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1876–2024
State Senate District 23·New Jersey

New Jersey 23rd State Senate District delivered R+6 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

A mid-Jersey district where suburbs and shore towns split the vote

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NJ
Latest
R+6
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
230,999
2024 ACS

New Jersey 23rd State Senate District, New Jersey: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
230,9992024 5-year
Median household income
$123,8502024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
69.5%2024 5-year
Black
6.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+32 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+44 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 1 D · 2 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
R
−6.2%
58,23866,155127,521
R
−1.3%
63,42265,123129,908
R
−10.0%
46,54157,439109,264
R
−9.5%
44,53554,015100,262
R
−7.5%
48,48456,516106,506
R
−17.1%
41,77159,203102,128
R
−12.0%
36,19546,57086,809
R
−7.1%
32,17437,90480,401
R
−13.8%
27,56539,45686,473
R
−32.0%
24,44347,78472,972
R
−37.4%
21,16746,76168,429
R
−24.8%
20,10335,74763,130
R
−11.9%
26,00233,20060,549
R
−34.5%
18,58538,66658,251
R
−13.3%
21,19828,50054,730
D
+29.1%
33,59918,43252,095
R
−16.7%
21,19429,73150,992
R
−39.1%
13,84831,68645,655
R
−23.5%
16,73627,01343,825
R
−11.9%
14,74218,77133,983
R
−9.6%
14,97818,17533,191
R
−4.4%
16,69518,23635,000
D
+8.8%
18,66215,62734,371
D
+0.5%
15,37615,22631,265
R
−44.4%
8,42521,96230,468
R
−30.8%
7,69215,20124,377
R
−12.1%
9,91812,72223,160
D
+15.5%
7,4785,42113,285
D
+32.5%
6,5822,54812,417
D
+11.1%
7,7676,16914,368
D
+2.1%
6,4406,15813,382
D
+12.2%
7,5245,81513,980
D
+5.4%
7,1536,39114,149
D
+18.8%
7,5515,03113,429
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
17.5%
Irish
15.5%
German
14.8%
English
8.0%
Polish
6.0%
American
3.5%
Scottish
1.2%
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
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.5%
75–84
3.2%
5.5%
65–74
5.7%
7.9%
55–64
8.0%
6.8%
45–54
6.9%
6.2%
35–44
6.3%
5.7%
25–34
5.5%
4.0%
18–24
3.8%
7.8%
5–17
7.4%
2.5%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$123,850
State Senate District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 23$123,850
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
6.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.5%
Working age (18–64)5.8%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.4%
speak English only
Spanish9.2%
Other Indo-European6.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.1%
Other languages1.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
24.3%
Mainline Protestant
4.6%
Non-Christian
4.1%
Other Christian
2.9%
Methodist
2.8%
Baptist
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New Jersey's 23rd Senate district spans a mix of suburban commuter towns and coastal communities, producing presidential margins that track closely with statewide trends — the 2024 result landed at D+8, near New Jersey's overall lean.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-two points in 1912; the Republican margin reached forty-four points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 230,999, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $123,850 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 23, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 23, New Jersey voted Republican by 6.2 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 127,521 votes cast, 58,238 went Democratic and 66,155 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 23, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 23, New Jersey as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 23, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 23, New Jersey voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 23, New Jersey?
State Senate District 23, New Jersey has a population of 230,999 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 23, New Jersey?
Median household income in State Senate District 23, New Jersey is $123,850 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of State Senate District 23, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 23, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.