Hunterdon County, New Jersey: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+7%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+7MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 130,1602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $141,7152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- York County, VA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hunterdon CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hunterdon 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 | +18.0% |
| 1896 | +7.5% |
| 1900 | +13.5% |
| 1904 | +5.8% |
| 1908 | +11.6% |
| 1912 | +27.7% |
| 1916 | +13.2% |
| 1920 | −10.1% |
| 1924 | −26.0% |
| 1928 | −47.2% |
| 1932 | −5.8% |
| 1936 | +3.8% |
| 1940 | −13.3% |
| 1944 | −18.4% |
| 1948 | −23.6% |
| 1952 | −35.3% |
| 1956 | −45.9% |
| 1960 | −28.2% |
| 1964 | +19.5% |
| 1968 | −25.9% |
| 1972 | −39.7% |
| 1976 | −21.3% |
| 1980 | −31.2% |
| 1984 | −45.7% |
| 1988 | −39.3% |
| 1992 | −18.0% |
| 1996 | −15.3% |
| 2000 | −19.2% |
| 2004 | −20.8% |
| 2008 | −13.3% |
| 2012 | −17.7% |
| 2016 | −13.7% |
| 2020 | −4.4% |
| 2024 | −6.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 36,995 | 42,391 | 81,271 | ||
| R | 39,457 | 43,153 | 83,595 | ||
| R | 28,898 | 38,712 | 71,660 | ||
| R | 26,876 | 38,687 | 66,624 | ||
| R | 29,776 | 39,092 | 69,849 | ||
| R | 26,050 | 39,888 | 66,680 | ||
| R | 21,387 | 32,210 | 56,455 | ||
| R | 18,446 | 26,379 | 51,727 | ||
| R | 15,423 | 25,130 | 53,974 | ||
| R | 13,758 | 31,907 | 46,182 | ||
| R | 10,972 | 29,737 | 41,079 | ||
| R | 10,029 | 21,403 | 36,430 | ||
| R | 12,592 | 19,616 | 32,966 | ||
| R | 9,031 | 21,282 | 30,856 | ||
| R | 8,755 | 15,851 | 27,439 | ||
| D | 15,091 | 10,173 | 25,283 | ||
| R | 8,863 | 15,842 | 24,731 | ||
| R | 5,957 | 16,150 | 22,193 | ||
| R | 6,878 | 14,439 | 21,400 | ||
| R | 6,515 | 10,654 | 17,509 | ||
| R | 6,774 | 9,843 | 16,652 | ||
| R | 7,872 | 10,284 | 18,203 | ||
| D | 9,526 | 8,832 | 18,409 | ||
| R | 7,531 | 8,476 | 16,326 | ||
| R | 4,225 | 11,820 | 16,076 | ||
| R | 5,103 | 8,940 | 14,747 | ||
| R | 6,067 | 7,443 | 13,686 | ||
| D | 4,462 | 3,408 | 7,984 | ||
| D | 4,103 | 1,970 | 7,688 | ||
| D | 4,737 | 3,733 | 8,673 | ||
| D | 4,361 | 3,856 | 8,646 | ||
| D | 5,136 | 3,873 | 9,380 | ||
| D | 4,992 | 4,264 | 9,646 | ||
| D | 5,120 | 3,449 | 9,292 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
19.7%
Italian
19.0%
German
17.4%
English
10.1%
Polish
6.6%
American
3.6%
Scottish
2.0%
African American
2.1%
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: 46.1 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
$141,715
Hunterdon County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Hunterdon County$141,715
New Jersey$103,556
United States$80,734
Hunterdon County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
4.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 183.3%
Working age (18–64)4.0%
Seniors (65+)5.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.8%
speak English only
Spanish5.4%
Other Indo-European5.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hunterdon's affluent, low-density exurbs west of the Raritan River have trended measurably toward Democrats over three presidential cycles, narrowing a margin that once reached double digits, though Republicans held a 6.7-point edge in 2024.
The Democratic margin here reached twenty-eight points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seven points.
A population of 130,160, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $141,715 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of York County and Delaware County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hunterdon County, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hunterdon County, New Jersey voted Republican by 6.6 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 81,271 votes cast, 36,995 went Democratic and 42,391 went Republican.
What is Hunterdon County, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Hunterdon County, New Jersey in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hunterdon County, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hunterdon County, New Jersey voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Hunterdon County, New Jersey?
Hunterdon County, New Jersey has a population of 130,160 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hunterdon County, New Jersey?
Median household income in Hunterdon County, New Jersey is $141,715 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Hunterdon County, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hunterdon County, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.