New Jersey State Senate District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nj-sd-026
State
New Jersey
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
026
Land Area
148 sq mi
Water Area
9.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Jersey State Senate District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Morris County102.69 sq mi69.4%22.3%
Passaic County45.34 sq mi30.6%24.4%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Ringwood borough25.59 sq mi17.3%100.0%
Bloomingdale borough8.80 sq mi5.9%100.0%
Wanaque borough8.07 sq mi5.4%100.0%
Florham Park borough7.31 sq mi4.9%99.9%
Lincoln Park borough6.40 sq mi4.3%100.0%
Parsippany CDP6.09 sq mi4.1%100.0%
Towaco CDP6.00 sq mi4.1%100.0%
Whippany CDP5.61 sq mi3.8%100.0%
Pompton Plains CDP5.19 sq mi3.5%100.0%
Pine Brook CDP3.16 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Pompton Lakes borough2.89 sq mi2.0%100.0%
Troy Hills CDP2.88 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Mountain Lakes borough2.64 sq mi1.8%99.9%
Morris Plains borough2.55 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Boonton town2.34 sq mi1.6%99.7%
Cedar Knolls CDP2.06 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Riverdale borough2.03 sq mi1.4%100.0%
Lake Hiawatha CDP1.10 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Rainbow Lakes CDP1.10 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Mount Tabor CDP0.38 sq mi0.3%99.9%

Showing all 20 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 11184,11981.4%23.8%69.4%
NJ District 530,82913.6%4.0%28.7%
NJ District 911,1274.9%1.4%2.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
175,342
Active Voters
165,813 (94.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic50,74728.9%
Republican63,96836.5%
Unaffiliated58,98033.6%
Other parties1,6470.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026104,091 (59.4%)19,119 (10.9%)21,859 (12.5%)
2023–2024129,880 (74.1%)13,873 (7.9%)21,284 (12.1%)
2021–202298,935 (56.4%)11,273 (6.4%)20,245 (11.5%)
2019–2020130,128 (74.2%)19,841 (11.3%)19,960 (11.4%)
2017–201893,948 (53.6%)12,872 (7.3%)16,297 (9.3%)
2015–2016101,613 (58.0%)14,927 (8.5%)20,196 (11.5%)
2013–201463,299 (36.1%)6,090 (3.5%)12,067 (6.9%)
2011–201281,709 (46.6%)3,147 (1.8%)8,652 (4.9%)

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.

Browse the voter list for this district (premium access; sign-in required)

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
228,053 (± 94)
Median Age
43.7
Median Household Income
$131,880 (± $3,350)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
95.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
57.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1843,36719.0%
18 to 64138,17260.6%
65 and over46,51420.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)24,33710.7%
White, not Hispanic150,48866.0%
Black, not Hispanic6,2372.7%
Asian, not Hispanic37,63516.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1930.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic530.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0600.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,0503.5%

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
210,757
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
169,340

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic189,26689.8%
Hispanic21,49210.2%
White150,25871.3%
Black5,7002.7%
Asian27,65813.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1920.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander510.0%
Two or More Races7090.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic154,83391.4%
Hispanic14,4988.6%
White126,63374.8%
Black5,3863.2%
Asian21,78412.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native6990.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander530.0%
Two or More Races4560.3%

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