State Senate District 8 State Senate District (NJ) — Elections 1876–2024

New Jersey 8th State Senate District, New Jersey: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+14%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 445,7032024 5-year
Median household income: $104,5022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 63.4%2024 5-year
Black: 16.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+30 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+47 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	+14.3%	122,880	91,652	218,198
2020	D	+18.3%	143,903	99,122	245,060
2016	D	+13.8%	113,850	85,048	208,379
2012	D	+17.9%	118,656	82,285	203,325
2008	D	+18.2%	123,147	84,805	210,159
2004	D	+6.8%	103,362	90,015	194,893
2000	D	+15.7%	93,665	67,469	166,490
1996	D	+17.0%	79,940	53,791	153,524
1992	D	+5.3%	68,747	60,051	162,826
1988	R	−17.1%	57,852	81,954	141,099
1984	R	−21.6%	54,617	84,819	139,840
1980	R	−13.3%	48,048	64,712	125,180
1976	D	+2.4%	61,204	58,222	121,939
1972	R	−25.2%	40,272	68,206	110,648
1968	R	−3.3%	41,811	45,068	98,701
1964	D	+30.2%	58,190	31,133	89,680
1960	R	−3.5%	39,963	42,890	83,268
1956	R	−24.6%	24,534	40,637	65,552
1952	R	−10.2%	26,971	33,119	60,172
1948	R	−3.3%	22,342	23,882	46,822
1944	D	+8.6%	24,578	20,689	45,372
1940	D	+10.6%	29,282	23,658	53,078
1936	D	+18.1%	29,549	20,411	50,390
1932	R	−15.6%	18,704	25,861	45,735
1928	R	−43.1%	12,908	32,552	45,557
1924	R	−47.2%	7,878	23,534	33,154
1920	R	−43.0%	7,429	19,120	27,202
1916	R	−16.9%	6,538	9,262	16,087
1912	D	+10.1%	5,634	4,182	14,445
1908	R	−19.6%	6,146	9,271	15,911
1904	R	−28.3%	4,753	8,793	14,261
1900	R	−22.5%	5,088	8,212	13,893
1896	R	−32.8%	4,297	8,826	13,801
1892	R	−1.5%	6,222	6,414	13,159
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

17.4%

Italian

14.9%

German

13.4%

English

8.7%

Polish

5.2%

American

3.1%

Scottish

1.1%

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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.4%

75–84

3.2%

5.0%

65–74

5.7%

7.1%

55–64

7.5%

6.4%

45–54

6.5%

6.6%

35–44

6.4%

25–34

6.2%

4.1%

18–24

3.8%

7.9%

5–17

7.6%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$104,502

State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 8$104,502

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

7.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.9%

Working age (18–64)6.5%

Seniors (65+)8.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.1%

speak English only

Spanish6.5%

Other Indo-European5.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.3%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.4%

Other Christian

5.0%

Non-Christian

3.9%

Mainline Protestant

2.6%

Methodist

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Baptist

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Stretching along New Jersey's northern Shore counties, this district has shifted markedly toward competitive territory, with the 2024 presidential race settling at D+1.0 — a signal of genuine swing potential in a state long considered reliably blue.

The Democratic margin in New Jersey 8th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $104,502, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 445,703 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 8, New Jersey vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 8, New Jersey voted Democratic by 14.3 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 218,198 votes cast, 122,880 went Democratic and 91,652 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 8, New Jersey's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 8, New Jersey last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, New Jersey voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State Senate District 8, New Jersey?

State Senate District 8, New Jersey has a population of 445,703 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 8, New Jersey?

Median household income in State Senate District 8, New Jersey is $104,502 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.

What is the political history of State Senate District 8, New Jersey?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Jersey 8th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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