New Jersey Assembly District 28

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nj-hd-028
State
New Jersey
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
028
Land Area
17.8 sq mi
Water Area
0.02 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Jersey Assembly District 28

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Essex County15.01 sq mi84.4%11.9%
Union County2.77 sq mi15.6%2.7%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Newark city5.38 sq mi30.2%22.3%
Kean University CDP0.06 sq mi0.3%20.4%
Vauxhall CDP0.02 sq mi0.1%2.8%

Showing all 3 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 10184,03880.6%23.8%62.2%
NJ District 1144,16819.4%5.7%37.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
145,310
Active Voters
127,720 (87.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic88,78561.1%
Republican6,7414.6%
Unaffiliated48,36833.3%
Other parties1,4161.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202658,765 (40.4%)27,718 (19.1%)938 (0.6%)
2023–202475,171 (51.7%)19,791 (13.6%)790 (0.5%)
2021–202248,318 (33.3%)15,537 (10.7%)657 (0.5%)
2019–202075,274 (51.8%)26,951 (18.5%)875 (0.6%)
2017–201857,939 (39.9%)19,561 (13.5%)663 (0.5%)
2015–201663,895 (44.0%)25,703 (17.7%)941 (0.6%)
2013–201438,877 (26.8%)15,957 (11.0%)643 (0.4%)
2011–201256,547 (38.9%)14,126 (9.7%)477 (0.3%)

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
228,136 (± 3,607)
Median Age
35.7
Median Household Income
$67,178 (± $3,479)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1856,66324.8%
18 to 64143,89763.1%
65 and over27,57612.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)33,65114.8%
White, not Hispanic31,11113.6%
Black, not Hispanic147,00964.4%
Asian, not Hispanic4,9002.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4960.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic70.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,8850.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,0774.0%

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
196,259
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
144,649

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic171,07787.2%
Hispanic25,18412.8%
White31,20515.9%
Black131,40067.0%
Asian3,6361.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native4690.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races6210.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic128,17788.6%
Hispanic16,46811.4%
White23,50616.3%
Black100,92569.8%
Asian2,9802.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native8110.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander60.0%
Two or More Races3350.2%

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