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1876–2024
State Senate District 17·New Jersey

New Jersey 17th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

One of New Jersey's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NJ
Latest
D+10
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
156,306
2024 ACS

New Jersey 17th State Senate District, New Jersey: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+43 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
156,3062024 5-year
Median household income
$121,6202024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
44.6%2024 5-year
Black
10.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
21.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+35 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+43 in 1920MIT 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
+10.3%
37,80830,52970,633
D
+21.8%
43,76127,98472,299
D
+18.0%
35,90824,57662,870
D
+19.0%
33,88522,92257,583
D
+15.8%
35,00325,37861,051
D
+6.6%
29,82526,08256,423
D
+13.5%
26,86920,24149,003
D
+14.9%
24,85717,71847,786
D
+0.6%
21,72721,43652,155
R
−16.4%
19,51227,30147,404
R
−25.3%
17,22829,05046,763
R
−15.4%
15,95722,49042,503
R
−3.0%
20,00021,25442,114
R
−28.2%
14,46026,21841,689
R
−4.0%
16,36717,89338,573
D
+34.7%
24,46211,83236,448
D
+7.9%
17,99715,34133,417
R
−28.3%
9,80117,60127,532
R
−9.9%
11,00813,46424,766
D
+0.7%
9,3959,25319,318
D
+4.9%
9,3208,44317,960
D
+13.0%
10,4108,01718,461
D
+21.0%
9,6956,31416,105
D
+7.9%
7,2966,20413,842
R
−13.9%
5,3427,07612,468
R
−37.6%
2,5586,0609,326
R
−42.7%
2,0105,1357,322
R
−9.8%
1,7342,1183,904
D
+17.3%
1,4478763,303
R
−18.4%
1,4372,1023,608
R
−17.8%
1,3151,9043,309
R
−14.0%
1,3361,7843,207
R
−22.3%
1,1051,7712,987
D
+7.9%
1,4591,2392,774
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
10.9%
Irish
8.8%
German
6.3%
Polish
5.2%
English
3.3%
American
2.7%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.3%
2.2%
75–84
2.7%
4.6%
65–74
5.1%
6.7%
55–64
6.8%
6.9%
45–54
6.7%
6.9%
35–44
6.8%
6.3%
25–34
6.2%
4.5%
18–24
4.4%
8.3%
5–17
7.9%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$121,620
State Senate District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 17$121,620
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
7.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.2%
Working age (18–64)6.7%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
57.0%
speak English only
Spanish16.5%
Other Indo-European14.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander9.5%
Other languages2.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.4%
Non-Christian
9.3%
Other Christian
4.3%
Baptist
2.2%
Mainline Protestant
2.2%
Methodist
1.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+28.1, this Essex County-area district ranks among the most reliably Democratic in the state, anchored by dense urban precincts that consistently post some of the highest Democratic vote shares statewide.

The Democratic margin in New Jersey 17th State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-five points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $121,620, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 156,306 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 17, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 17, New Jersey voted Democratic by 10.3 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 70,633 votes cast, 37,808 went Democratic and 30,529 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 17, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 17, 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 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 17, New Jersey last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 17, New Jersey voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State Senate District 17, New Jersey?
State Senate District 17, New Jersey has a population of 156,306 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 17, New Jersey?
Median household income in State Senate District 17, New Jersey is $121,620 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of State Senate District 17, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 17, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.