New Jersey's 18th Legislative District | |
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Senator | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) |
Assembly members |
Nancy Pinkin (D) Robert Karabinchak (D) |
Registration |
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Demographics |
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Population | 210,881 |
Voting-age population | 162,296 |
Registered voters | 141,584 |
New Jersey's 18th Legislative District is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. As of the 2011 apportionment, the district includes the Middlesex County municipalities of East Brunswick Township, Edison Township, Helmetta Borough, Highland Park Borough, Metuchen Borough, South Plainfield Borough and South River Borough.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 210,881, of whom 162,296 (77.0%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 124,665 (59.1%) White, 13,433 (6.4%) African American, 435 (0.2%) Native American, 60,509 (28.7%) Asian, 63 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 6,264 (3.0%) from some other race, and 5,512 (2.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19,092 (9.1%) of the population. The district had 141,584 registered voters as of December 31, 2016, of whom 62,831 (44.4%) were registered as unaffiliated, 57,701 (40.8%) were registered as Democrats, 20,662 (14.6%) were registered as Republicans, and 390 (0.3%) were registered to other parties.