state house districtNew Jersey 34th State House District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+36.7
2008D+48.1
2012D+56.4
2016D+51.6
2020D+51.7
2024D+40.2
net swing · 2004→2024D+3.6D+36.7 → D+40.2
vs. U.S. · 2024D+41.7D+40.2 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 57.4% of 157,648 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
62,700
26,298
1,469
90,467
157,648
57.4%
2020
73,832
23,373
355
97,560
150,157†
65.0%
2016
64,718
19,953
2,075
86,746
148,605†
58.4%
2012
68,477
18,868
657
88,002
143,673†
61.3%
2008
63,917
22,177
670
86,764
140,917†
61.6%
2004
54,185
24,932
680
79,797
138,160†
57.8%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupNJ HD 34New JerseyUnited States
African American†26.3%8.6%9.9%
Haitian3.5%0.7%0.3%
Jamaican2.8%0.8%0.4%
Nigerian1.9%0.4%0.2%
African1.7%0.5%0.5%
Guyanese1.4%0.2%—
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.7%0.2%—
Ghanaian0.6%——
Puerto Rican6.0%5.1%1.8%
Ecuadorian5.5%1.7%—
Dominican4.4%4.0%0.7%
Mexican1.3%2.6%11.3%
Peruvian1.2%0.8%—
Salvadoran1.1%0.8%0.7%
Guatemalan0.9%—0.5%
Colombian0.9%1.7%0.4%
Italian7.8%13.7%4.8%
Irish5.5%12.1%9.4%
German3.6%8.6%12.5%
American3.2%3.3%5.3%
English2.4%4.9%9.5%
Polish2.2%4.6%2.2%
Portuguese1.4%0.4%—
Russian1.0%1.3%—
Asian Indian2.3%4.6%1.4%
Chinese1.3%1.6%1.3%
Filipino1.0%1.3%0.9%
Korean0.4%1.1%0.4%
Pakistani0.2%0.4%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
NJ HD 34
New Jersey
United States
Median age
38.2
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.2%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NJ HD 34
New Jersey
United States
Median household income
$82,306
$103,556
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.5%
9.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
39.1%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NJ HD 34
New Jersey
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
37.8%
33.2%
22.3%
Spanish
20.4%
17.2%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
4.1%
1.1%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
5.9%
5.6%
2.0%
Other languages
3.2%
1.1%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
NJ HD 34
New Jersey
United States
Catholic
—
32.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
47.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
New Jersey 34th State House District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+36.7%
2008
+48.1%
2012
+56.4%
2016
+51.6%
2020
+51.7%
2024
+40.2%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
69.3%Harris62,700
29.1%Trump26,298
1.6%
D+40.2
R+11.5
D+41.7
90,467
D
75.7%Biden73,832
24.0%Trump23,373
0.4%
D+51.7
D+0.1
D+47.3
97,560
D
74.6%Clinton64,718
23.0%Trump19,953
2.4%
D+51.6
R+4.8
D+49.5
86,746
D
77.8%Obama68,477
21.4%Romney18,868
0.7%
D+56.4
D+8.3
D+52.5
88,002
D
73.7%Obama63,917
25.6%McCain22,177
0.8%
D+48.1
D+11.4
D+40.8
86,764
D
67.9%Kerry54,185
31.2%Bush24,932
0.9%
D+36.7
—
D+39.1
79,797
current representation
Current officeholders
DCarmen MoralesState House · 34
DMike VeneziaState House · 34
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 40 points, Assembly District 34 ranks among the state's most lopsided legislative constituencies, a pattern rooted in its dense, diverse urban core in Hudson County.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.2 points.
A population of 233,331, a 25% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,306 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 89 and Assembly District 18.
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How did New Jersey 34th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 34th State House District voted Democratic by 40.2 points (D+40.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 90,467 votes cast, 62,700 went Democratic and 26,298 went Republican.
How many people live in New Jersey 34th State House District?
New Jersey 34th State House District has a population of 233,331 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 34th State House District?
Median household income in New Jersey 34th State House District is $82,306 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 34th State House District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New Jersey 34th State House District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
