Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Essex County.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
New Jersey 28th State Senate District
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New Jersey 28th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+76.7
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic
87.7%
64,357
Donald TrumpRepublican
11.0%
8,083
Jill SteinGreen
1.3%
929
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New Jersey 28th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Essex County, NJ
Democratic
D+44.9
Union County, NJ
Democratic
D+24.1
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Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
D
87.7%Harris64,357
11.0%Trump8,083
1.3%Stein929
+76.7%
73,369
D
92.2%Biden77,378
7.6%Trump6,339
0.2%Jorgensen200
+84.7%
83,917
D
92.5%Clinton72,932
5.9%Trump4,653
1.6%Johnson1,254
+86.6%
78,839
D
93.8%Obama76,907
6.2%Romney5,075
0.0%
+87.6%
81,982
D
92.1%Obama77,482
7.4%McCain6,228
0.5%Nader391
+84.7%
84,101
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
+84.7%
2012
+87.6%
2016
+86.6%
2020
+84.7%
2024
+76.7%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
DRenee BurgessState Senate · 28
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+76.7, this Essex County-anchored district ranks among the most Democratic-leaning in the state, reflecting a dense urban core where one-party dominance shapes every cycle.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.6 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 76.7 points.
A population of 228,206, a 15% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,178 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 17 and State Senate District 19.
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Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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How did New Jersey 28th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 28th State Senate District voted Democratic by 76.7 points (D+76.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 73,369 votes cast, 64,357 went Democratic and 8,083 went Republican.
How many people live in New Jersey 28th State Senate District?
New Jersey 28th State Senate District has a population of 228,206 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 28th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Jersey 28th State Senate District is $67,178 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 28th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New Jersey 28th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
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