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1876–2024
State Senate District 6·New Jersey

New Jersey 6th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

One of New Jersey's most Democratic state senate districts by 2024 margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NJ
Latest
D+27
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
161,387
2024 ACS

New Jersey 6th State Senate District, New Jersey: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+27%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
161,3872024 5-year
Median household income
$89,0182024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
54.6%2024 5-year
Black
19.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
19.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+41 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1896MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+27.2%
47,57726,94175,893
D
+33.6%
53,58226,51380,674
D
+32.1%
44,86922,34870,193
D
+37.0%
46,99321,38669,235
D
+36.0%
48,70022,70872,212
D
+25.2%
42,11325,03567,681
D
+32.6%
38,86119,19860,270
D
+32.6%
35,10916,20858,051
D
+17.7%
32,01820,59064,485
R
−5.0%
27,67330,62458,829
R
−9.9%
27,51333,55761,345
R
−4.3%
24,39926,87257,020
D
+13.2%
33,16325,28659,655
R
−19.4%
22,90034,12857,964
D
+5.1%
26,56823,65957,498
D
+34.3%
37,89618,51756,503
D
+9.6%
31,00625,57956,696
R
−6.3%
22,80425,86348,889
D
+5.8%
24,71021,98246,922
D
+11.8%
20,14215,79336,772
D
+33.8%
25,97912,82838,949
D
+32.0%
25,73913,22739,149
D
+40.6%
26,17910,91937,573
R
−6.5%
14,81616,97533,356
R
−40.1%
9,75922,94232,871
R
−42.1%
5,34414,64022,071
R
−36.9%
5,43812,39418,868
R
−12.7%
4,2615,57210,284
D
+9.8%
3,2912,4078,976
R
−27.5%
3,1905,7799,429
R
−30.6%
2,8685,5438,737
R
−36.4%
2,2244,9157,401
R
−42.4%
1,9484,9947,177
R
−4.6%
3,0523,3556,583
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
15.7%
Italian
14.3%
German
11.7%
English
6.5%
Polish
4.7%
American
2.9%
Scottish
1.0%
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: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.1%
75–84
2.8%
4.5%
65–74
5.3%
6.2%
55–64
6.8%
6.0%
45–54
6.5%
6.6%
35–44
6.9%
6.7%
25–34
7.0%
4.1%
18–24
3.9%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$89,018
State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 6$89,018
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
12.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.3%
speak English only
Spanish13.1%
Other Indo-European3.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
38.6%
Non-Christian
7.3%
Other Christian
7.2%
Methodist
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Baptist
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+27.6 across a population of roughly 235,000, this district consistently delivers among the widest Democratic margins in the state, signaling a dense, heavily urban-aligned electorate.

The Democratic margin in New Jersey 6th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-one points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,018, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 161,387 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 6, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 6, New Jersey voted Democratic by 27.2 points (D+27), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 75,893 votes cast, 47,577 went Democratic and 26,941 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 6, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, 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 19 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 6, New Jersey last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, New Jersey voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State Senate District 6, New Jersey?
State Senate District 6, New Jersey has a population of 161,387 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 6, New Jersey?
Median household income in State Senate District 6, New Jersey is $89,018 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of State Senate District 6, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.