State Senate District 16 State Senate District (NJ) — Elections 1876–2024

New Jersey 16th State Senate District, New Jersey: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+36 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 306,2082024 5-year
Median household income: $125,9082024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 50.7%2024 5-year
Black: 9.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 19.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+36 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 3 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	+10.5%	79,414	63,875	147,699
2020	D	+19.3%	90,211	60,834	152,359
2016	D	+13.8%	72,341	54,148	131,955
2012	D	+12.2%	67,435	52,606	121,863
2008	D	+11.2%	70,665	56,318	128,468
2004	D	+1.6%	60,169	58,288	119,587
2000	D	+6.3%	52,993	46,455	103,634
1996	D	+8.5%	48,442	40,045	99,245
1992	R	−3.0%	42,161	45,375	107,276
1988	R	−19.9%	38,005	57,162	96,278
1984	R	−27.1%	33,475	58,694	93,053
1980	R	−16.7%	30,901	45,076	84,872
1976	R	−6.3%	38,071	43,351	83,218
1972	R	−27.8%	28,518	51,173	81,575
1968	R	−6.7%	30,827	35,867	75,209
1964	D	+31.6%	46,497	24,102	70,822
1960	D	+2.6%	33,713	32,006	65,859
1956	R	−29.2%	19,490	35,649	55,401
1952	R	−13.1%	22,143	28,888	51,432
1948	R	−3.8%	18,881	20,420	40,430
1944	D	+0.7%	19,156	18,887	38,289
1940	D	+5.9%	20,870	18,551	39,507
1936	D	+15.5%	20,263	14,805	35,254
1932	D	+0.4%	14,959	14,848	30,621
1928	R	−23.4%	10,875	17,559	28,542
1924	R	−35.8%	6,239	14,146	22,080
1920	R	−33.4%	6,004	12,232	18,642
1916	R	−5.9%	4,729	5,337	10,226
1912	D	+18.0%	3,985	2,374	8,929
1908	R	−12.2%	4,301	5,532	10,088
1904	R	−13.4%	3,983	5,270	9,596
1900	R	−9.0%	4,172	5,023	9,506
1896	R	−16.4%	3,616	5,109	9,087
1892	D	+8.1%	4,465	3,766	8,607
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

12.2%

Irish

10.7%

German

8.4%

Polish

5.5%

English

4.8%

American

2.9%

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: 41.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.3%

75–84

2.8%

4.8%

65–74

5.2%

7.0%

55–64

7.2%

6.9%

45–54

6.9%

6.7%

35–44

6.6%

6.0%

25–34

5.9%

4.4%

18–24

4.3%

8.3%

5–17

7.8%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$125,908

State Senate District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 16$125,908

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

6.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.4%

Working age (18–64)6.2%

Seniors (65+)9.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

63.0%

speak English only

Spanish14.7%

Other Indo-European12.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander8.1%

Other languages1.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

29.5%

Non-Christian

7.7%

Other Christian

4.0%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Baptist

2.3%

Methodist

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in communities west of Newark, this district posted a 13.8-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting the broader suburban Essex pattern of college-educated voters and dense municipal cores.

The Democratic margin in New Jersey 16th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-two points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was eleven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $125,908, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 306,208 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 16, New Jersey vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 16, New Jersey voted Democratic by 10.5 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 147,699 votes cast, 79,414 went Democratic and 63,875 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 16, New Jersey's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 16, 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 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 16, New Jersey last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 16, New Jersey voted Republican was 1992.

How many people live in State Senate District 16, New Jersey?

State Senate District 16, New Jersey has a population of 306,208 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 16, New Jersey?

Median household income in State Senate District 16, New Jersey is $125,908 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.

What is the political history of State Senate District 16, New Jersey?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 16, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Jersey 16th State Senate District has voted Democratic in eight straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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