New Jersey 35th State House District, New Jersey: Tossup district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+53 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- TiedMIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 55,7742024 5-year
- Median household income
- $100,4082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 46.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 36.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Assembly District 35, 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 | 11,324 | 11,419 | 23,469 | ||
| D | 14,770 | 10,539 | 25,443 | ||
| D | 12,810 | 8,621 | 22,201 | ||
| D | 12,382 | 7,904 | 20,494 | ||
| D | 12,447 | 8,808 | 21,432 | ||
| D | 10,811 | 9,068 | 20,014 | ||
| D | 10,386 | 7,334 | 18,311 | ||
| D | 9,842 | 6,580 | 17,980 | ||
| R | 8,331 | 8,552 | 19,622 | ||
| R | 7,858 | 10,711 | 18,841 | ||
| R | 7,979 | 12,517 | 20,758 | ||
| R | 7,100 | 10,426 | 19,446 | ||
| R | 8,956 | 10,712 | 20,150 | ||
| R | 7,311 | 13,316 | 21,000 | ||
| R | 8,462 | 10,096 | 20,364 | ||
| D | 12,683 | 7,582 | 20,467 | ||
| R | 9,500 | 10,167 | 20,213 | ||
| R | 5,981 | 12,180 | 18,447 | ||
| R | 6,826 | 10,502 | 17,661 | ||
| R | 5,600 | 7,037 | 13,487 | ||
| R | 6,347 | 7,614 | 14,013 | ||
| R | 6,431 | 7,225 | 13,705 | ||
| D | 6,827 | 5,231 | 12,205 | ||
| D | 5,305 | 5,188 | 10,985 | ||
| R | 4,315 | 5,828 | 10,222 | ||
| R | 1,153 | 4,258 | 6,632 | ||
| R | 1,080 | 3,944 | 5,399 | ||
| R | 1,166 | 1,685 | 2,993 | ||
| O | 958 | 477 | 2,638 | ||
| R | 991 | 1,517 | 2,666 | ||
| R | 955 | 1,441 | 2,532 | ||
| R | 1,033 | 1,277 | 2,387 | ||
| R | 741 | 1,253 | 2,116 | ||
| R | 888 | 909 | 1,844 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
11.9%
Irish
7.3%
German
5.4%
Polish
4.3%
American
2.6%
English
2.5%
French
0.7%
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: 39.4 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
$100,408
Assembly District 35 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Assembly District 35$100,408
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
10.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.3%
Working age (18–64)9.1%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
51.7%
speak English only
Spanish30.4%
Other Indo-European8.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.6%
Other languages3.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Assembly District 35 spans a mix of Essex County communities with a population of roughly 238,000, leaning reliably toward Democratic candidates at the federal level while reflecting the dense, diverse demographics of northeastern New Jersey.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-five points in 1964; the Republican margin reached fifty-three points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 55,774, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $100,408 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Assembly District 35, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Assembly District 35, New Jersey voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,469 votes cast, 11,324 went Democratic and 11,419 went Republican.
What is Assembly District 35, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Assembly District 35, 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 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did Assembly District 35, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 35, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Assembly District 35, New Jersey?
Assembly District 35, New Jersey has a population of 55,774 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Assembly District 35, New Jersey?
Median household income in Assembly District 35, New Jersey is $100,408 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Assembly District 35, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 35, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.