State Senate District 26 State Senate District (NJ) — Elections 1876–2024

New Jersey 26th 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: 247,4392024 5-year
Median household income: $110,6172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 53.8%2024 5-year
Black: 7.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 31.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1920MIT 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−2.7%	54,552	57,641	115,582
2020	D	+10.1%	67,243	54,855	122,922
2016	D	+8.3%	55,477	46,645	106,518
2012	D	+7.8%	51,985	44,348	97,408
2008	D	+5.8%	53,926	47,963	102,807
2004	R	−3.3%	46,093	49,290	96,088
2000	D	+2.8%	42,666	40,297	85,939
1996	D	+6.0%	39,982	35,009	82,616
1992	R	−10.5%	32,943	42,285	88,666
1988	R	−25.4%	30,005	50,826	81,893
1984	R	−31.0%	29,632	56,659	87,285
1980	R	−22.6%	26,612	44,482	79,220
1976	R	−14.4%	33,659	45,294	80,810
1972	R	−31.4%	27,272	52,934	81,705
1968	R	−11.3%	30,691	39,417	77,046
1964	D	+23.0%	45,510	28,353	74,587
1960	R	−6.4%	32,732	37,353	72,047
1956	R	−35.5%	20,132	42,895	64,042
1952	R	−21.9%	23,333	36,757	61,232
1948	R	−11.0%	19,563	24,741	47,264
1944	R	−7.9%	22,331	26,191	48,719
1940	R	−4.6%	23,329	25,600	49,106
1936	D	+9.1%	23,788	19,754	44,125
1932	R	−3.0%	18,414	19,607	39,807
1928	R	−17.8%	15,427	22,153	37,865
1924	R	−46.0%	4,776	16,621	25,729
1920	R	−50.3%	4,658	15,519	21,583
1916	R	−14.6%	4,922	6,695	12,168
1912	O	+17.4%	4,014	2,111	10,930
1908	R	−20.8%	4,174	6,537	11,365
1904	R	−21.3%	4,004	6,353	11,047
1900	R	−10.7%	4,577	5,718	10,694
1896	R	−23.5%	3,468	5,770	9,812
1892	R	−1.3%	4,110	4,219	8,670
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

14.7%

Irish

11.0%

German

8.3%

Polish

4.9%

English

4.5%

American

2.7%

French

0.9%

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: 40.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

2.2%

75–84

2.9%

4.6%

65–74

5.1%

6.8%

55–64

7.0%

6.5%

45–54

6.6%

6.5%

35–44

6.4%

6.2%

25–34

6.1%

4.4%

18–24

4.3%

8.5%

5–17

8.0%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$110,617

State Senate District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 26$110,617

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

9.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.8%

Working age (18–64)7.8%

Seniors (65+)11.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

60.2%

speak English only

Spanish25.5%

Other Indo-European8.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.7%

Other languages2.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

35.8%

Non-Christian

11.8%

Other Christian

5.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.3%

Methodist

1.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.3%

Baptist

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering portions of South Jersey, District 26 backed the 2024 Republican presidential candidate by 9 points, a notably wide margin in a state that Democrats have carried at the statewide level for two decades.

The Democratic margin in New Jersey 26th State Senate District has rarely exceeded twenty-three 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 54% non-Hispanic-white share, a 9% poverty rate, and a median household income of $110,617 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 26, New Jersey vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 26, New Jersey voted Republican by 2.7 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 115,582 votes cast, 54,552 went Democratic and 57,641 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 26, New Jersey's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 26, 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 26, New Jersey last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 26, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in State Senate District 26, New Jersey?

State Senate District 26, New Jersey has a population of 247,439 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 26, New Jersey?

Median household income in State Senate District 26, New Jersey is $110,617 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.

What is the political history of State Senate District 26, New Jersey?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 26, 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.

New Jersey 26th State Senate District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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