New Jersey's 22nd Legislative District | |
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Senator | Nicholas Scutari (D) |
Assembly members |
Jerry Green (D) James J. Kennedy (D) |
Registration |
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Demographics |
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Population | 214,711 |
Voting-age population | 163,507 |
Registered voters | 131,434 |
New Jersey's 22nd Legislative District is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. As of the 2011 apportionment, the district includes the Middlesex County municipalities of Dunellen Borough and Middlesex Borough; the Somerset County localities of Green Brook Township and North Plainfield Borough; and the Union County municipalities of Clark Township, Fanwood Borough, Linden City, Plainfield City, Rahway City, Scotch Plains Township and Winfield Township.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 214,711, of whom 163,507 (76.2%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 123,320 (57.4%) White, 53,181 (24.8%) African American, 820 (0.4%) Native American, 9,465 (4.4%) Asian, 76 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 20,983 (9.8%) from some other race, and 6,866 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 54,246 (25.3%) of the population. The 22nd District had 131,434 registered voters as of December 31, 2016, of whom 53,345 (40.6%) were registered as unaffiliated, 59,049 (44.9%) were registered as Democrats, 18,597 (14.1%) were registered as Republicans, and 443 (0.3%) were registered to other parties.