New Jersey 32nd 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
80.8%
77,459 votes · D+62.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 80.4%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
56.3%
49,331 votes · R+15.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 54.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
77,459votes
80.8% of the vote · D+62.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 69,167 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
49,331votes
56.3% of the vote · R+15.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 41,199 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
Barack Obama2012
+58.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+62.4 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +56.1 pts
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
+0.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+15.7 · U.S. R+15.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · −7.6 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DRaj MukherjiState Senate · 32
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
D
65.6%41,074
34.4%21,553
62,627
2020
D
75.2%51,242
24.8%16,930
68,172
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+43.5, this Essex County-anchored district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting a dense, majority-minority urban core where turnout patterns and coalition composition draw consistent analyst attention.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 62.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 15.7 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 14.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.5 points.
A population of 230,490, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $133,446 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 17 and State Senate District 27.
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How did New Jersey 32nd State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 32nd State Senate District voted Democratic by 43.5 points (D+43.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 77,227 votes cast, 54,211 went Democratic and 20,594 went Republican.
When did New Jersey 32nd State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Jersey 32nd State Senate District voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in New Jersey 32nd State Senate District?
New Jersey 32nd State Senate District has a population of 230,490 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 32nd State Senate District?
Median household income in New Jersey 32nd State Senate District is $133,446 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 32nd State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Jersey 32nd State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 35 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.