New Jersey 5th State Senate 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
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
74.7%
34,868 votes · D+50.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 73.9%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
63.0%
22,227 votes · R+26.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 60.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
72,245votes
67.6% of the vote · D+36.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 70,989 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
34,306votes
47.0% of the vote · D+5.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 33,989 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
+43.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+44.1 · U.S. D+0.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +42.1 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+15.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+21.9 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1900 · +9.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DNilsa Cruz-PerezState Senate · 5
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
D
63.1%75,400
36.9%44,167
119,567
2018
D
67.2%43,044
32.8%21,034
64,078
Anchored in Bergen County's inner suburbs, this district has posted consistent double-digit Democratic presidential margins, reflecting the demographic shift of college-educated suburban voters that reshaped New Jersey's northeastern corridors over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 29.8 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.3 points.
A population of 236,069, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,525 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 22 and State Senate District 63.
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How did New Jersey 5th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 5th State Senate District voted Democratic by 31.3 points (D+31.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 98,852 votes cast, 64,149 went Democratic and 33,236 went Republican.
When did New Jersey 5th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Jersey 5th State Senate District voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in New Jersey 5th State Senate District?
New Jersey 5th State Senate District has a population of 236,069 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 5th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Jersey 5th State Senate District is $73,525 — below the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of New Jersey 5th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Jersey 5th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 30 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.