New Jersey State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023

New Jersey Legislative District 11

A district of about 231,000 people, 47% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+6.3 relative to the nation for president.

Vin Gopal (D) · since Nov 7, 2017Next election Nov 2, 2027

2023 election

Nov 7, 2023
  1. Vin Gopal (D) · won60.3%
  2. Stephen Dnistrian (R)38.9%
  3. Karen Zaletel (OTH)0.8%

Full results →

Source: New Jersey Division of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 1:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 40 seats

Every New Jersey State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+6.321st most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican21st seat · the majority lineDistrict 11

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every election for this seat

19 races since 1971; the seat changed party 3 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Districts that overlap District 11

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 11's area in each.

U.S. House
NJ-6 44%, NJ-4 44%, NJ-3 13%
New Jersey General Assembly
LD-11 100%

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2024
PresidentD+4.1
U.S. SenateD+5.7

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 40 seats. Small marks are other seats in New Jersey. The black marker is District 11.

Adults with a bachelor's degree47% 67th pct · 14th of 40 in NJ

Higher than 67% of seats.

White adults without a degree30% 56th pct · 18th of 40 in NJ

Higher than 56% of seats.

Hispanic residents18% 51st pct · 20th of 40 in NJ

Higher than 51% of seats.

Black residents11% 54th pct · 19th of 40 in NJ

Higher than 54% of seats.

Asian residents4% 28th pct · 29th of 40 in NJ

Lower than 72% of seats.

People per square mile1,208 33rd pct · 27th of 40 in NJ

Less dense than 67% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET