New Jersey 16th 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
67.9%
37,084 votes · D+36.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 60.2%
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
61.2%
43,594 votes · R+23.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 60.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
76,692votes
59.1% of the vote · D+20.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 68,334 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
50,979votes
41.7% of the vote · D+14.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 50,249 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
+21.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+1.3 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Grover Cleveland, 1892 · +16.8 pts
Republican
Herbert Hoover1932
+11.4pts R vs U.S.
Place D+6.4 · U.S. D+17.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1988 · +9.7 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DAndrew ZwickerState Senate · 16
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
54.3%61,750
45.7%51,980
113,730
2018
R
49.3%25,415
50.7%26,135
51,550
Anchored in communities west of Newark, this district posted a 13.8-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting the broader suburban Essex pattern of college-educated voters and dense municipal cores.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.2 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 25.6 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.2 points.
A population of 226,761, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $160,259 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 21 and State Senate District 39.
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How did New Jersey 16th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 16th State Senate District voted Democratic by 14.2 points (D+14.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 122,230 votes cast, 68,334 went Democratic and 50,979 went Republican.
When did New Jersey 16th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Jersey 16th State Senate District voted Republican was 1992.
How many people live in New Jersey 16th State Senate District?
New Jersey 16th State Senate District has a population of 226,761 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 16th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Jersey 16th State Senate District is $160,259 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 16th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Jersey 16th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.