New Jersey State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023
New Jersey Legislative District 5
A district of about 239,000 people, 29% Hispanic, 26% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+31.5 relative to the nation for president.
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 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. Senate | D+12.9 |
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 5.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Higher than 64% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Denser than 64% 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 31
34% Hispanic · 23% BlackD+33.0Not up in 2026District 7
22% Black · 43% college gradsD+29.9Not 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