Assembly District 37 State House District (NJ) — Elections 1876–2024

New Jersey 37th State House District, New Jersey: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 127,1262024 5-year
Median household income: $124,8842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 55.1%2024 5-year
Black: 5.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 22.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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	D	+3.4%	30,735	28,679	60,858
2020	D	+16.5%	37,777	27,004	65,158
2016	D	+13.2%	30,544	23,188	55,776
2012	D	+11.3%	28,106	22,335	50,991
2008	D	+9.5%	29,772	24,587	54,788
2004	D	+4.5%	27,434	25,078	52,874
2000	D	+13.6%	26,775	20,176	48,445
1996	D	+13.8%	25,243	18,648	47,939
1992	R	−1.8%	22,604	23,544	53,256
1988	R	−17.0%	21,223	29,972	51,512
1984	R	−26.7%	20,481	35,471	56,107
1980	R	−22.3%	18,425	30,654	54,844
1976	R	−13.3%	23,876	31,352	56,125
1972	R	−31.7%	19,440	37,710	57,715
1968	R	−15.2%	21,425	29,712	54,564
1964	D	+19.6%	31,024	20,859	51,978
1960	R	−18.0%	20,630	29,719	50,438
1956	R	−50.9%	10,855	33,599	44,666
1952	R	−38.9%	12,335	28,117	40,622
1948	R	−33.9%	9,133	18,846	28,684
1944	R	−30.3%	10,086	18,869	29,030
1940	R	−26.4%	10,111	17,383	27,586
1936	D	+0.8%	12,036	11,840	24,027
1932	R	−7.8%	9,765	11,478	21,895
1928	R	−27.7%	6,654	11,771	18,503
1924	R	−50.2%	2,225	8,032	11,572
1920	R	−56.4%	1,638	6,277	8,231
1916	R	−22.6%	1,523	2,443	4,068
1912	D	+19.7%	1,318	672	3,285
1908	R	−28.1%	1,008	1,855	3,016
1904	R	−14.7%	964	1,315	2,391
1900	R	−16.5%	853	1,200	2,109
1896	R	−29.1%	599	1,129	1,819
1892	D	+7.7%	775	663	1,460
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

14.3%

Irish

9.8%

German

6.7%

Polish

4.9%

English

3.1%

American

2.8%

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: 42.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.4%

75–84

3.1%

4.8%

65–74

5.4%

6.9%

55–64

7.2%

6.8%

45–54

7.0%

6.7%

35–44

6.8%

5.8%

25–34

5.7%

4.0%

18–24

3.9%

8.1%

5–17

7.7%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$124,884

Assembly District 37 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Assembly District 37$124,884

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

6.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 187.8%

Working age (18–64)6.0%

Seniors (65+)11.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

57.5%

speak English only

Spanish17.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander11.8%

Other Indo-European10.7%

Other languages2.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

40.9%

Non-Christian

7.2%

Other Christian

3.6%

Mainline Protestant

3.0%

Baptist

1.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Methodist

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Assembly District 37 sits in Sussex and Warren counties in the state's rural northwest, where the 2024 presidential margin reached nearly 25 points — among the widest gaps in a state that otherwise trends Democratic statewide.

The Democratic margin in New Jersey 37th State House District reached its widest at twenty points in 1912. The margin in 2024 was three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $124,884, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 127,126 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Assembly District 37, New Jersey vote in 2024?

In 2024, Assembly District 37, New Jersey voted Democratic by 3.4 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 60,858 votes cast, 30,735 went Democratic and 28,679 went Republican.

What is Assembly District 37, New Jersey's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Assembly District 37, 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.

When did Assembly District 37, New Jersey last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Assembly District 37, New Jersey voted Republican was 1992.

How many people live in Assembly District 37, New Jersey?

Assembly District 37, New Jersey has a population of 127,126 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Assembly District 37, New Jersey?

Median household income in Assembly District 37, New Jersey is $124,884 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.

What is the political history of Assembly District 37, New Jersey?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Assembly District 37, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Jersey 37th State House District has voted Democratic in eight straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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