New Jersey 3rd State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
64.4%
41,509 votes · D+28.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 56.3%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
80.8%
29,745 votes · R+61.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 71.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
61,618votes
47.5% of the vote · R+2.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 58,127 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
65,235votes
50.3% of the vote · R+2.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 64,517 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Al Gore2000
+11.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+11.8 · U.S. D+0.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1996 · +6.6 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
+44.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+61.8 · U.S. R+17.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1932 · +35.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DDave BaileyState House · 3
DHeather SimmonsState House · 3
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2020
R
49.3%60,856
50.7%62,537
123,393
2018
D
53.0%34,060
47.0%30,199
64,259
New Jersey 3rd State House District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 61.8 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.5 points.
A population of 235,844, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,135 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 04 and Assembly District 08.
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How did New Jersey 3rd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 3rd State House District voted Republican by 7.5 points (R+7.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 121,785 votes cast, 55,353 went Democratic and 64,517 went Republican.
When did New Jersey 3rd State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Jersey 3rd State House District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in New Jersey 3rd State House District?
New Jersey 3rd State House District has a population of 235,844 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 3rd State House District?
Median household income in New Jersey 3rd State House District is $97,135 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of New Jersey 3rd State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Jersey 3rd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.