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Profile of Congressional District 1, NJ


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2022 population: 770,451

2022 Census data
White:468,191 60.77%
Black:120,29215.61%
Indian:3390.04%
Asian:39,5915.14%
2+ races:23,1413.00%
Hispanic:114,29214.83%
Total non-White:302,26039.23%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 1, NJ

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Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.0
168,288 21.8%
602,163 78.2%
123,817 16.1%
292,985
2.59
191,623 65.4%
131,304 68.5%
20,993 11.0%
101,362 34.6%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 1, NJ

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units312,812 
Median Value$244,300 
Occupied292,98593.7%
Vacant19,8276.3%
Owned199,93468.2%
Rented93,05131.8%
Median Rent$1,319 
Single-Family Units228,75973.1%
    Detached183,76358.7%
    Attached44,99614.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units57,34718.3%
Mobile Homes3,5521.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 1, NJ

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00013,6434.7%
$10,000 to $14,99910,1973.5%
$15,000 to $19,9998,0192.7%
$20,000 to $24,9999,3883.2%
$25,000 to $29,99910,2233.5%
$30,000 to $34,9999,6493.3%
$35,000 to $39,9999,2743.2%
$40,000 to $44,9997,8222.7%
$45,000 to $49,9999,2963.2%
$50,000 to $59,99918,3356.3%
$60,000 to $74,99924,7078.4%
$75,000 to $99,99937,63412.8%
$100,000 to $124,99930,71910.5%
$125,000 to $149,99925,1848.6%
$150,000 to $199,99932,24911.0%
$200,000 or more36,64612.5%
Median Household Income84,705 
Per Capita Income43,025 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI16,6035.7%
Public Assistance8,1492.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps33,91811.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed311,23073.2%
Unemployed21,3025.0%
In Armed Forces7570.2%
Total Labor Force333,28978.3%
Not in Labor Force92,12821.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector142,511125,04753.3%
Non-Profit11,47222,37033.9%
Self-Employed17,7919,54965.1%
Local Government12,52818,33040.6%
State Government6,9309,20443.0%
Federal Government6,0143,28464.7%
Total Private + Self160,302134,59654.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.36,94453,18841.0%
Total197,246187,78451.2%
Pct. Govt.14.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts64,23816.7%
Sales and Office Occupations86,30022.4%
Professional, Technical98,99625.7%
Service Occupations59,55415.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4230.1%
All others76,44619.8%
White Collar 64.7%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade47,93212.4%
Educational services and health care38,36710.0%
Professional, scientific, management32,0428.3%
Manufacturing28,0407.3%
Construction23,5216.1%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation23,2656.0%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities23,0486.0%
Finance, insurance and real estate21,1145.5%
Public administration18,7174.9%
Other services16,2324.2%
Wholesale trade11,8233.1%
Information6,8751.8%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining6460.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 1, NJ

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican16,5072.14%
Puerto Rican53,3366.92%
Cuban3,1200.40%
Dominican16,6232.16%
Total Central American10,9271.42%
Costa Rican1900.02%
Guatemalan2,3030.30%
Honduran2,0370.26%
Nicaraguan1,7580.23%
Panamanian6680.09%
Salvadoran3,9310.51%
Other Central American400.01%
Total South American8,1531.06%
Argentinean8360.11%
Bolivian6000.08%
Chilean2480.03%
Colombian2,5980.34%
Ecuadorian1,5670.20%
Paraguayan100.00%
Peruvian9570.12%
Uruguayan3170.04%
Venezuelan1,0200.13%
Other Hispanic5,6260.73%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian10,9801.43%
Chinese7,2910.95%
Filipino7,0110.91%
Vietnamese5,3620.70%
Korean2,9610.38%
Cambodian1,2360.16%
Japanese6050.08%
Taiwanese3440.04%
Bangladeshi2970.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English599,48982.5%
Spanish73,52410.1%
Other Indo-European14,6652.0%
Chinese5,8870.8%
Other Asian5,5170.8%
Tagalog5,1470.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic4,5880.6%
Vietnamese4,5760.6%
Other4,3740.6%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish148,50319.3%
Italian133,69117.4%
German104,33713.5%
English56,5807.3%
Polish37,0764.8%
American21,9342.8%
Russian10,5711.4%
Scottish8,6441.1%
French8,3831.1%
European5,8140.8%
Welsh4,8950.6%
Dutch4,6280.6%
Ukrainian4,4450.6%
Hungarian4,0480.5%
African3,8790.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen738,03795.8%
Not a citizen32,4144.2%
Native692,63989.9%
Foreign-born77,81210.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 1, NJ

