2nd Legislative District (New Jersey)
| New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District | |
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| Senator | Jim Whelan (D) |
| Assembly members |
Chris A. Brown (R) Vince Mazzeo (D) |
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| Demographics |
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| Population | 234,905 |
| Voting-age population | 180,063 |
| Registered voters | 138,863 |
New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Atlantic County municipalities of Absecon City, Atlantic City, Brigantine City, Buena Borough, Buena Vista Township Egg Harbor City, Egg Harbor Township, Folsom Borough, Hamilton Township, Linwood City, Longport Borough, Margate City, Mullica Township, Northfield City, Pleasantville City, Somers Point City and Ventnor City as of the 2011 apportionment. Except for an eight-year period from 1974 until 1982, the 2nd District is exclusively made up of municipalities from Atlantic County since 1967.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 234,905, of whom 180,063 (76.7%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 147,970 (63.0%) White, 41,010 (17.5%) African American, 909 (0.4%) Native American, 19,882 (8.5%) Asian, 75 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 17,287 (7.4%) from other races, and 7,772 (3.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39,771 (16.9%) of the population. The district had 138,863 registered voters as of December 31, 2016, of whom 57,931 (41.7%) were registered as unaffiliated, 46,573 (33.5%) were registered as Democrats, 33,863 (24.4%) were registered as Republicans, and 496 (0.4%) were registered to other parties.
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