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Nantucket County, MA


Designated Market Area: Boston, MA-NH-VT
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 14,670   ( 420 from 2020)
Land area: 46.2 square miles
Population density: 317.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:9,984 68.06% 0.8%
Black:1,3939.50% 0.5%
Indian:210.14% 16.7%
Asian:2891.97% 9.1%
2+ races:2891.97% 32.0%
Hispanic:2,69418.36% 17.4%
Total non-White:4,68631.94% 12.0%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:655 11.5
Deaths:3656.4
Net Migration: -208-3.6
Net Immigration: 3365.9
Change in White population:-83 -0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:503 3.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Nantucket County, MA

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +257 R +714 R + 8.9%
D -457
2024 vs. 2016 R +279 D +359 D + 0.2%
D +638
2020 vs. 2016 R +22 D +1,073 D + 9.2%
D +1,095
2024 vs. 2012 R -16 D +970 D + 10.3%
D +954
2016 vs. 2008 R +29 D +44 D + 0.1%
D +73
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 59% Kamala Harris (D) 4,784 67.2% Donald Trump (R) 2,171 30.5% 163 [+] 2.3% 7,118 -6 -19 0.20%
2020 65% Joe Biden (D) 5,241 71.7% Donald Trump* (R) 1,914 26.2% 151 [+] 2.1% 7,306 -6 -21 0.20%
2016 65% Hillary Clinton (D) 4,146 63.7% Donald Trump (R) 1,892 29.1% 470 [+] 7.2% 6,508 -4 -17 0.20%
2012 70% Barack Obama* (D) 3,830 62.6% Mitt Romney (R) 2,187 35.7% 103 [+] 1.7% 6,120 -2 -11 0.19%
2008 76% Barack Obama (D) 4,073 67.3% John McCain (R) 1,863 30.8% 116 [+] 1.9% 6,052 -5 -15 0.20%
2004 73% John Kerry (D) 3,608 63.0% George W. Bush* (R) 2,040 35.6% 76 [+] 1.3% 5,724 -1 -15 0.20%
2000 64% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 2,874 58.3% George W. Bush (R) 1,624 33.0% 428 [+] 8.7% 4,926 0 -15 0.18%
1996 64% Bill Clinton* (D) 2,453 59.0% Robert Dole (R) 1,222 29.4% 484 [+] 11.6% 4,159 1 -11 0.16%
1992 80% Bill Clinton (D) 2,037 48.3% George Bush* (R) 1,158 27.5% 1,021 [+] 24.2% 4,216 -2 -10 0.15%
1988 82% Michael Dukakis (D) 2,209 59.2% George Bush (R) 1,469 39.4% 53 [+] 1.4% 3,731 -6 -14 0.14%
1984 75% Ronald Reagan* (R) 1,697 53.5% Walter Mondale (D) 1,456 45.9% 17 0.5% 3,170 2 -5 0.12%
1980 72% Ronald Reagan (R) 1,149 40.5% Jimmy Carter* (D) 1,040 36.6% 649 [+] 22.9% 2,838 -1 -10 0.11%
1976 79% Gerald Ford* (R) 1,399 53.3% Jimmy Carter (D) 1,115 42.5% 112 [+] 4.3% 2,626 13 5 0.10%
1972 81% Richard Nixon* (R) 1,418 59.6% George McGovern (D) 952 40.0% 10 [+] 0.4% 2,380 14 -1 0.10%
1968 73% Richard Nixon (R) 991 55.3% Hubert Humphrey (D) 744 41.5% 57 [+] 3.2% 1,792 22 12 0.08%
1964 74% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 1,197 67.0% Barry Goldwater (R) 587 32.8% 3 0.2% 1,787 9 -6 0.08%
1960 82% Richard Nixon (R) 1,219 63.5% John Kennedy (D) 698 36.4% 2 0.1% 1,919 24 14 0.08%
