New Jersey General Assembly seat · lines in effect since 2023

New Jersey Legislative District 17

A district of about 236,000 people, 29% Hispanic and 21% Asian, 45% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+36.7 relative to the nation for president.

Where it sits among all 40 seats

Every New Jersey General Assembly 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+36.76th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican21st seat · the majority lineDistrict 17

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 race on these lines

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

2024
U.S. SenateD+37.0

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

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 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 17.

Adults with a bachelor's degree45% 56th pct · 18th of 40 in NJ

Higher than 56% of seats.

White adults without a degree13% 15th pct · 34th of 40 in NJ

Lower than 85% of seats.

Hispanic residents29% 77th pct · 10th of 40 in NJ

Higher than 77% of seats.

Black residents19% 77th pct · 10th of 40 in NJ

Higher than 77% of seats.

Asian residents21% 90th pct · 5th of 40 in NJ

Higher than 90% of seats.

People per square mile2,786 56th pct · 18th of 40 in NJ

Denser than 56% of seats.

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