New Jersey 8th 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
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
57.5%
26,573 votes · D+15.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 51.4%
Republican
Herbert Hoover1928
77.6%
20,274 votes · R+55.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 77.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
67,733votes
51.3% of the vote · D+4.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 58,604 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
61,652votes
46.7% of the vote · D+4.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 57,402 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
Kamala Harris2024
+2.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+1.0 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Al Gore, 2000 · +1.5 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1932
+48.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+30.8 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · +41.5 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RLatham TiverState Senate · 8
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 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
2024
D
57.2%62,395
42.8%46,712
109,107
2020
D
61.7%50,654
38.3%31,414
82,068
2018
D
60.1%44,033
39.9%29,177
73,210
Stretching along New Jersey's northern Shore counties, this district has shifted markedly toward competitive territory, with the 2024 presidential race settling at D+1.0 — a signal of genuine swing potential in a state long considered reliably blue.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 59.0 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.0 points.
A population of 230,522, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $112,323 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 6 and State Senate District 10.
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The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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How did New Jersey 8th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 8th State Senate District voted Democratic by 1.0 points (D+1.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 117,511 votes cast, 58,604 went Democratic and 57,402 went Republican.
When did New Jersey 8th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Jersey 8th State Senate District voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in New Jersey 8th State Senate District?
New Jersey 8th State Senate District has a population of 230,522 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 8th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Jersey 8th State Senate District is $112,323 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 8th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Jersey 8th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.