1956 76% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 1,582 83.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 317 16.7% 1 0.1% 1,900 24 26 0.08%
1952 76% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 1,490 78.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 405 21.3% 2 0.1% 1,897 24 23 0.08%
1948 59% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,013 70.2% Harry Truman* (D) 409 28.4% 20 [+] 1.4% 1,442 27 25 0.07%
1944 56% Thomas Dewey (R) 779 57.7% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 569 42.2% 1 0.1% 1,349 11 12 0.07%
1940 69% Wendell Willkie (R) 1,015 61.6% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 624 37.9% 8 0.5% 1,647 15 17 0.08%
1936 67% Alf Landon (R) 969 62.8% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 548 35.5% 27 [+] 1.7% 1,544 21 26 0.08%
1932 58% Herbert Hoover* (R) 812 58.8% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 561 40.7% 7 [+] 0.5% 1,380 12 19 0.09%
1928 55% Herbert Hoover (R) 865 68.6% Al Smith (D) 395 31.3% 1 [+] 0.1% 1,261 19 10 0.08%
1924 43% Calvin Coolidge (R) 708 79.6% John Davis (D) 167 18.8% 14 [+] 1.6% 889 17 26 0.08%
1920 45% Warren Harding (R) 608 74.5% James Cox (D) 205 25.1% 3 [+] 0.4% 816 6 14 0.08%
1916 31% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 307 54.4% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 249 44.1% 8 [+] 1.4% 564 -6 -2 0.11%
1912 30% Woodrow Wilson (D) 247 43.8% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 194 34.4% 123 [+] 21.8% 564 -10 -1 0.12%
1908 27% William Taft (R) 359 70.8% William J. Bryan (D) 136 26.8% 12 [+] 2.4% 507 13 19 0.11%
1904 29% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 378 67.3% Alton Parker (D) 170 30.2% 14 [+] 2.5% 562 9 11 0.13%
1900 25% William McKinley* (R) 375 76.7% William J. Bryan (D) 102 20.9% 12 [+] 2.5% 489 19 25 0.12%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nantucket County, MA

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 58% Elizabeth Warren* (D) 4,513 64.5% John Deaton (R) 2,479 35.4% 8 [+] 0.1% 7,000 -4 0.21%
2022 G 41% Maura Healey (D) 3,262 66.5% Geoff Diehl (R) 1,553 31.7% 88 [+] 1.8% 4,903 -3 0.20%
2020 S2 64% Ed Markey* (D) 5,132 71.3% Kevin O'Connor (R) 2,034 28.3% 28 [+] 0.4% 7,194 -4 0.20%
2018 S1 39% Elizabeth Warren* (D) 2,662 64.0% Geoff Diehl (R) 1,351 32.5% 146 [+] 3.5% 4,159 -4 0.15%
2018 G 39% Charlie Baker* (R) 2,388 57.6% Jay Gonzalez (D) 1,750 42.2% 10 [+] 0.2% 4,148 -9 0.16%
2014 S2 39% Ed Markey* (D) 2,223 61.5% Brian Herr (R) 1,386 38.4% 3 [+] 0.1% 3,612 0 0.17%
2014 G 39% Martha Coakley (D) 1,817 49.4% Charlie Baker (R) 1,717 46.7% 146 [+] 4.0% 3,680 -2 0.17%
2013 S2 22% Ed Markey (D) 1,114 55.8% Gabriel Gomez (R) 877 43.9% 5 [+] 0.3% 1,996 -1 0.17%
2012 S1 70% Elizabeth Warren (D) 3,435 56.4% Scott Brown* (R) 2,653 43.6% 3 [+] 0.0% 6,091 -3 0.19%
