† 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
GroupNantucketMassachusettsUnited States
Irish20.6%18.6%9.4%
English16.2%9.7%9.5%
Italian9.6%11.1%4.8%
German6.8%5.4%12.5%
French4.8%4.7%1.6%
Polish2.9%3.4%2.2%
American2.9%3.3%5.3%
Portuguese2.7%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†6.1%2.6%9.9%
Jamaican0.5%0.5%0.4%
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
Massachusetts
United States
Median age
42.2
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.8%
9.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.2%
17.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Nantucket
Massachusetts
United States
Median household income
$148,017
$103,960
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.2%
10.1%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
52.8%
47.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Nantucket
Massachusetts
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
18.1%
25.1%
22.3%
Spanish
11.8%
9.7%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
3.0%
1.0%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
1.0%
6.1%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Nantucket
Massachusetts
United States
Catholic
—
35.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
3.6%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
51.4%
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.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+27.2%
2008
+36.5%
2012
+26.2%
2016
+34.6%
2020
+45.6%
2024
+36.5%
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, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for these cycles 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
D
66.7%Harris3,428
30.2%Trump1,551
3.1%
D+36.5
R+9.0
D+38.0
5,140
D
71.7%Biden3,748
26.1%Trump1,366
2.2%
D+45.6
D+10.9
D+41.1
5,229
D
63.7%Clinton2,957
29.1%Trump1,350
7.2%
D+34.6
D+8.5
D+32.5
4,640
D
62.2%Obama2,710
36.1%Romney1,571
1.7%
D+26.2
R+10.3
D+22.3
4,354
D
67.4%Obama2,903
30.9%McCain1,330
1.8%
D+36.5
D+9.3
D+29.2
4,310
D
62.9%Kerry2,576
35.7%Bush1,462
1.5%
D+27.2
—
D+29.6
4,098
Nantucket's registered population balloons each summer with seasonal residents who don't vote locally, leaving a small, stable core electorate that has trended Democratic in federal races while retaining an independent streak in local contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 45.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.5 points.
A population of 10,017, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $148,017 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wakefield-Peace Dale and Newington Forest.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Nantucket, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 36.5 points (D+36.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,140 votes cast, 3,428 went Democratic and 1,551 went Republican.
How many people live in Nantucket, Massachusetts?
Nantucket, Massachusetts has a population of 10,017 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nantucket, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Nantucket, Massachusetts is $148,017 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Nantucket, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Nantucket, Massachusetts from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
