New Jersey State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nj-sd-002
State
New Jersey
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
317.8 sq mi
Water Area
110.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Jersey State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Atlantic County317.72 sq mi100.0%57.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Atlantic City city10.76 sq mi3.4%100.0%
Port Republic city7.46 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Brigantine city6.52 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Pleasantville city5.72 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Mays Landing CDP5.64 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Smithville CDP5.55 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Absecon city5.47 sq mi1.7%98.8%
McKee City CDP4.82 sq mi1.5%100.0%
English Creek CDP4.81 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Somers Point city4.01 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Linwood city3.81 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Northfield city3.58 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Pomona CDP2.78 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Germania CDP2.62 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Bargaintown CDP2.55 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Ventnor City city1.96 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Absecon Highlands CDP1.95 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Cologne CDP1.83 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Mizpah CDP1.63 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Oceanville CDP1.58 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Margate City city1.42 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Stockton University CDP1.10 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Longport borough0.40 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Leeds Point CDP0.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing all 24 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 2231,513100.0%29.7%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
171,210
Active Voters
158,237 (92.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic60,72635.5%
Republican48,73028.5%
Unaffiliated59,60234.8%
Other parties2,1521.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202683,800 (48.9%)19,876 (11.6%)13,961 (8.2%)
2023–2024109,726 (64.1%)14,977 (8.7%)12,161 (7.1%)
2021–202276,585 (44.7%)14,096 (8.2%)14,284 (8.3%)
2019–2020113,653 (66.4%)24,220 (14.1%)14,975 (8.7%)
2017–201878,334 (45.8%)13,933 (8.1%)9,352 (5.5%)
2015–201687,326 (51.0%)16,086 (9.4%)10,996 (6.4%)
2013–201456,415 (33.0%)9,227 (5.4%)8,164 (4.8%)
2011–201273,368 (42.9%)4,111 (2.4%)4,725 (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
232,900 (± 307)
Median Age
42.4
Median Household Income
$76,942 (± $1,985)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
32.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1848,15920.7%
18 to 64139,13259.7%
65 and over45,60919.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)47,47320.4%
White, not Hispanic119,72051.4%
Black, not Hispanic31,99313.7%
Asian, not Hispanic20,7788.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6720.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic290.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2170.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,0184.7%

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
215,665
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
169,052

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic177,92382.5%
Hispanic37,73917.5%
White120,07855.7%
Black31,16614.5%
Asian16,7717.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native6410.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander280.0%
Two or More Races1,2350.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic145,48086.1%
Hispanic23,56513.9%
White102,99460.9%
Black26,16615.5%
Asian13,7818.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,2261.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander300.0%
Two or More Races7530.4%

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