New Jersey's 27th Legislative DistrictNew Jersey Legislature . As of the 2011 apportionment , the district includes the Essex municipalities of Caldwell Borough , Essex Fells Borough , Livingston Township , Maplewood Township , Millburn Township , Roseland Borough , South Orange Village Township , and West Orange Township , and the Morris County municipalities of Chatham Township , East Hanover Township , Florham Park Borough , Hanover Township , Harding Township and Madison Borough .[ 1] [ 2]
Demographic characteristics
As of the 2010 United States Census , the district had a population of 204,496, of whom 153,793 (75.2%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 114,425 (56.0%) White , 62,162 (30.4%) African American , 598 (0.3%) Native American , 14,173 (6.9%) Asian , 38 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 7,813 (3.8%) from some other race , and 5,287 (2.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22,066 (10.8%) of the population.[ 3] unaffiliated , 74,884 (42.1%) were registered as Democrats , 37,579 (21.1%) were registered as Republicans , and 939 (0.5%) were registered to other parties.[ 4]
The district includes a number of comparatively wealthy communities in Western Essex County, as well as a number of relatively poor areas close to Newark . The 27th district had one of the lowest percentages in the state of registered Republicans, with Democrats outnumbering Republicans by a more than 2–1 margin.[ 5] [ 6]
Political representation
The district is represented for the 2020–2021 Legislative Session (Senate , General Assembly ) in the State Senate by Richard Codey (D, Roseland) and in the General Assembly by John F. McKeon (D, West Orange) and Mila Jasey (D, South Orange).[ 7] [ 8]
Apportionment history
In the original creation of the 40-district legislative map in 1973, the 27th District consisted of the northern Essex County municipalities of Nutley , Bloomfield , Glen Ridge , Montclair , Cedar Grove , Verona , Caldwell, and Essex Fells.[ 9] The Oranges : South Orange, West Orange, Orange , and East Orange and a small sliver of the North Ward of Newark .[ 10] [ 11] 2001 redistricting including Maplewood, Livingston, Fairfield Township , and The Caldwells . East Orange and the portions of the North Ward of Newark were removed but a small portion of Upper Vailsburg, Newark was included in the district this decade.[ 12]
Changes to the district made as part of the New Jersey Legislative reapportionment in 2011 removed the district's share of Newark while adding Millburn in Essex County, and the Republican-leaning Morris County municipalities of Chatham Township, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover Township, Harding Township and Madison. This made the district slightly more Republican than its predecessor.[ 13] North Caldwell Borough and West Caldwell Township (to District 26 ) and Orange (to District 34 ).
Election history
^ Resigned September 21, 1992 to become a Department of Community Affairs commissioner
^ Appointed to the Assembly on October 15, 1992
^ Resigned September 10, 2007
^ Appointed to the Assembly on November 8, 2007
Election results
Senate
Assembly
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