New Jersey's 12th Legislative District | |
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Senator | Samuel D. Thompson (R) |
Assembly members |
Ronald S. Dancer (R) Robert D. Clifton (R) |
Registration |
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Demographics |
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Population | 235,457 |
Voting-age population | 175,625 |
Registered voters | 147,604 |
New Jersey's 12th Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Burlington County municipalities of Chesterfield Township, New Hanover Township, North Hanover Township and Wrightstown Borough; the Middlesex County municipality of Old Bridge Township; the Monmouth County municipalities of Allentown Borough, Englishtown Borough, Manalapan Township, Matawan Borough, Millstone Township, Roosevelt Borough and Upper Freehold Township; and the Ocean County municipalities of Jackson Township and Plumsted Township as of the 2011 apportionment.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 235,457, of whom 175,625 (74.6%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 189,424 (80.4%) White, 12,314 (5.2%) African American, 509 (0.2%) Native American, 20,085 (8.5%) Asian, 82 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 8,778 (3.7%) from some other race, and 4,265 (1.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26,033 (11.1%) of the population. The district had 147,604 registered voters as of November 30, 2017, of whom 68,865 (46.7%) were registered as unaffiliated, 39,190 (26.6%) were registered as Republicans, 38,609 (26.2%) were registered as Democrats, and 940 (0.6%) were registered to other parties.