Senator Paul Sarlo (D) Voting-age population 166,974 | Population 219,354 | |
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Assembly members Gary Schaer (D)
Marlene Caride (D) Registration 37.3% Democratic
15.8% Republican
46.5% unaffiliated Demographics 69.3% White
5.6% Black/African American
0.5% Native American
6.7% Asian
0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
14.5% Other race
3.4% Two or more races
35.5% Hispanic | ||
New Jersey's 36th Legislative District is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It encompasses the Bergen County municipalities of Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, East Rutherford, Little Ferry, Lyndhurst, Moonachie, North Arlington, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Rutherford, South Hackensack, Teterboro, Wallington, and Wood-Ridge and the city of Passaic in Passaic County.
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Demographic information
As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 219,354, of whom 166,974 (76.1%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 151,926 (69.3%) White, 12,247 (5.6%) African American, 1,063 (0.5%) Native American, 14,663 (6.7%) Asian, 50 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 31,864 (14.5%) from some other race, and 7,541 (3.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 77,816 (35.5%) of the population.
The district had 120,152 registered voters as of December 31, 2016, of whom 55,926 (46.5%) were registered as unaffiliated, 44,793 (37.3%) were registered as Democrats, 19,026 (15.8%) were registered as Republicans and 407 (0.3%) were registered to other parties.
Political representation
The district is represented for the 2016–2017 Legislative Session (Senate, General Assembly) in the State Senate by Paul Sarlo (D, Wood-Ridge) and in the General Assembly by Gary Schaer (D, Passaic) and Marlene Caride (D, Ridgefield).
District and election history
When the 40-district legislative map was created in 1973, the 36th District consisted of southern Bergen County starting at the south end in North Arlington then north along the Passaic River to Garfield and a spur to Bogota via Carlstadt, Moonachie, Ridgefield, Fairview, Palisades Park, and Ridgefield Park. In the 1981 redistricting, the city of Passaic joined the district as did Wood-Ridge, Teterboro, and South Hackensack; Fairview, Palisades Park, Ridgefield Park, and Bogota were moved to other districts during this time. The Bergen County portion of the district was shrunken in the 1991 redistricting leaving only municipalities south of Wallington and Carlstadt in the district; in addition to Passaic remaining, Essex County's Nutley and Belleville were added to the district. Garfield, Wood-Ridge, and Moonachie were reintroduced to the district in the 2001 redistricting though Belleville was moved to the 28th District at this point.