New Jersey State Senate District 38

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nj-sd-038
State
New Jersey
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
038
Land Area
41.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.77 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Jersey State Senate District 38

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bergen County41.51 sq mi100.0%17.8%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Paramus borough10.44 sq mi25.2%100.0%
Fair Lawn borough5.14 sq mi12.4%100.0%
Bergenfield borough2.90 sq mi7.0%100.0%
Glen Rock borough2.70 sq mi6.5%100.0%
Oradell borough2.41 sq mi5.8%100.0%
New Milford borough2.28 sq mi5.5%100.0%
Lodi borough2.27 sq mi5.5%100.0%
River Edge borough1.83 sq mi4.4%100.0%
Moonachie borough1.73 sq mi4.2%100.0%
Hasbrouck Heights borough1.52 sq mi3.7%100.0%
Little Ferry borough1.48 sq mi3.6%100.0%
Maywood borough1.29 sq mi3.1%100.0%
Teterboro borough1.11 sq mi2.7%100.0%

Showing all 13 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 5142,18063.3%18.4%67.7%
NJ District 982,51636.7%10.7%32.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
160,499
Active Voters
153,741 (95.8%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic58,52736.5%
Republican38,07223.7%
Unaffiliated62,37938.9%
Other parties1,5210.9%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202683,612 (52.1%)19,140 (11.9%)9,167 (5.7%)
2023–2024112,076 (69.8%)13,207 (8.2%)8,454 (5.3%)
2021–202278,295 (48.8%)10,293 (6.4%)8,516 (5.3%)
2019–2020111,102 (69.2%)21,004 (13.1%)8,502 (5.3%)
2017–201876,370 (47.6%)11,005 (6.9%)5,793 (3.6%)
2015–201684,576 (52.7%)15,475 (9.6%)8,357 (5.2%)
2013–201452,003 (32.4%)6,696 (4.2%)4,111 (2.6%)
2011–201267,206 (41.9%)4,994 (3.1%)3,102 (1.9%)

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
225,709 (± 270)
Median Age
42.2
Median Household Income
$127,347 (± $3,904)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1848,15621.3%
18 to 64136,46060.5%
65 and over41,09318.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)51,65222.9%
White, not Hispanic118,14652.3%
Black, not Hispanic9,8874.4%
Asian, not Hispanic38,35917.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3100.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic920.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,5400.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,7232.5%

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
205,245
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
159,702

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic160,34478.1%
Hispanic44,90721.9%
White115,81956.4%
Black9,4874.6%
Asian30,80715.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2480.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander690.0%
Two or More Races7410.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic127,78980.0%
Hispanic31,91920.0%
White93,87358.8%
Black8,1745.1%
Asian24,84315.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3840.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander610.0%
Two or More Races4680.3%

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