3rd Legislative District (New Jersey)

New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District is one of 40 in the state. As of the 2011 apportionment the district covers the Cumberland County municipalities of Bridgeton, Deerfield Township and Upper Deerfield Township; the Gloucester County municipalities of Clayton, East Greenwich Township, Elk Township, Franklin Township, Glassboro, Greenwich Township, Logan Township, National Park, Newfield, Paulsboro, South Harrison Township, Swedesboro, West Deptford Township, Woodbury Heights and Woolwich Township; and all Salem County municipalities, including Alloway Township, Carneys Point Township, Elmer, Elsinboro Township, Lower Alloways Creek Township, Mannington Township, Oldmans Township, Penns Grove, Pennsville Township, Pilesgrove Township, Pittsgrove Township, Quinton Township, Salem, Upper Pittsgrove Township and Woodstown.[1]

As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 235,440, of whom 176,403 (74.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 179,956 (76.4%) White, 33,687 (14.3%) African American, 1,480 (0.6%) Native American, 3,547 (1.5%) Asian, 45 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 10,833 (4.6%) from some other race, and 5,892 (2.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23,152 (9.8%) of the population.[2] The district had 139,216 registered voters as of November 2013, of whom 67,070 (48.2%) were registered as Unaffiliated, 46,207 (33.2%) were registered as Democrats, 25,813 (18.5%) were registered as Republicans and 126 (0.1%) were registered to other parties.[3]

The 2011 apportionment added Franklin Township (from 4th District), Glassboro (4th), Newfield (4th) and Woodbury Heights (5th). Municipalities that had been in the 3rd District as part of the 2001 apportionment that were shifted out of the district are Commercial Township, Downe Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Lawrence Township, Shiloh and Stow Creek Township (all to the 1st District); and Harrison Township, Mantua Township and Wenonah (all to the 5th District).[4]

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2014-2015 Legislative Session in the State Senate by Stephen M. Sweeney (D, West Deptford Township) and in the General Assembly by John J. Burzichelli (D, Paulsboro) and Celeste Riley (D, Bridgeton).[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Districts by Number, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 - 2010 Demographic Profile Data for General Assembly District 3 (2010), New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Statewide Voter Registration Summary, New Jersey Department of State, November 28, 2013. Accessed January 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ Districts by Number, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of November 12, 2011. Accessed April 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ Legislative Roster 2014-2015 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ District 3 Legislators, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 29, 2014.