New Jersey 34th 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
Joe Biden2020
75.2%
73,831 votes · D+51.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 75.1%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
73.8%
36,709 votes · R+51.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 68.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
74,461votes
66.2% of the vote · D+33.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 73,831 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
74,134votes
64.1% of the vote · R+30.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 69,428 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
Hillary Clinton2016
+49.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+51.3 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +47.1 pts
Republican
William McKinley1896
+34.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+40.4 · U.S. R+6.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Charles E. Hughes, 1916 · +32.0 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DBritnee TimberlakeState Senate · 34
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
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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
74.5%59,496
25.5%20,317
79,813
2020
D
83.3%53,481
16.7%10,745
64,226
2018
D
81.4%38,089
18.6%8,679
46,768
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+40.2, this Essex County-anchored district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting dense urban population centers where Democratic candidates routinely run up decisive tallies.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 51.4 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 51.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.3 points.
A population of 233,331, a 25% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,306 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Second Suffolk District and State Senate District 19.
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How did New Jersey 34th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 34th State Senate District voted Democratic by 40.3 points (D+40.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 90,836 votes cast, 62,995 went Democratic and 26,361 went Republican.
When did New Jersey 34th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Jersey 34th State Senate District voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in New Jersey 34th State Senate District?
New Jersey 34th State Senate District has a population of 233,331 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 34th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Jersey 34th State Senate District is $82,306 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 34th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Jersey 34th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.