New Jersey 11th 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
Samuel J. Tilden1876
70.5%
2,781 votes · D+40.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 68.9%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
63.8%
22,626 votes · R+28.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 60.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
67,539votes
56.0% of the vote · D+13.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 58,215 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
53,219votes
46.9% of the vote · D+4.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 51,549 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
Alton B. Parker1904
+30.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+10.6 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Grover Cleveland, 1892 · +25.6 pts
Republican
Thomas E. Dewey1948
+13.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+9.4 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · +12.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DVin GopalState Senate · 11
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
2024
R
43.3%52,041
56.7%68,123
120,164
2018
R
47.9%24,859
52.1%27,038
51,897
New Jersey 11th State Senate District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 28.1 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.4 points.
A population of 229,027, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $103,426 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 1 and State Senate District 39.
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How did New Jersey 11th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 11th State Senate District voted Democratic by 4.4 points (D+4.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 113,367 votes cast, 58,215 went Democratic and 53,219 went Republican.
When did New Jersey 11th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Jersey 11th State Senate District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in New Jersey 11th State Senate District?
New Jersey 11th State Senate District has a population of 229,027 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 11th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Jersey 11th State Senate District is $103,426 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 11th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Jersey 11th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.