2010 S1 53% Martha Coakley (D) 2,141 50.6% Scott Brown (R) 2,032 48.0% 62 [+] 1.5% 4,235 -4 0.19%
2010 G 58% Deval Patrick* (D) 2,454 52.1% Charlie Baker (R) 1,846 39.2% 412 [+] 8.7% 4,712 -3 0.21%
2008 S2 74% John Kerry* (D) 3,991 67.5% Jeffrey Beatty (R) 1,717 29.0% 208 [+] 3.5% 5,916 -2 0.20%
2006 S1 50% Edward Kennedy* (D) 2,759 70.0% Kenneth Chase (R) 1,172 29.7% 9 [+] 0.2% 3,940 -1 0.18%
2006 G 50% Deval Patrick (D) 2,244 56.2% Kerry Healey (R) 1,402 35.1% 348 [+] 8.7% 3,994 0 0.18%
2002 S2 47% John Kerry* (D) 3,008 82.6% Michael Cloud (Libertarian) 604 16.6% 29 [+] 0.8% 3,641 n/a 0.18%
2002 G 51% Mitt Romney (R) 1,974 50.3% Shannon O'Brien (D) 1,746 44.5% 204 [+] 5.2% 3,924 1 0.18%
2000 S1 62% Edward Kennedy* (D) 3,441 72.3% Jack Robinson (R) 841 17.7% 479 [+] 10.1% 4,761 5 0.18%
1998 G 50% Paul Cellucci* (R) 1,755 49.8% Scott Harshbarger (D) 1,681 47.7% 89 [+] 2.5% 3,525 -1 0.19%
1996 S2 64% John Kerry* (D) 2,201 53.2% William Weld (R) 1,866 45.1% 73 [+] 1.8% 4,140 0 0.16%
1994 S1 50% Edward Kennedy* (D) 1,723 58.3% Mitt Romney (R) 1,216 41.2% 14 [+] 0.5% 2,953 0 0.14%
1994 G 50% William Weld* (R) 2,131 72.4% Mark Roosevelt (D) 794 27.0% 17 [+] 0.6% 2,942 2 0.14%
1990 S2 58% John Kerry* (D) 1,676 61.4% Jim Rappaport (R) 1,053 38.6% 0 0.0% 2,729 -4 0.12%
1990 G 58% William Weld (R) 1,466 54.0% John Silber (D) 1,166 42.9% 85 [+] 3.1% 2,717 4 0.12%
1988 S1 81% Edward Kennedy* (D) 2,482 67.3% Joe Malone (R) 1,148 31.1% 58 [+] 1.6% 3,688 -3 0.14%
1986 G 47% Michael Dukakis* (D) 1,567 75.6% George Kariotis (R) 507 24.4% 0 0.0% 2,074 -7 0.12%
1984 S2 73% John Kerry (D) 1,766 56.6% Raymond Shamie (R) 1,353 43.4% 0 0.0% 3,119 -2 0.12%
1982 S1 55% Edward Kennedy* (D) 1,274 56.2% Raymond Shamie (R) 966 42.6% 26 [+] 1.1% 2,266 4 0.11%
1982 G 56% Michael Dukakis (D) 1,252 54.7% John Sears (R) 970 42.4% 66 [+] 2.9% 2,288 6 0.11%
1978 S2 51% Edward Brooke* (R) 1,081 60.6% Paul Tsongas (D) 704 39.4% 0 0.0% 1,785 16 0.09%
1978 G 51% Francis Hatch (R) 1,209 68.0% Edward King (D) 570 32.0% 0 0.0% 1,779 21 0.09%
1976 S1 78% Edward Kennedy* (D) 1,623 63.1% Michael Robertson (R) 891 34.6% 59 [+] 2.3% 2,573 6 0.10%
1974 G 46% Francis Sargent* (R) 865 60.1% Michael Dukakis (D) 537 37.3% 37 [+] 2.6% 1,439 18 0.08%
1972 S2 80% Edward Brooke* (R) 1,802 77.3% John Droney (D) 461 19.8% 67 [+] 2.9% 2,330 14 0.10%
1970 S1 54% Josiah Spalding (R) 771 56.3% Edward Kennedy* (D) 591 43.1% 8 [+] 0.6% 1,370 19 0.07%
1970 G 52% Francis Sargent (R) 854 65.2% Kevin White (D) 453 34.6% 3 [+] 0.2% 1,310 9 0.07%
1966 S2 54% Edward Brooke (R) 988 75.1% Endicott Peabody (D) 317 24.1% 10 [+] 0.8% 1,315 14 0.07%
1966 G 54% John Volpe* (R) 942 71.4% Edward McCormack (D) 370 28.0% 8 [+] 0.6% 1,320 9 0.06%
1964 S1 73% Edward Kennedy* (D) 1,061 60.6% Howard Whitmore (R) 685 39.1% 5 [+] 0.3% 1,751 14 0.08%
1964 G 73% John Volpe (R) 1,114 63.6% Francis Bellotti (D) 635 36.2% 3 [+] 0.2% 1,752 13 0.07%
