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New Jersey 34th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+48.12012D+56.82016D+51.62020D+51.72024D+40.2
full record · 20082024
D+40.2
2024
median income$82,306U.S. $80,734 · NJ $103,556
median age38.2U.S. 39.1 · NJ 40.3
poverty rate12.5%U.S. 12.5% · NJ 9.7%
bachelor’s+ (25+)39.1%U.S. 35.6% · NJ 43.5%
non-english37.8%U.S. 22.3% · NJ 33.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American26.3%
Haitian3.5%
Jamaican2.8%
Italian7.8%
Irish5.5%
German3.6%
Puerto Rican6.0%
Ecuadorian5.5%
Dominican4.4%
Asian Indian2.3%
Chinese1.3%
Filipino1.0%
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 34th State House District

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New Jersey 34th State House DistrictHarrisD+40.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for New Jersey 34th State House DistrictThe boundary of New Jersey 34th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+40.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.New Jersey 34th State House District · D+40.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic69.3%62,700
Donald TrumpRepublican29.1%26,298
Jill SteinGreen1.6%1,469
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county 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 (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New Jersey 34th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Essex County, NJDemocraticD+44.9
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
69.3%Harris62,700
29.1%Trump26,298
1.6%Stein1,469
+40.2%
90,467
D
75.7%Biden73,832
24.0%Trump23,373
0.4%Jorgensen355
+51.7%
97,560
D
74.6%Clinton64,718
23.0%Trump19,953
2.4%Johnson2,075
+51.6%
86,746
D
78.4%Obama68,477
21.6%Romney18,868
0.0%
+56.8%
87,345
D
73.7%Obama63,917
25.6%McCain22,177
0.8%Nader670
+48.1%
86,764
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: +40.2% in 2024.+40.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+48.1%
2012+56.8%
2016+51.6%
2020+51.7%
2024+40.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DCarmen MoralesState House · 34
DMike VeneziaState House · 34

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 40 points, Assembly District 34 ranks among the state's most lopsided legislative constituencies, a pattern rooted in its dense, diverse urban core in Hudson County.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.2 points.

A population of 233,331, a 28% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,306 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 63 and Assembly District 137.

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

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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Frequently asked questions

How did New Jersey 34th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 34th State House District voted Democratic by 40.2 points (D+40.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 90,467 votes cast, 62,700 went Democratic and 26,298 went Republican.
How many people live in New Jersey 34th State House District?
New Jersey 34th State House District has a population of 233,331 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 34th State House District?
Median household income in New Jersey 34th State House District is $82,306 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 34th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New Jersey 34th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.