State Senate District 1 State Senate District (NJ) — Elections 1876–2024

New Jersey 1st State Senate District, New Jersey: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 246,7622024 5-year
Median household income: $78,0392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 62.9%2024 5-year
Black: 11.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 23.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 0 D · 3 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	−11.1%	49,718	62,318	113,874
2020	R	−4.2%	58,219	63,365	122,318
2016	R	−5.8%	47,614	53,741	105,582
2012	D	+8.1%	55,912	47,402	104,624
2008	D	+6.8%	58,088	50,634	110,141
2004	R	−3.7%	49,770	53,657	104,715
2000	D	+8.0%	50,365	42,689	96,228
1996	D	+11.6%	44,869	34,329	91,086
1992	R	−1.2%	39,277	40,516	100,014
1988	R	−19.9%	36,091	54,240	91,035
1984	R	−25.8%	33,706	57,421	91,788
1980	R	−16.6%	31,426	45,256	83,495
1976	D	+5.0%	44,046	39,800	85,216
1972	R	−28.8%	26,554	48,533	76,383
1968	R	−3.4%	30,683	33,139	72,701
1964	D	+31.8%	47,010	24,242	71,489
1960	R	−6.9%	32,401	37,254	69,897
1956	R	−30.2%	21,846	40,887	63,026
1952	R	−19.1%	25,084	36,943	62,140
1948	R	−14.2%	20,820	27,845	49,397
1944	R	−0.2%	22,448	22,527	45,082
1940	D	+3.7%	27,733	25,735	53,592
1936	D	+13.7%	29,992	22,709	53,039
1932	R	−13.8%	20,135	26,772	47,946
1928	R	−51.4%	11,248	35,162	46,523
1924	R	−50.2%	7,135	23,636	32,884
1920	R	−44.9%	6,350	17,555	24,973
1916	R	−14.3%	6,278	8,473	15,390
1912	O	+18.8%	5,686	2,912	14,748
1908	R	−23.4%	5,583	9,219	15,529
1904	R	−36.9%	4,158	9,486	14,443
1900	R	−27.1%	4,518	8,192	13,537
1896	R	−30.4%	4,173	8,129	12,996
1892	R	−6.6%	5,305	6,116	12,278
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.

Irish

16.4%

Italian

14.8%

German

12.7%

English

8.1%

Polish

3.8%

American

3.2%

Scottish

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: 43.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.3%

2.8%

75–84

3.8%

6.0%

65–74

6.7%

6.8%

55–64

7.5%

5.8%

45–54

5.8%

6.1%

35–44

5.5%

6.5%

25–34

5.6%

4.0%

18–24

3.6%

8.0%

5–17

7.8%

2.6%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$78,039

State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 1$78,039

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

12.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.6%

Working age (18–64)11.3%

Seniors (65+)12.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

78.5%

speak English only

Spanish16.3%

Other Indo-European3.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

32.0%

Other Christian

9.1%

Methodist

3.8%

Baptist

3.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.0%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Non-Christian

1.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering parts of Sussex and Warren counties, this rural and small-town district backed the Republican presidential nominee by 3 points in 2024 — a narrower gap than its historical baseline suggests, signaling a gradually shifting electorate.

The Democratic margin in New Jersey 1st State Senate District has rarely exceeded thirty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $78,039 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 1, New Jersey vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 1, New Jersey voted Republican by 11.1 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 113,874 votes cast, 49,718 went Democratic and 62,318 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 1, New Jersey's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, New Jersey as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 1, New Jersey last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 1, New Jersey?

State Senate District 1, New Jersey has a population of 246,762 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, New Jersey?

Median household income in State Senate District 1, New Jersey is $78,039 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.

What is the political history of State Senate District 1, New Jersey?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Jersey 1st State Senate District delivered R+11 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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