9%
R+3.8
D+7.0
D+5.9
2,838
R
42.5%Carter1,115
53.3%Ford1,399
4.3%
R+10.8
D+8.8
R+12.9
2,626
R
40.0%McGovern952
59.6%Nixon1,418
0.4%
R+19.6
R+5.8
D+3.6
2,380
R
41.5%Humphrey744
55.3%Nixon991
3.2%
R+13.8
R+47.9
R+13.1
1,792
D
67.0%Johnson1,197
32.8%Goldwater587
0.2%
D+34.1
D+61.3
D+11.6
1,787
R
36.4%Kennedy698
63.5%Nixon1,219
0.1%
R+27.1
D+39.4
R+27.3
1,919
R
16.7%Stevenson317
83.3%Eisenhower1,582
0.1%
R+66.6
R+9.4
R+51.2
1,900
R
21.3%Stevenson405
78.5%Eisenhower1,490
0.1%
R+57.2
R+15.3
R+46.4
1,897
R
28.4%Truman409
70.2%Dewey1,013
1.4%
R+41.9
R+26.3
R+46.4
1,442
R
42.2%Roosevelt569
57.7%Dewey779
0.1%
R+15.6
D+8.2
R+23.1
1,349
R
37.9%Roosevelt624
61.6%Willkie1,015
0.5%
R+23.7
D+3.5
R+33.7
1,647
R
35.5%Roosevelt548
62.8%Landon969
1.7%
R+27.3
R+9.1
R+51.5
1,544
R
40.7%Roosevelt561
58.8%Hoover812
0.5%
R+18.2
D+19.1
R+36.0
1,380
R
31.3%Smith395
68.6%Hoover865
0.1%
R+37.3
D+23.6
R+19.8
1,261
R
18.8%Davis167
79.6%Coolidge708
1.6%
R+60.9
R+11.5
R+35.7
889
R
25.1%Cox205
74.5%Harding608
0.4%
R+49.4
R+59.7
R+23.2
816
D
54.4%Wilson307
44.1%Hughes249
1.4%
D+10.3
R+11.7
D+7.1
564
D
43.8%Wilson247
21.8%Taft123
34.4%
D+22.0
D+66.0
D+2.4
564
R
26.8%Bryan136
70.8%Taft359
2.4%
R+44.0
R+7.0
R+34.4
507
R
30.2%Parker170
67.3%Roosevelt378
2.5%
R+37.0
D+18.8
R+17.3
562
R
20.9%Bryan102
76.7%McKinley375
2.5%
R+55.8
D+13.3
R+48.3
489
R
10.1%Bryan62
79.2%McKinley485
10.6%
R+69.1
R+36.4
R+63.0
612
R
32.7%Cleveland220
65.5%Harrison440
1.8%
R+32.7
—
R+34.4
672
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
64.5%4,513
35.4%2,479
7,000
2020
D
71.3%5,132
28.3%2,034
7,194
2018
D
64.0%2,662
32.5%1,351
4,159
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2025D+14.6
vs
Presidential vote · 2024D+36.7
Registration leans Democratic; the presidential vote runs 22 points more Republican.
Domestic migration in Nantucket, MA in Nantucket, MA: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−156
2012
+59
2013
+55
2014
+115
2015
−35
2016
−11
2017
−58
2018
−157
2019
+57
2021
+192
2022
−178
2023
−131
2024
−59
2025
−87
Nantucket's year-round population of roughly 14,000 swells in summer, but only permanent residents vote, producing an unusually affluent, highly educated electorate that has trended Democratic in presidential contests by wide margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.3 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 69.1 points in 1896. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 8.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.7 points.
A population of 14,483, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $139,688 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Breckenridge, CO and Vineyard Haven, MA.
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How did Nantucket, MA, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nantucket, MA, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 36.7 points (D+36.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,118 votes cast, 4,784 went Democratic and 2,171 went Republican.
When did Nantucket, MA, Massachusetts last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Nantucket, MA, Massachusetts voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Nantucket, MA, Massachusetts?
Nantucket, MA, Massachusetts has a population of 14,483 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nantucket, MA, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Nantucket, MA, Massachusetts is $139,688 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Nantucket, MA, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Nantucket, MA, Massachusetts from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.
