New Jersey 16th State Senate District, New Jersey: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+8%. Democratic peak: D+14 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+8MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 226,7612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $129,4092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+14 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 16, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 61,115 | 52,004 | 115,836 | ||
| D | 68,354 | 50,815 | 121,663 | ||
| D | 53,747 | 45,482 | 103,924 | ||
| D | 49,921 | 44,978 | 96,412 | ||
| D | 52,971 | 47,123 | 101,569 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
13.7%
Irish
12.6%
German
10.5%
English
6.1%
Polish
5.8%
American
3.1%
French
0.7%
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: 42.3 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
$129,409
State Senate District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 16$129,409
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 187.4%
Working age (18–64)5.7%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.5%
speak English only
Spanish12.7%
Other Indo-European10.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander6.7%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in communities west of Newark, this district posted a 13.8-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting the broader suburban Essex pattern of college-educated voters and dense municipal cores.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fourteen points in 2020; Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 226,761, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $129,409 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 16, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 16, New Jersey voted Democratic by 7.9 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 115,836 votes cast, 61,115 went Democratic and 52,004 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 16, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 16, New Jersey as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 16, New Jersey?
State Senate District 16, New Jersey has a population of 226,761 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 16, New Jersey?
Median household income in State Senate District 16, New Jersey is $129,409 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of State Senate District 16, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 16, New Jersey from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.