New Jersey State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 31
A district of about 235,000 people, 34% Hispanic and 23% Black, 38% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+33.0 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Angela McKnight (D) · won75.8%
- Luis Soto (R)24.2%
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.
Democratic
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
16 races since 1973. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2023 | |||
| 2023 | Angela McKnight (D) | Luis Soto (R) | 51.7 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2021 | Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D) | Neil A. Schulman (R) | 50.6 |
| 2017 | Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D) | Herminio Mendoza (R) | 67.8 |
| 2013 | Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D) | Maria Karczewski (R) | 46.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D) | Donnamarie James (R) | 63.5 |
| 2007 | Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D) | Louis Vernotico (I) | 75.5 |
| 2003 | Glenn D. Cunningham (D) | Carmen Mendiola (R) | 62.9 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2001 | Joseph Charles Jr. (D) | Martin J. McFadden (R) | 48.3 |
| 1997 | Edward T. Oconnor Jr. (D) | Richard Freda (R) | 55.2 |
| 1993 | Edward T. Oconnor Jr. (D) | Peter J. Varsalona (R) | 36.7 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Edward T. Oconnor Jr. (D) | Bret Schundler (R) | 10.3 |
| 1987 | Edward T. Oconnor Jr. (D) | William V. Connelly (R) | 56.2 |
| 1983 | Edward T. Oconnor Jr. (D) | Helen Kozak (R) | 61.5 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1981 | Edward T. Oconnor Jr. (D) | Jean C. Lane (R) | 50.8 |
| 1977 | Walter N. Sheil (D) | Edward T. Magee (R) | 41.2 |
| 1973 | James P. Dugan (D) | Henry W. Kolakowski (R) | 58.9 |
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 31
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 31's area in each.
- New Jersey General Assembly
- LD-31 100%
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 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+27.5 |
| U.S. Senate | D+34.7 |
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 31.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Higher than 85% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Higher than 69% of seats.
Denser than 77% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2234% Hispanic · 20% BlackD+27.9Not up in 2026District 17
29% Hispanic · 45% college gradsD+36.7Not up in 2026District 34
27% Hispanic · 36% BlackD+43.6Not up in 2026District 20
51% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+29.3Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 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