Gloucester County, New Jersey: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 306,9542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $105,1152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Atlantic County, NJ · similarity 0.95
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Gloucester CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Gloucester County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −2.9% |
| 1896 | −21.8% |
| 1900 | −21.2% |
| 1904 | −24.7% |
| 1908 | −17.1% |
| 1912 | +17.2% |
| 1916 | −16.5% |
| 1920 | −38.9% |
| 1924 | −53.2% |
| 1928 | −58.9% |
| 1932 | −14.8% |
| 1936 | +12.8% |
| 1940 | +6.8% |
| 1944 | +3.1% |
| 1948 | −10.3% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −21.0% |
| 1960 | −4.4% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | −4.6% |
| 1972 | −27.1% |
| 1976 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | −13.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −18.4% |
| 1992 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | +19.7% |
| 2000 | +17.5% |
| 2004 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | +12.2% |
| 2012 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | −0.5% |
| 2020 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | −2.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 78,708 | 83,326 | 165,263 | ||
| D | 86,702 | 83,340 | 171,658 | ||
| R | 66,870 | 67,544 | 141,254 | ||
| D | 74,013 | 59,456 | 135,570 | ||
| D | 77,267 | 60,315 | 139,430 | ||
| D | 66,835 | 60,033 | 127,964 | ||
| D | 61,095 | 42,315 | 107,298 | ||
| D | 51,915 | 32,116 | 100,495 | ||
| D | 42,425 | 37,335 | 104,619 | ||
| R | 35,479 | 51,708 | 88,117 | ||
| R | 32,702 | 54,041 | 87,050 | ||
| R | 29,804 | 40,306 | 78,903 | ||
| D | 38,726 | 34,888 | 75,302 | ||
| R | 25,509 | 44,806 | 71,209 | ||
| R | 27,438 | 30,596 | 68,731 | ||
| D | 40,305 | 23,702 | 64,052 | ||
| R | 29,752 | 32,474 | 62,259 | ||
| R | 20,007 | 30,646 | 50,728 | ||
| R | 20,536 | 25,103 | 45,737 | ||
| R | 15,785 | 19,477 | 35,765 | ||
| D | 17,758 | 16,684 | 34,555 | ||
| D | 20,284 | 17,674 | 38,111 | ||
| D | 20,516 | 15,813 | 36,622 | ||
| R | 13,817 | 18,782 | 33,561 | ||
| R | 6,594 | 25,627 | 32,302 | ||
| R | 4,167 | 15,513 | 21,328 | ||
| R | 4,869 | 11,693 | 17,557 | ||
| R | 3,745 | 5,352 | 9,762 | ||
| O | 3,364 | 1,856 | 8,786 | ||
| R | 3,707 | 5,318 | 9,434 | ||
| R | 2,818 | 4,829 | 8,152 | ||
| R | 2,829 | 4,471 | 7,763 | ||
| R | 2,981 | 4,727 | 8,009 | ||
| R | 3,529 | 3,748 | 7,519 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
24.5%
Italian
22.3%
German
16.2%
English
10.1%
Polish
5.2%
American
2.9%
Scottish
1.4%
African American
8.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.1 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$105,115
Gloucester County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Gloucester County$105,115
New Jersey$103,556
United States$80,734
Gloucester County ranks in the top 5% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.9%
Working age (18–64)7.2%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Gloucester County sits in Philadelphia's outer orbit, where a mix of working-class townships and newer residential developments has shifted its presidential margins from double-digit Democratic leads to narrow Republican ones over the past decade.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-six points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-nine points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $105,115, and a 8% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Atlantic County and Nassau County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Gloucester County, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gloucester County, New Jersey voted Republican by 2.8 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 165,263 votes cast, 78,708 went Democratic and 83,326 went Republican.
What is Gloucester County, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Gloucester County, New Jersey in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Gloucester County, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gloucester County, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Gloucester County, New Jersey?
Gloucester County, New Jersey has a population of 306,954 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gloucester County, New Jersey?
Median household income in Gloucester County, New Jersey is $105,115 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Gloucester County, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gloucester County, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.