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New Jersey 28th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+84.72012D+87.62016D+86.62020D+84.72024D+76.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+76.7
2024
median income$67,178U.S. $80,734 · NJ $103,556
median age35.7U.S. 39.1 · NJ 40.3
poverty rate17.6%U.S. 12.5% · NJ 9.7%
bachelor’s+ (25+)39.1%U.S. 35.6% · NJ 43.5%
non-english39.1%U.S. 22.3% · NJ 33.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†45.0%
Haitian6.2%
Jamaican4.7%
Italian4.0%
Irish2.9%
German1.9%
Puerto Rican2.8%
Ecuadorian2.5%
Dominican2.1%
Asian Indian0.7%
Chinese0.4%
Filipino0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Essex County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

New Jersey 28th State House District

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New Jersey 28th State House DistrictHarrisD+76.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for New Jersey 28th State House DistrictThe boundary of New Jersey 28th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+76.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New Jersey 28th State House District · D+76.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic87.7%64,357
Donald TrumpRepublican11.0%8,083
Jill SteinGreen1.3%929
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New Jersey 28th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Essex County, NJDemocraticD+44.9
Union County, NJDemocraticD+24.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
87.7%Harris64,357
11.0%Trump8,083
1.3%Stein929
+76.7%
73,369
D
92.2%Biden77,378
7.6%Trump6,339
0.2%Jorgensen200
+84.7%
83,917
D
92.5%Clinton72,932
5.9%Trump4,653
1.6%Johnson1,254
+86.6%
78,839
D
93.8%Obama76,907
6.2%Romney5,075
0.0%
+87.6%
81,982
D
92.1%Obama77,482
7.4%McCain6,228
0.5%Nader391
+84.7%
84,101
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +76.7% in 2024.+76.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+84.7%
2012+87.6%
2016+86.6%
2020+84.7%
2024+76.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DChigozie OnyemaState House · 28
DCleopatra TuckerState House · 28

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Assembly District 28 returned a presidential margin of D+76.7 in 2024, placing it among the most lopsided state house districts in the country. Its urban core drives consistently high Democratic vote shares election cycle after election cycle.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.6 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 76.7 points.

A population of 228,206, a 15% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,178 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 58 and Assembly District 42.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Assembly District 58
New York
99.0twin score
2008–2020 trajectory
Assembly District 42
New York
98.7twin score
2008–2020 trajectory
Assembly District 55
New York
98.7twin score
2008–2020 trajectory

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within New Jersey 28th State House District

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Essex County

Frequently asked questions

How did New Jersey 28th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 28th State House District voted Democratic by 76.7 points (D+76.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 73,369 votes cast, 64,357 went Democratic and 8,083 went Republican.
How many people live in New Jersey 28th State House District?
New Jersey 28th State House District has a population of 228,206 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 28th State House District?
Median household income in New Jersey 28th State House District is $67,178 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 28th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New Jersey 28th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.