New Jersey 2nd State House District, New Jersey: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 165,8912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,0502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 02, NJOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 37,156 | 39,521 | 78,186 | ||
| D | 44,319 | 38,693 | 83,588 | ||
| D | 36,583 | 31,639 | 70,880 | ||
| D | 39,391 | 27,935 | 68,059 | ||
| D | 40,730 | 29,965 | 71,481 | ||
| D | 33,474 | 29,715 | 63,708 | ||
| D | 31,753 | 21,372 | 54,704 | ||
| D | 26,681 | 17,737 | 50,200 | ||
| D | 23,798 | 20,583 | 54,221 | ||
| R | 20,444 | 26,870 | 47,702 | ||
| R | 19,960 | 29,518 | 49,749 | ||
| R | 18,786 | 22,802 | 45,757 | ||
| D | 25,199 | 22,057 | 48,416 | ||
| R | 16,935 | 27,422 | 46,056 | ||
| D | 21,365 | 19,700 | 46,737 | ||
| D | 30,591 | 15,388 | 46,848 | ||
| R | 21,694 | 23,513 | 46,217 | ||
| R | 13,011 | 26,840 | 40,855 | ||
| R | 17,385 | 24,174 | 41,657 | ||
| R | 15,200 | 18,980 | 34,870 | ||
| D | 17,397 | 15,368 | 32,902 | ||
| D | 21,710 | 18,345 | 40,110 | ||
| D | 23,782 | 14,820 | 38,843 | ||
| R | 16,856 | 18,773 | 36,185 | ||
| R | 11,500 | 22,360 | 33,905 | ||
| R | 4,165 | 16,775 | 22,781 | ||
| R | 3,454 | 12,757 | 16,648 | ||
| R | 3,283 | 5,832 | 9,275 | ||
| D | 2,933 | 2,655 | 8,384 | ||
| R | 2,748 | 5,297 | 8,315 | ||
| R | 1,840 | 4,764 | 6,753 | ||
| R | 1,541 | 3,676 | 5,432 | ||
| R | 1,341 | 3,005 | 4,549 | ||
| R | 1,803 | 1,999 | 3,982 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
16.6%
Irish
15.6%
German
11.7%
English
6.9%
Polish
3.5%
American
2.7%
French
1.1%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.3 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,050
Assembly District 02 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 02$78,050
New Jersey$103,556
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.6%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.7%
speak English only
Spanish15.0%
Other Indo-European6.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.9%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored along the northern Jersey Shore, this assembly district has shifted toward competitive territory over the past decade, with the 2024 presidential margin landing at just 1.5 points Democratic — a signal of its battleground status.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-two points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-six points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 165,891, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $78,050 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 02, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 02, New Jersey voted Republican by 3.0 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 78,186 votes cast, 37,156 went Democratic and 39,521 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 02, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 02, New Jersey as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Assembly District 02, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 02, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Assembly District 02, New Jersey?
Assembly District 02, New Jersey has a population of 165,891 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 02, New Jersey?
Median household income in Assembly District 02, New Jersey is $78,050 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Assembly District 02, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 02, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.