Assembly District 23 State House District (NJ) — Elections 1876–2024

New Jersey 23rd State House District, New Jersey: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 230,9992024 5-year
Median household income: $123,8502024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 69.5%2024 5-year
Black: 6.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+32 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 D · 2 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−6.2%	58,238	66,155	127,521
2020	R	−1.3%	63,422	65,123	129,908
2016	R	−10.0%	46,541	57,439	109,264
2012	R	−9.5%	44,535	54,015	100,262
2008	R	−7.5%	48,484	56,516	106,506
2004	R	−17.1%	41,771	59,203	102,128
2000	R	−12.0%	36,195	46,570	86,809
1996	R	−7.1%	32,174	37,904	80,401
1992	R	−13.8%	27,565	39,456	86,473
1988	R	−32.0%	24,443	47,784	72,972
1984	R	−37.4%	21,167	46,761	68,429
1980	R	−24.8%	20,103	35,747	63,130
1976	R	−11.9%	26,002	33,200	60,549
1972	R	−34.5%	18,585	38,666	58,251
1968	R	−13.3%	21,198	28,500	54,730
1964	D	+29.1%	33,599	18,432	52,095
1960	R	−16.7%	21,194	29,731	50,992
1956	R	−39.1%	13,848	31,686	45,655
1952	R	−23.5%	16,736	27,013	43,825
1948	R	−11.9%	14,742	18,771	33,983
1944	R	−9.6%	14,978	18,175	33,191
1940	R	−4.4%	16,695	18,236	35,000
1936	D	+8.8%	18,662	15,627	34,371
1932	D	+0.5%	15,376	15,226	31,265
1928	R	−44.4%	8,425	21,962	30,468
1924	R	−30.8%	7,692	15,201	24,377
1920	R	−12.1%	9,918	12,722	23,160
1916	D	+15.5%	7,478	5,421	13,285
1912	D	+32.5%	6,582	2,548	12,417
1908	D	+11.1%	7,767	6,169	14,368
1904	D	+2.1%	6,440	6,158	13,382
1900	D	+12.2%	7,524	5,815	13,980
1896	D	+5.4%	7,153	6,391	14,149
1892	D	+18.8%	7,551	5,031	13,429
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Italian

17.5%

Irish

15.5%

German

14.8%

English

8.0%

Polish

6.0%

American

3.5%

Scottish

1.2%

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: 43.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.5%

75–84

3.2%

5.5%

65–74

5.7%

7.9%

55–64

8.0%

6.8%

45–54

6.9%

6.2%

35–44

6.3%

5.7%

25–34

5.5%

4.0%

18–24

3.8%

7.8%

5–17

7.4%

2.5%

2.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$123,850

Assembly District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Assembly District 23$123,850

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

6.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.5%

Working age (18–64)5.8%

Seniors (65+)7.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

78.4%

speak English only

Spanish9.2%

Other Indo-European6.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.1%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

24.3%

Mainline Protestant

4.6%

Non-Christian

4.1%

Other Christian

2.9%

Methodist

2.8%

Baptist

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 23 sits in New Jersey's suburban belt with a 2024 presidential margin of D+8, placing it closer to competitive than the state's bluer coastal corridors and making it a recurring target for both parties in down-ballot cycles.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-two points in 1912; the Republican margin reached forty-four points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 230,999, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $123,850 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 23, New Jersey vote in 2024?

In 2024, Assembly District 23, New Jersey voted Republican by 6.2 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 127,521 votes cast, 58,238 went Democratic and 66,155 went Republican.

What is Assembly District 23, New Jersey's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Assembly District 23, 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 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.

When did Assembly District 23, New Jersey last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 23, New Jersey voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Assembly District 23, New Jersey?

Assembly District 23, New Jersey has a population of 230,999 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Assembly District 23, New Jersey?

Median household income in Assembly District 23, New Jersey is $123,850 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.

What is the political history of Assembly District 23, New Jersey?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 23, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Jersey 23rd State House District delivered R+6 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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