31st Legislative District (New Jersey)
| New Jersey's 31st Legislative District | |
|---|---|
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| Senator | Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D) |
| Assembly members |
Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D) Angela V. McKnight (D) |
| Registration |
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| Demographics |
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| Population | 214,973 |
| Voting-age population | 167,134 |
| Registered voters | 109,367 |
New Jersey's 31st Legislative District is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It covers the Hudson County municipalities of Bayonne and most of Jersey City.[1][2]
Demographic information
As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 214,973, of whom 167,134 (77.7%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 85,308 (39.7%) White, 59,683 (27.8%) African American, 882 (0.4%) Native American, 36,582 (17.0%) Asian, 104 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 23,557 (11.0%) from some other race, and 8,857 (4.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52,041 (24.2%) of the population.[3]
The district had 109,367 registered voters as of June 30, 2015, of whom 48,800 (44.6%) were registered as unaffiliated, 53,391 (48.8%) were registered as Democrats, 7,055 (6.5%) were registered as Republicans and 121 (0.1%) were registered to other parties.[4]
Political representation
The district is represented for the 2016–2017 Legislative Session (Senate, General Assembly) in the State Senate by Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D, Jersey City) and in the General Assembly by Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D, Bayonne) and Angela V. McKnight (D, Jersey City).[5][6]
District and election history
Throughout the entire history of the 31st District since 1973, the district always consisted of Bayonne and southern Jersey City.[7][8][9][10][2] In order to fulfill the requirement that legislative districts be made as equal in population as possible, wards were added and removed as necessary from Jersey City to get the necessary population. As the district was always heavily urban in nature and is closely associated with the Hudson County Democratic machine, no Republican has ever been elected to the district since its creation in 1973; one of ten districts statewide to have never sent a member of another party to the Legislature.[11]
- ↑ Resigned on January 3, 1977 to take seat in Congress
- ↑ Elected in June 1977 special election, sworn in on June 27, 1977
- ↑ Resigned August 18, 2003 to become a Superior Court judge
- ↑ Appointed to the Senate on November 24, 2003
- ↑ Died May 25, 2004
- ↑ Appointed to the Senate on June 9, 2004, elected in November 2004 to complete the unexpired term, resigned October 10, 2007
- ↑ Appointed to the Senate on November 8, 2007
- ↑ Resigned July 16, 2010
- ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on July 27, 2010, elected in November 2010 special election to complete the unexpired term
References
- ↑ "Newark Map Districts Map (letter or legal size)" (PDF). New Jersey Apportionment Commission. April 3, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- 1 2 "Districts by Number". New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from the 2010 Demographic Profile Data for the General Assembly District 31 (2010), New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Statewide Voter Registration Summary" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ Legislative Roster 2016-2017 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 17, 2016.
- ↑ District 31 Legislators, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 17, 2016.
- ↑ "New Jersey Legislative Districts 1974–" (PDF). New Jersey Legislative Services Agency. 1973. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "New Jersey Legislative Districts" (PDF). 1981. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "1991 Legislative Districts" (PDF). 1991. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "2001 Legislative Districts" (PDF). 2001. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ Edge, Wally (February 18, 2009). "Through parts of four decades, ten districts that have never flipped". Politicker NJ. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
While Republicans held four Hudson County Assembly seats (Districts 32 and 33) from 1986 to 1988 – their first legislative victory since 1920 – Democrats have never lost the 31st.
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