1962 S1 69% George Cabot Lodge (R) 1,010 61.9% Edward Kennedy (D) 584 35.8% 38 [+] 2.3% 1,632 20 0.08%
1962 G 68% John Volpe* (R) 1,210 74.6% Endicott Peabody (D) 409 25.2% 3 [+] 0.2% 1,622 25 0.08%
1960 S2 80% Leverett Saltonstall* (R) 1,511 80.5% Thomas O'Connor (D) 360 19.2% 7 [+] 0.4% 1,878 24 0.08%
1960 G 78% John Volpe (R) 1,334 72.6% Joseph Ward (D) 497 27.0% 7 [+] 0.4% 1,838 20 0.08%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Nantucket County, MA

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 MA09William Keating* (D) 3,432 71.0% Jesse Brown (R) 1,399 29.0% 0 0.0% 4,831
County Total for 2022-11-08:   4,831
2020-11-03 MA09William Keating* (D) 5,135 72.2% Helen Brady (R) 1,864 26.2% 117 1.6% 7,116
County Total for 2020-11-03:   7,116
2018-11-06 MA09William Keating* (D) 2,901 70.0% Peter Tedeschi (R) 1,240 29.9% 1 0.0% 4,142
County Total for 2018-11-06:   4,142
2014-11-04 MA09William Keating* (D) 2,230 61.5% John Chapman (R) 1,394 38.5% 1 0.0% 3,625
County Total for 2014-11-04:   3,625
2012-11-06 MA09William Keating* (D) 3,861 66.4% Christopher Sheldon (R) 1,651 28.4% 299 5.1% 5,811
County Total for 2012-11-06:   5,811
2010-11-02 MA10William Keating (D) 2,496 54.1% Jeff Perry (R) 1,781 38.6% 334 7.2% 4,611
County Total for 2010-11-02:   4,611
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Nantucket County, MA

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 13,671 1,013 7.4% 2,530 18.5% 10,128 74.1% Dem +1,517 Dem +11.1% 114%
2022 9,522 1,016 10.7% 2,622 27.5% 5,884 61.8% Dem +1,606 Dem +16.9% 79%
2020 9,624 1,158 12.0% 2,869 29.8% 5,597 58.2% Dem +1,711 Dem +17.8% 80%
2018 9,090 1,167 12.8% 2,718 29.9% 5,205 57.3% Dem +1,551 Dem +17.1% 81%
2016 9,085 1,253 13.8% 2,649 29.2% 5,183 57.1% Dem +1,396 Dem +15.4% 87%
2014 8,606 1,285 14.9% 2,497 29.0% 4,824 56.1% Dem +1,212 Dem +14.1% 89%
2012 8,443 1,295 15.3% 2,458 29.1% 4,690 55.5% Dem +1,163 Dem +13.8% 95%
2010 7,931 1,251 15.8% 2,283 28.8% 4,397 55.4% Dem +1,032 Dem +13.0% 98%
2008 8,164 1,360 16.7% 2,293 28.1% 4,511 55.3% Dem +933 Dem +11.4% 102%
2006 7,998 1,487 18.6% 2,154 26.9% 4,357 54.5% Dem +667 Dem +8.3% 101%
2004 7,873 1,502 19.1% 2,097 26.6% 4,274 54.3% Dem +595 Dem +7.6% 101%
2002 7,403 1,464 19.8% 1,887 25.5% 4,052 54.7% Dem +423 Dem +5.7% 95%
2000 6,750 1,378 20.4% 1,666 24.7% 3,706 54.9% Dem +288 Dem +4.3% 88%
1996 4,944 948 19.2% 1,181 23.9% 2,815 56.9% Dem +233 Dem +4.7% 76%
1994 4,355 849 19.5% 1,039 23.9% 2,467 56.6% Dem +190 Dem +4.4% 74%
1992 4,700 882 18.8% 1,002 21.3% 2,816 59.9% Dem +120 Dem +2.6% 89%
1988 4,784 922 19.3% 926 19.4% 2,936 61.4% Dem +4 Dem +0.1% 105%
1986 4,228 728 17.2% 584 13.8% 2,916 69.0% Rep +144 Rep +3.4% 96%
1984 4,415 765 17.3% 607 13.7% 3,043 68.9% Rep +158 Rep +3.6% 104%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.