New Jersey Assembly District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nj-hd-008
State
New Jersey
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
008
Land Area
790.2 sq mi
Water Area
15.7 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Jersey Assembly District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Burlington County673.90 sq mi85.3%84.3%
Atlantic County116.24 sq mi14.7%20.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Hammonton town40.75 sq mi5.2%100.0%
Egg Harbor City city10.85 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Fort Dix CDP10.21 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Folsom borough8.26 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Browns Mills CDP5.37 sq mi0.7%100.0%
McGuire AFB CDP4.64 sq mi0.6%86.0%
Sweetwater CDP3.57 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Marlton CDP3.30 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Jobstown CDP3.28 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Elwood CDP3.19 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Nesco CDP2.64 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Cookstown CDP2.31 sq mi0.3%92.5%
Leisuretowne CDP2.07 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Wrightstown borough1.85 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Crosswicks CDP1.82 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Juliustown CDP1.19 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Medford Lakes borough1.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Country Lake Estates CDP1.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Presidential Lakes Estates CDP1.12 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pemberton Heights CDP0.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Gretna CDP0.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pemberton borough0.59 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Vincentown CDP0.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 23 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NJ District 3203,78888.4%26.2%85.3%
NJ District 226,73411.6%3.4%14.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
185,128
Active Voters
172,056 (92.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic59,02131.9%
Republican59,77432.3%
Unaffiliated64,31034.7%
Other parties2,0231.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026100,086 (54.1%)21,439 (11.6%)17,175 (9.3%)
2023–2024122,543 (66.2%)17,247 (9.3%)16,113 (8.7%)
2021–202297,162 (52.5%)15,272 (8.2%)17,987 (9.7%)
2019–2020130,587 (70.5%)24,390 (13.2%)19,192 (10.4%)
2017–201893,233 (50.4%)13,023 (7.0%)10,785 (5.8%)
2015–2016101,411 (54.8%)17,582 (9.5%)14,119 (7.6%)
2013–201465,595 (35.4%)7,576 (4.1%)9,548 (5.2%)
2011–201287,771 (47.4%)3,597 (1.9%)5,183 (2.8%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/02/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
232,774 (± 289)
Median Age
42.6
Median Household Income
$112,323 (± $2,502)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
41.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1846,86020.1%
18 to 64141,27960.7%
65 and over44,63519.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)23,94010.3%
White, not Hispanic162,55269.8%
Black, not Hispanic22,6449.7%
Asian, not Hispanic11,3634.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic640.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic640.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1630.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,9844.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
225,752
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
179,476

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic204,42090.6%
Hispanic21,3289.4%
White163,95772.6%
Black22,50310.0%
Asian9,2934.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native650.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander670.0%
Two or More Races1,3490.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic165,15992.0%
Hispanic14,3248.0%
White135,14075.3%
Black20,41811.4%
Asian7,8404.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native8490.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander640.0%
Two or More Races9070.5%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).