New Jersey 27th State Senate District, New Jersey: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+26%. Democratic peak: D+46 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+26MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 239,3992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,3292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 34.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 26.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 32.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 27, 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 | 55,295 | 31,993 | 89,268 | ||
| D | 68,473 | 28,986 | 98,539 | ||
| D | 61,845 | 23,550 | 88,066 | ||
| D | 61,044 | 22,372 | 84,114 | ||
| D | 61,147 | 25,370 | 87,223 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
8.8%
Irish
5.6%
German
4.0%
American
2.9%
Polish
2.8%
English
2.3%
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: 37.9 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
$83,329
State Senate District 27 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 27$83,329
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
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.1%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)15.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
57.1%
speak English only
Spanish26.8%
Other Indo-European9.8%
Other languages3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Covering coastal and inland communities in Ocean and Monmouth counties, NJ-SD27 has trended rightward over the past decade, and its R+2.7 presidential margin in 2024 makes it a closely watched battleground in state legislative contests.
The Democratic margin in New Jersey 27th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-six points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was twenty-six points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $83,329, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 239,399 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 27, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 27, New Jersey voted Democratic by 26.1 points (D+26), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 89,268 votes cast, 55,295 went Democratic and 31,993 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 27, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 27, New Jersey as a "Democratic loyalist" 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 27, New Jersey?
State Senate District 27, New Jersey has a population of 239,399 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 27, New Jersey?
Median household income in State Senate District 27, New Jersey is $83,329 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of State Senate District 27, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 27, New Jersey from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.