New Jersey's 35th legislative district


New Jersey's 35th legislative district is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It encompasses the Bergen County municipalities of Elmwood Park and Garfield and the Passaic County municipalities of Haledon, [North Haledon, New Jersey|Haledon, New Jersey|North Haledon], Paterson, and Prospect Park.

Demographic information

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 238,160, of whom 179,831 were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 64,563 White, 46,103 African American, 2,962 Native American, 12,901 Asian, 96 Pacific Islander, 79,289 from some other race, and 32,246 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 126,899 of the population.
The district had 132,960 registered voters as of 2023, of whom 62,260 were registered as Democrats, 51,875 were registered as unaffiliated, 16,560 were registered as Republicans, and 2,265 were registered to other parties.

Political representation

The legislative district is located entirely within New Jersey's 9th congressional district congressional district.

Apportionment history

The 35th district has been based around Paterson since its creation in 1973. The 1973 through 1981 version of the district included Paterson, Prospect Park, Hawthorne, and North Haledon. A slight shift in the district occurred in the 1981 redistricting when North Haledon was removed, and Haledon and Elmwood Park were added. West Paterson was added and North Haledon was re-added to the district in the 1991 redistricting. In the 2001 redistricting, West Paterson swapped places with Totowa and Bergen County borough Glen Rock was added.