New Jersey State Senate District 34

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nj-sd-034
State
New Jersey
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
034
Land Area
19.4 sq mi
Water Area
0.15 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Jersey State Senate District 34

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Essex County19.42 sq mi100.0%15.4%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
East Orange city3.93 sq mi20.2%100.0%
Brookdale CDP1.60 sq mi8.3%100.0%
Glen Ridge borough1.27 sq mi6.6%100.0%
Watsessing CDP0.62 sq mi3.2%100.0%
Silver Lake CDP0.33 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Ampere North CDP0.28 sq mi1.4%100.0%

Showing all 6 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 11129,27255.4%16.7%68.4%
NJ District 10104,05944.6%13.5%31.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
162,390
Active Voters
145,575 (89.6%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic83,62951.5%
Republican19,36011.9%
Unaffiliated57,83035.6%
Other parties1,5711.0%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202671,070 (43.8%)26,154 (16.1%)3,868 (2.4%)
2023–202493,560 (57.6%)18,140 (11.2%)3,006 (1.9%)
2021–202259,024 (36.3%)15,093 (9.3%)2,822 (1.7%)
2019–202093,022 (57.3%)26,558 (16.4%)3,135 (1.9%)
2017–201866,930 (41.2%)18,332 (11.3%)2,479 (1.5%)
2015–201675,195 (46.3%)24,360 (15.0%)3,866 (2.4%)
2013–201442,983 (26.5%)15,230 (9.4%)1,971 (1.2%)
2011–201263,405 (39.0%)10,784 (6.6%)1,339 (0.8%)

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
234,184 (± 62)
Median Age
38.2
Median Household Income
$82,306 (± $3,332)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1850,66121.6%
18 to 64147,10962.8%
65 and over36,41415.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)63,17327.0%
White, not Hispanic58,16524.8%
Black, not Hispanic84,32036.0%
Asian, not Hispanic13,8505.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1840.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic480.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,5161.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic11,9285.1%

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
204,575
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
157,650

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic154,80075.7%
Hispanic49,77424.3%
White59,15428.9%
Black79,39838.8%
Asian11,3355.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1860.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander780.0%
Two or More Races1,3110.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic124,53079.0%
Hispanic33,12121.0%
White49,85531.6%
Black63,01240.0%
Asian10,0136.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native8770.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander790.1%
Two or More Races9490.6%

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