New Jersey State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2023

New Jersey Legislative District 8

A district of about 232,000 people, 42% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+1.8 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.

D+1.826th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican21st seat · the majority lineDistrict 8

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+10.3

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 8.

Adults with a bachelor's degree42% 44th pct · 23rd of 40 in NJ

Lower than 56% of seats.

White adults without a degree42% 82nd pct · 8th of 40 in NJ

Higher than 82% of seats.

Hispanic residents10% 15th pct · 34th of 40 in NJ

Lower than 85% of seats.

Black residents10% 49th pct · 21st of 40 in NJ

Lower than 51% of seats.

Asian residents5% 38th pct · 25th of 40 in NJ

Lower than 62% of seats.

People per square mile288 3rd pct · 39th of 40 in NJ

Less dense than 97% of seats.

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