New Jersey 37th 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
83.1%
1,325 votes · D+66.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Winfield S. Hancock, 1880 · 79.9%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
62.7%
6,350 votes · R+29.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 59.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
72,950votes
69.5% of the vote · D+40.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 64,116 votes
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
38,073votes
48.3% of the vote · D+2.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 35,859 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
Grover Cleveland1892
+52.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+53.8 · U.S. D+1.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Al Gore, 2000 · +44.4 pts
Republican
Thomas E. Dewey1948
+5.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+0.5 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · +4.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DGordon JohnsonState Senate · 37
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
60.0%67,704
40.0%45,161
112,865
2018
D
63.6%40,971
36.4%23,483
64,454
New Jersey 37th State Senate District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 66.2 points in 1876 and a Republican high of 29.2 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 16.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.3 points.
A population of 229,124, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $109,526 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 12.
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How did New Jersey 37th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 37th State Senate District voted Democratic by 23.3 points (D+23.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 96,078 votes cast, 58,230 went Democratic and 35,853 went Republican.
When did New Jersey 37th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Jersey 37th State Senate District voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in New Jersey 37th State Senate District?
New Jersey 37th State Senate District has a population of 229,124 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 37th State Senate District?
Median household income in New Jersey 37th State Senate District is $109,526 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 37th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New Jersey 37th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 33 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.