New Jersey State Senate District 35

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nj-sd-035
State
New Jersey
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
035
Land Area
18.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.53 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Jersey State Senate District 35

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Passaic County13.56 sq mi74.0%7.3%
Bergen County4.75 sq mi26.0%2.0%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Paterson city8.41 sq mi45.9%100.0%
North Haledon borough3.46 sq mi18.9%100.0%
Elmwood Park borough2.64 sq mi14.4%100.0%
Garfield city2.11 sq mi11.5%100.0%
Haledon borough1.21 sq mi6.6%100.0%
Prospect Park borough0.47 sq mi2.5%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 9238,160100.0%30.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
137,507
Active Voters
127,432 (92.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic63,35446.1%
Republican20,45514.9%
Unaffiliated51,58237.5%
Other parties2,1161.5%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202648,382 (35.2%)15,608 (11.4%)3,435 (2.5%)
2023–202472,350 (52.6%)12,238 (8.9%)3,316 (2.4%)
2021–202240,858 (29.7%)7,886 (5.7%)2,644 (1.9%)
2019–202074,833 (54.4%)15,253 (11.1%)3,245 (2.4%)
2017–201849,522 (36.0%)9,703 (7.1%)2,218 (1.6%)
2015–201658,630 (42.6%)15,390 (11.2%)3,316 (2.4%)
2013–201432,484 (23.6%)8,792 (6.4%)2,356 (1.7%)
2011–201246,968 (34.2%)11,817 (8.6%)1,947 (1.4%)

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
237,007 (± 81)
Median Age
35.5
Median Household Income
$66,602 (± $2,310)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
79.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1860,05125.3%
18 to 64144,61461.0%
65 and over32,34213.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)134,57256.8%
White, not Hispanic45,43219.2%
Black, not Hispanic41,58117.5%
Asian, not Hispanic10,9214.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic760.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic360.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,3380.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,0511.3%

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
186,817
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
133,527

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic92,44549.5%
Hispanic94,37550.5%
White41,00922.0%
Black40,18721.5%
Asian8,7684.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native580.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander370.0%
Two or More Races5460.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic71,00953.2%
Hispanic62,51446.8%
White33,75925.3%
Black30,04622.5%
Asian6,7475.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2440.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander350.0%
Two or More Races2550.2%

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