New Jersey Assembly District 22

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nj-hd-022
State
New Jersey
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
022
Land Area
44.2 sq mi
Water Area
1.08 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Jersey Assembly District 22

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Union County41.42 sq mi93.7%40.3%
Somerset County2.81 sq mi6.3%0.9%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Linden city10.69 sq mi24.2%100.0%
Plainfield city5.96 sq mi13.5%100.0%
Rahway city3.90 sq mi8.8%100.0%
North Plainfield borough2.81 sq mi6.3%100.0%
Fanwood borough1.34 sq mi3.0%100.0%
Roselle Park borough1.22 sq mi2.8%100.0%
Cranford CDP0.34 sq mi0.8%99.9%

Showing all 7 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 795,40540.1%12.3%60.3%
NJ District 1277,39432.5%10.0%19.8%
NJ District 1065,41227.5%8.5%19.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
162,952
Active Voters
150,253 (92.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic76,37546.9%
Republican28,37817.4%
Unaffiliated56,46734.7%
Other parties1,7321.1%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202681,540 (50.0%)26,195 (16.1%)7,656 (4.7%)
2023–2024105,125 (64.5%)18,945 (11.6%)6,230 (3.8%)
2021–202272,538 (44.5%)19,296 (11.8%)6,578 (4.0%)
2019–2020105,553 (64.8%)31,007 (19.0%)6,670 (4.1%)
2017–201875,797 (46.5%)20,382 (12.5%)4,517 (2.8%)
2015–201682,646 (50.7%)22,229 (13.6%)5,966 (3.7%)
2013–201450,743 (31.1%)14,678 (9.0%)3,572 (2.2%)
2011–201269,012 (42.4%)9,018 (5.5%)2,644 (1.6%)

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
240,256 (± 204)
Median Age
38.3
Median Household Income
$104,113 (± $4,428)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
37.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1856,65123.6%
18 to 64147,36161.3%
65 and over36,24415.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)80,77733.6%
White, not Hispanic88,87837.0%
Black, not Hispanic48,63620.2%
Asian, not Hispanic11,6974.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1390.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,2410.9%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,8883.3%

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
203,825
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
151,764

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic149,52773.4%
Hispanic54,29826.6%
White87,74643.0%
Black47,06523.1%
Asian9,6494.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1760.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races6610.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic117,73677.6%
Hispanic34,02922.4%
White70,66946.6%
Black38,57825.4%
Asian7,6055.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native7420.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races4250.3%

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