New Jersey 25th State Senate District, New Jersey: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+3%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 447,9782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $113,6772024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 29.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 25, NJOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 100,884 | 106,803 | 213,823 | ||
| D | 123,067 | 102,097 | 226,728 | ||
| D | 100,366 | 87,408 | 196,042 | ||
| D | 93,311 | 83,625 | 178,940 | ||
| D | 97,577 | 90,128 | 189,408 | ||
| R | 83,610 | 92,540 | 177,463 | ||
| D | 77,132 | 75,706 | 158,348 | ||
| D | 72,141 | 65,698 | 151,948 | ||
| R | 59,498 | 78,626 | 162,989 | ||
| R | 53,899 | 94,218 | 149,926 | ||
| R | 52,737 | 104,594 | 158,987 | ||
| R | 47,492 | 81,824 | 144,274 | ||
| R | 60,257 | 83,176 | 146,682 | ||
| R | 48,727 | 96,185 | 147,517 | ||
| R | 54,351 | 71,705 | 138,191 | ||
| D | 80,202 | 50,927 | 132,311 | ||
| R | 56,656 | 67,321 | 127,146 | ||
| R | 34,173 | 76,321 | 112,159 | ||
| R | 39,695 | 65,107 | 106,645 | ||
| R | 33,182 | 43,823 | 81,863 | ||
| R | 37,873 | 45,871 | 84,070 | ||
| R | 39,823 | 44,913 | 85,031 | ||
| D | 40,565 | 34,823 | 76,381 | ||
| R | 31,480 | 34,489 | 68,993 | ||
| R | 26,202 | 38,736 | 65,413 | ||
| R | 8,431 | 29,058 | 44,719 | ||
| R | 8,165 | 26,889 | 37,409 | ||
| R | 8,555 | 11,557 | 21,034 | ||
| O | 6,987 | 3,706 | 18,887 | ||
| R | 7,181 | 11,356 | 19,661 | ||
| R | 6,888 | 10,978 | 19,083 | ||
| R | 7,912 | 9,915 | 18,533 | ||
| R | 6,046 | 10,047 | 17,095 | ||
| R | 7,157 | 7,324 | 15,107 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
15.2%
Irish
11.7%
German
8.8%
Polish
5.0%
English
4.8%
American
2.7%
French
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: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$113,677
State Senate District 25 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 25$113,677
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
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.9%
Working age (18–64)7.4%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
61.7%
speak English only
Spanish24.0%
Other Indo-European8.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%
Other languages2.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Covering parts of Ocean County's Shore communities and inland suburbs, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by 11.4 points — a margin that has held relatively steady as the area's older, white working-class electorate shifted rightward over the past decade.
The Democratic margin in New Jersey 25th State Senate District has rarely exceeded twenty-two points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by three points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 56% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $113,677 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 25, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 25, New Jersey voted Republican by 2.8 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 213,823 votes cast, 100,884 went Democratic and 106,803 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 25, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 25, New Jersey as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 25, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 25, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 25, New Jersey?
State Senate District 25, New Jersey has a population of 447,978 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 25, New Jersey?
Median household income in State Senate District 25, New Jersey is $113,677 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of State Senate District 25, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 25, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.