New Jersey Assembly District 27

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nj-hd-027
State
New Jersey
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
027
Land Area
56.3 sq mi
Water Area
1.21 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Jersey Assembly District 27

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Essex County44.98 sq mi80.0%35.7%
Passaic County11.28 sq mi20.0%6.1%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Clifton city11.28 sq mi20.0%100.0%
Short Hills CDP5.26 sq mi9.3%100.0%
Roseland borough3.62 sq mi6.4%100.0%
Upper Montclair CDP2.38 sq mi4.2%100.0%
Pleasantdale CDP0.79 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Llewellyn Park CDP0.71 sq mi1.3%99.9%
Montclair State University CDP0.04 sq mi0.1%12.2%

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 1190,62137.9%11.7%57.0%
NJ District 990,29637.7%11.7%20.0%
NJ District 1058,48224.4%7.6%23.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
183,506
Active Voters
169,868 (92.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic88,90548.4%
Republican28,57715.6%
Unaffiliated64,45835.1%
Other parties1,5660.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202691,327 (49.8%)32,239 (17.6%)6,145 (3.3%)
2023–2024116,961 (63.7%)24,027 (13.1%)5,152 (2.8%)
2021–202282,800 (45.1%)17,914 (9.8%)4,744 (2.6%)
2019–2020116,033 (63.2%)31,107 (17.0%)5,080 (2.8%)
2017–201884,741 (46.2%)22,430 (12.2%)4,361 (2.4%)
2015–201690,557 (49.3%)25,426 (13.9%)5,566 (3.0%)
2013–201454,049 (29.5%)12,697 (6.9%)3,263 (1.8%)
2011–201272,262 (39.4%)9,212 (5.0%)2,779 (1.5%)

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
238,170 (± 105)
Median Age
41.8
Median Household Income
$134,325 (± $4,120)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
55.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1854,05322.7%
18 to 64141,69259.5%
65 and over42,42517.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)53,70422.5%
White, not Hispanic115,83548.6%
Black, not Hispanic25,28910.6%
Asian, not Hispanic32,04513.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic380.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic190.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,7090.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,5314.0%

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
214,584
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
162,886

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic170,18979.3%
Hispanic44,39120.7%
White113,23552.8%
Black24,35211.3%
Asian25,60711.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native400.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander210.0%
Two or More Races1,2510.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic131,34880.6%
Hispanic31,53919.4%
White90,69755.7%
Black20,06012.3%
Asian19,17311.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native7010.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander220.0%
Two or More Races8170.5%

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