35th Legislative District (New Jersey)


's 35th Legislative District is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It encompasses the Bergen County municipalities of Elmwood Park and Garfield and the Passaic County municipalities of Haledon, North Haledon, Paterson, and Prospect Park.

Demographic information

As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 209,995, of whom 153,921 were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 102,588 White, 49,439 African American, 1,742 Native American, 8,136 Asian, 77 Pacific Islander, 38,730 from some other race, and 9,283 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 93,371 of the population.
The district had 129,161 registered voters as of 2020, of whom 51,284 were registered as unaffiliated, 61,813 were registered as Democrats, 13,557 were registered as Republicans, and 2,507 were registered to other parties.

Political representation

The district is represented for the 2020–2021 Legislative Session in the State Senate by Nellie Pou and in the General Assembly by Shavonda E. Sumter and Benjie E. Wimberly.

District and election history

The 35th District has always been based around Paterson since its creation in 1973. The 1973 through 1981 version of the district included Paterson, Prospect Park, Hawthorne, and North Haledon. A slight shift in the district occurred in the 1981 redistricting when North Haledon was removed, and Haledon and Elmwood Park were added. West Paterson was added and North Haledon was re-added to the district in the 1991 redistricting. In the 2001 redistricting, West Paterson swapped places with Totowa and Bergen County borough Glen Rock was added.

Election results

Senate

Assembly