New Jersey State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nj-sd-003
State
New Jersey
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
623.1 sq mi
Water Area
56.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Jersey State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Salem County331.86 sq mi53.3%100.0%
Gloucester County176.07 sq mi28.3%54.7%
Cumberland County115.21 sq mi18.5%23.8%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pennsville CDP10.72 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Glassboro borough9.32 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Richwood CDP8.86 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Carneys Point CDP8.38 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Clayton borough7.07 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Alloway CDP6.85 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Auburn CDP4.25 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Mullica Hill CDP3.75 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Thorofare CDP3.35 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Rosenhayn CDP2.65 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Olivet CDP2.49 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Salem city2.34 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Pitman borough2.22 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Seabrook Farms CDP2.17 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Mickleton CDP2.04 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Harrisonville CDP2.00 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Sewell CDP1.99 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Paulsboro borough1.92 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Deerfield Street CDP1.76 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Beckett CDP1.75 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Pedricktown CDP1.74 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Carlls Corner CDP1.67 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Gibbstown CDP1.64 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Woodstown borough1.57 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Silver Lake CDP1.43 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 48 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 2145,83561.8%18.7%91.6%
NJ District 190,00938.2%11.7%8.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
177,862
Active Voters
165,673 (93.1%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic60,12633.8%
Republican54,73130.8%
Unaffiliated60,74434.2%
Other parties2,2611.3%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202696,345 (54.2%)22,608 (12.7%)14,724 (8.3%)
2023–2024125,283 (70.4%)17,496 (9.8%)14,589 (8.2%)
2021–202290,112 (50.7%)14,317 (8.0%)13,812 (7.8%)
2019–2020126,731 (71.3%)24,670 (13.9%)15,662 (8.8%)
2017–201887,195 (49.0%)13,056 (7.3%)8,043 (4.5%)
2015–201696,904 (54.5%)17,581 (9.9%)11,742 (6.6%)
2013–201462,962 (35.4%)7,745 (4.4%)5,778 (3.2%)
2011–201282,434 (46.3%)4,666 (2.6%)4,029 (2.3%)

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
239,221 (± 282)
Median Age
40.0
Median Household Income
$97,135 (± $2,380)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1851,87221.7%
18 to 64146,21661.1%
65 and over41,13317.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)22,0459.2%
White, not Hispanic174,54473.0%
Black, not Hispanic26,50511.1%
Asian, not Hispanic6,6512.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2570.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2270.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,3020.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,6903.2%

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
233,823
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
182,183

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic214,21791.6%
Hispanic19,6078.4%
White175,54575.1%
Black26,71911.4%
Asian5,5312.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native2580.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2270.1%
Two or More Races6220.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic170,00093.3%
Hispanic12,1796.7%
White142,56978.3%
Black21,28211.7%
Asian4,8132.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1440.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1280.1%
Two or More Races2860.2%

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