Ocean County, New Jersey: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+36%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 654,3622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,8632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+19 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wakulla County, FL · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Ocean CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Ocean County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | −24.1% |
| 1896 | −49.7% |
| 1900 | −36.6% |
| 1904 | −35.2% |
| 1908 | −33.1% |
| 1912 | +19.0% |
| 1916 | −23.7% |
| 1920 | −51.4% |
| 1924 | −49.8% |
| 1928 | −46.7% |
| 1932 | −16.3% |
| 1936 | −6.6% |
| 1940 | −20.9% |
| 1944 | −26.8% |
| 1948 | −43.6% |
| 1952 | −46.0% |
| 1956 | −49.8% |
| 1960 | −21.8% |
| 1964 | +17.1% |
| 1968 | −19.4% |
| 1972 | −46.7% |
| 1976 | −15.7% |
| 1980 | −32.7% |
| 1984 | −41.4% |
| 1988 | −31.5% |
| 1992 | −9.5% |
| 1996 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | −1.7% |
| 2004 | −21.2% |
| 2008 | −18.4% |
| 2012 | −17.5% |
| 2016 | −33.2% |
| 2020 | −28.9% |
| 2024 | −35.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 105,789 | 227,232 | 338,035 | ||
| R | 119,456 | 217,740 | 339,665 | ||
| R | 87,150 | 179,079 | 276,725 | ||
| R | 102,300 | 146,475 | 251,854 | ||
| R | 110,189 | 160,677 | 274,298 | ||
| R | 99,839 | 154,204 | 256,467 | ||
| R | 102,104 | 105,684 | 216,393 | ||
| D | 94,243 | 82,830 | 202,976 | ||
| R | 75,431 | 95,984 | 216,243 | ||
| R | 64,474 | 124,587 | 190,558 | ||
| R | 51,012 | 124,391 | 177,113 | ||
| R | 46,923 | 98,433 | 157,568 | ||
| R | 56,413 | 77,875 | 136,781 | ||
| R | 27,710 | 77,979 | 107,667 | ||
| R | 26,909 | 41,995 | 77,963 | ||
| D | 36,892 | 25,985 | 63,714 | ||
| R | 20,113 | 31,430 | 51,898 | ||
| R | 9,367 | 28,033 | 37,479 | ||
| R | 8,660 | 23,490 | 32,267 | ||
| R | 6,366 | 16,740 | 23,767 | ||
| R | 7,683 | 13,317 | 21,032 | ||
| R | 8,762 | 13,394 | 22,182 | ||
| R | 9,889 | 11,293 | 21,372 | ||
| R | 7,508 | 10,513 | 18,460 | ||
| R | 4,452 | 12,301 | 16,807 | ||
| R | 2,594 | 8,677 | 12,222 | ||
| R | 2,138 | 6,840 | 9,139 | ||
| R | 2,076 | 3,386 | 5,527 | ||
| O | 1,858 | 919 | 4,940 | ||
| R | 1,634 | 3,326 | 5,105 | ||
| R | 1,709 | 3,666 | 5,553 | ||
| R | 1,414 | 3,182 | 4,836 | ||
| R | 1,068 | 3,384 | 4,662 | ||
| R | 1,561 | 2,610 | 4,356 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
19.4%
Irish
17.2%
German
12.1%
American
7.5%
Polish
7.1%
English
6.2%
Scottish
1.2%
African American
2.4%
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: 41.2 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
$89,863
Ocean County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Ocean County$89,863
New Jersey$103,556
United States$80,734
Ocean County ranks in the top 10% 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
10.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)8.3%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.1%
Other Indo-European4.5%
Other languages1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ocean County's retirement-heavy Shore communities and inland suburbs have produced double-digit Republican presidential margins for decades, with 2024's R+36 representing one of the widest gaps in the state.
The Democratic margin here once reached nineteen points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points.
A population of 654,362, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,863 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wakulla County and Worcester County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ocean County, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ocean County, New Jersey voted Republican by 35.9 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 338,035 votes cast, 105,789 went Democratic and 227,232 went Republican.
What is Ocean County, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Ocean County, New Jersey in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.
When did Ocean County, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ocean County, New Jersey voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Ocean County, New Jersey?
Ocean County, New Jersey has a population of 654,362 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ocean County, New Jersey?
Median household income in Ocean County, New Jersey is $89,863 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Ocean County, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ocean County, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.