New Jersey 28th 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
Barack Obama2012
93.2%
71,419 votes · D+87.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 92.5%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
35.0%
6,961 votes · D+24.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 32.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
83,666votes
90.9% of the vote · D+82.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 77,383 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
15,304votes
25.6% of the vote · D+46.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 14,117 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
Walter Mondale1984
+85.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+67.1 · U.S. R+18.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · +84.3 pts
Republican
William H. Taft1912
−24.8pts R vs U.S.
Place D+44.4 · U.S. D+19.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Herbert Hoover, 1932 · −42.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DChigozie OnyemaState House · 28
DCleopatra TuckerState House · 28
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
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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
2024
D
73.1%57,020
26.9%21,031
78,051
2020
D
80.8%53,377
19.2%12,653
66,030
2018
D
80.0%36,319
20.0%9,087
45,406
Assembly District 28 returned a presidential margin of D+76.7 in 2024, placing it among the most lopsided state house districts in the country. Its urban core drives consistently high Democratic vote shares election cycle after election cycle.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 76.8 points.
A population of 228,206, a 13% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,178 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 42 and Assembly District 55.
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The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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How did New Jersey 28th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 28th State House District voted Democratic by 76.8 points (D+76.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 73,728 votes cast, 64,733 went Democratic and 8,088 went Republican.
How many people live in New Jersey 28th State House District?
New Jersey 28th State House District has a population of 228,206 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 28th State House District?
Median household income in New Jersey 28th State House District is $67,178 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 28th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Jersey 28th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 38 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.