Gloucester County, New Jersey
Latest: 2024
Competitive — shifted 4.7pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 74.3% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(20) | 8.3% |
▶Black / African American(13) | 10.8% |
▶Asian(6) | 3.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(11) | 0.7% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.2% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(2) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.2% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 39.9% | 67.2% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 9.9% | 16.7% |
| Mainline Protestant | 5.4% | 9.1% |
| Other | 3.5% | 6.0% |
| Black Protestant | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Non-religious | 40.6% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+2.8 |
| 2020 | Biden+1.9 |
| 2016 | Trump+0.5 |
| 2012 | Obama+10.7 |
| 2008 | Obama+12.1 |
| 2004 | Kerry+5.3 |
| 2000 | Gore+17.5 |
| 1996 | Clinton+19.7 |
| 1992 | Clinton+4.9 |
Gloucester, New Jersey is a county that has a population of 306,954. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+2.8. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47.8% | 50.6% | R+2.8 | R+4.7 |
| 2020 | 50.0% | 48.0% | D+1.9 | D+2.4 |
| 2016 | 47.3% | 47.8% | R+0.5 | R+11.2 |
| 2012 | 54.6% | 43.9% | D+10.7 | R+1.4 |
| 2008 | 55.2% | 43.1% | D+12.1 | D+6.8 |
| 2004 | 52.2% | 46.9% | D+5.3 | R+12.2 |
| 2000 | 56.9% | 39.4% | D+17.5 | R+2.2 |
| 1996 | 51.7% | 32.0% | D+19.7 | D+14.8 |
| 1992 | 40.6% | 35.7% | D+4.9 | D+23.3 |
| 1988 | 40.3% | 58.7% | R+18.4 | D+6.1 |
| 1984 | 37.6% | 62.1% | R+24.5 | R+11.2 |
| 1980 | 37.8% | 51.1% | R+13.3 | R+18.4 |
| 1976 | 51.4% | 46.3% | D+5.1 | D+32.2 |
| 1972 | 35.8% | 62.9% | R+27.1 | R+22.5 |
| 1968 | 39.9% | 44.5% | R+4.6 | R+30.5 |
| 1964 | 62.9% | 37.0% | D+25.9 | D+30.3 |
| 1960 | 47.8% | 52.2% | R+4.4 | D+16.6 |
| 1956 | 39.4% | 60.4% | R+21.0 | R+11.0 |
| 1952 | 44.9% | 54.9% | R+10.0 | D+0.3 |
| 1948 | 44.1% | 54.5% | R+10.3 | — |
What defines Gloucester?
Gloucester has flipped between parties in each of the last three elections — a fiercely contested battleground. It has a moderately diverse, middle-class electorate where education levels and suburban growth shape the partisan balance.
County in State Context
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- The 2016 election was decided by just 0.5 points — razor-thin
- Split-ticket voting in 2024: Different parties won President and Senate
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2020, Republicans in 2024
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