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1876–2024
Assembly District 16·New Jersey

New Jersey 16th State House District has voted Democratic in eight straight presidential cycles.

A suburban Essex County seat where Democrats hold a steady double-digit edge

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NJ
Latest
D+11
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
306,208
2024 ACS

New Jersey 16th State House District, New Jersey: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+36 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
306,2082024 5-year
Median household income
$125,9082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
50.7%2024 5-year
Black
9.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
19.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+36 in 1924MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 3 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+10.5%
79,41463,875147,699
D
+19.3%
90,21160,834152,359
D
+13.8%
72,34154,148131,955
D
+12.2%
67,43552,606121,863
D
+11.2%
70,66556,318128,468
D
+1.6%
60,16958,288119,587
D
+6.3%
52,99346,455103,634
D
+8.5%
48,44240,04599,245
R
−3.0%
42,16145,375107,276
R
−19.9%
38,00557,16296,278
R
−27.1%
33,47558,69493,053
R
−16.7%
30,90145,07684,872
R
−6.3%
38,07143,35183,218
R
−27.8%
28,51851,17381,575
R
−6.7%
30,82735,86775,209
D
+31.6%
46,49724,10270,822
D
+2.6%
33,71332,00665,859
R
−29.2%
19,49035,64955,401
R
−13.1%
22,14328,88851,432
R
−3.8%
18,88120,42040,430
D
+0.7%
19,15618,88738,289
D
+5.9%
20,87018,55139,507
D
+15.5%
20,26314,80535,254
D
+0.4%
14,95914,84830,621
R
−23.4%
10,87517,55928,542
R
−35.8%
6,23914,14622,080
R
−33.4%
6,00412,23218,642
R
−5.9%
4,7295,33710,226
D
+18.0%
3,9852,3748,929
R
−12.2%
4,3015,53210,088
R
−13.4%
3,9835,2709,596
R
−9.0%
4,1725,0239,506
R
−16.4%
3,6165,1099,087
D
+8.1%
4,4653,7668,607
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
12.2%
Irish
10.7%
German
8.4%
Polish
5.5%
English
4.8%
American
2.9%
French
0.8%
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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.3%
75–84
2.8%
4.8%
65–74
5.2%
7.0%
55–64
7.2%
6.9%
45–54
6.9%
6.7%
35–44
6.6%
6.0%
25–34
5.9%
4.4%
18–24
4.3%
8.3%
5–17
7.8%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$125,908
Assembly District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 16$125,908
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
6.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.4%
Working age (18–64)6.2%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
63.0%
speak English only
Spanish14.7%
Other Indo-European12.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander8.1%
Other languages1.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
29.5%
Non-Christian
7.7%
Other Christian
4.0%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Baptist
2.3%
Methodist
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in Essex County communities including parts of Newark's suburbs, this district has returned consistent Democratic presidential margins above ten points, reflecting a densely populated electorate with a diverse, largely urban-adjacent demographic profile.

The Democratic margin in New Jersey 16th State House District reached its widest at thirty-two points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was eleven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $125,908, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 306,208 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 16, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 16, New Jersey voted Democratic by 10.5 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 147,699 votes cast, 79,414 went Democratic and 63,875 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 16, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 16, New Jersey as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Assembly District 16, New Jersey last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 16, New Jersey voted Republican was 1992.
How many people live in Assembly District 16, New Jersey?
Assembly District 16, New Jersey has a population of 306,208 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 16, New Jersey?
Median household income in Assembly District 16, New Jersey is $125,908 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Assembly District 16, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 16, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.