New Jersey State Senate District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nj-sd-009
State
New Jersey
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
009
Land Area
389.4 sq mi
Water Area
263.2 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Jersey State Senate District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Ocean County389.43 sq mi100.0%62.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Mystic Island CDP6.92 sq mi1.8%100.0%
Holiday City-Berkeley CDP5.97 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Ocean Acres CDP5.83 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Holiday Heights CDP5.03 sq mi1.3%100.0%
Crestwood Village CDP4.27 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Tuckerton borough3.36 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Beachwood borough2.76 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Forked River CDP2.74 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Barnegat CDP2.70 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Pine Lake Park CDP2.48 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Holiday City South CDP1.88 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Manahawkin CDP1.84 sq mi0.5%100.0%
North Beach Haven CDP1.82 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Beach Haven West CDP1.62 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Pine Ridge at Crestwood CDP1.58 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Leisure Village West CDP1.21 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Cedar Glen West CDP1.06 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Beach Haven borough0.98 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Waretown CDP0.92 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lakehurst borough0.90 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Leisure Knoll CDP0.89 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Barnegat Light borough0.83 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Surf City borough0.74 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Ship Bottom borough0.71 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Cedar Glen Lakes CDP0.69 sq mi0.2%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 29 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 4121,65652.8%15.7%51.0%
NJ District 2108,81747.2%14.0%49.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
202,853
Active Voters
193,145 (95.2%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic45,47822.4%
Republican84,38741.6%
Unaffiliated70,56434.8%
Other parties2,4241.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026118,017 (58.2%)17,623 (8.7%)29,662 (14.6%)
2023–2024148,677 (73.3%)12,864 (6.3%)23,555 (11.6%)
2021–2022113,482 (55.9%)11,398 (5.6%)29,080 (14.3%)
2019–2020149,054 (73.5%)18,893 (9.3%)26,731 (13.2%)
2017–2018105,896 (52.2%)10,519 (5.2%)17,085 (8.4%)
2015–2016118,448 (58.4%)14,102 (7.0%)23,734 (11.7%)
2013–201478,950 (38.9%)6,519 (3.2%)12,840 (6.3%)
2011–201298,320 (48.5%)3,057 (1.5%)7,994 (3.9%)

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
235,632 (± 506)
Median Age
54.9
Median Household Income
$82,905 (± $2,347)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
30.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1834,92514.8%
18 to 64121,89151.7%
65 and over78,81633.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)21,2239.0%
White, not Hispanic197,31483.7%
Black, not Hispanic5,7722.4%
Asian, not Hispanic4,2241.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic220.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic120.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6020.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,4632.7%

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
231,756
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
197,097

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic212,26391.6%
Hispanic19,4918.4%
White198,69785.7%
Black5,6252.4%
Asian3,6901.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native230.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races5510.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic183,37993.0%
Hispanic13,7197.0%
White173,69488.1%
Black5,3822.7%
Asian3,5181.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native5970.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander130.0%
Two or More Races2570.1%

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