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
19,531 3.7%29,300 5.5%160,705 30.2%141,380 26.5%114,530 21.5%67,110 12.6%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 19,531 3.7%
9-12 Years 29,300 5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 160,705 30.2%
Some College 141,380 26.5%
Bach. Degree 114,530 21.5%
Grad Degree 67,110 12.6%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 1, NJ

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 NJ01Donald Norcross* (D) 136,199 62.2% Claire Gustafson (R) 77,458 35.4% 5,388 2.5% 219,045
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 NJ01Donald Norcross* (D) 240,567 62.5% Claire Gustafson (R) 144,463 37.5% 0 0.0% 385,030
2018-11-06 NJ01Donald Norcross* (D) 169,628 64.4% Paul Dilks (R) 87,617 33.3% 6,173 2.3% 263,418
2016-11-08 NJ01Donald Norcross* (D) 183,231 60.0% Bob Patterson (R) 112,388 36.8% 9,854 3.2% 305,473
2014-11-04 NJ01Donald Norcross (D) 93,315 57.4% Garry Cobb (R) 64,073 39.4% 5,104 3.1% 162,492
2012-11-06 NJ01Rob Andrews* (D) 210,470 68.2% Gregory Horton (R) 92,459 30.0% 5,590 1.8% 308,519
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 NJ01Rob Andrews* (D) 106,334 63.2% Dale Glading (R) 58,562 34.8% 3,371 2.0% 168,267
2008-11-04 NJ01Rob Andrews* (D) 206,453 72.4% Dale Glading (R) 74,001 26.0% 4,703 1.6% 285,157
2006-11-07 NJ01Rob Andrews* (D) 140,110 100.0% 0 0.0% 140,110
2004-11-02 NJ01Rob Andrews* (D) 201,163 75.0% Dan Hutchison (R) 66,109 24.6% 931 0.3% 268,203
2002-11-05 NJ01Rob Andrews* (D) 121,846 92.7% Timothy Haas (Libertarian) 9,543 7.3% 0 0.0% 131,389
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 NJ01Rob Andrews* (D) 167,327 76.2% Charlene Cathcart (R) 46,455 21.2% 5,830 2.7% 219,612
1998-11-03 NJ01Rob Andrews* (D) 90,279 73.2% Ronald Richards (R) 27,855 22.6% 5,208 4.2% 123,342
1996-11-05 NJ01Rob Andrews* (D) 160,415 76.1% Mel Suplee (R) 44,286 21.0% 6,034 2.9% 210,735
1994-11-08 NJ01Rob Andrews* (D) 108,155 72.3% James Hogan (R) 41,505 27.7% 0 0.0% 149,660
1992-11-03 NJ01Rob Andrews* (D) 153,525 67.3% Lee Solomon (R) 65,123 28.6% 9,424 4.1% 228,072
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 NJ01Rob Andrews* (D) 72,415 54.1% Daniel Mangini (R) 57,299 42.8% 4,080 3.0% 133,794
1990-11-06 sp NJ01Rob Andrews (D) 72,324 55.2% Daniel Mangini (R) 58,671 44.8% 0 0.0% 130,995
1988-11-08 NJ01Jim Florio* (D) 141,988 69.9% Frank Cristaudo (R) 60,037 29.6% 1,128 0.6% 203,153
1986-11-04 NJ01Jim Florio* (D) 93,497 75.6% Fred Busch (R) 29,175 23.6% 931 0.8% 123,603
1984-11-06 NJ01Jim Florio* (D) 152,125 71.9% Fred Busch (R) 58,800 27.8% 786 0.4% 211,711
1982-11-02 NJ01Jim Florio* (D) 110,570 73.3% John Dramesi (R) 39,501 26.2% 820 0.5% 150,891
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 NJ01Jim Florio* (D) 147,352 76.7% Scott Sibert (R) 42,154 21.9% 2,575 1.3% 192,081
1978-11-07 NJ01Jim Florio* (D) 106,096 79.4% Robert Deitch (R) 26,853 20.1% 671 0.5% 133,620
1976-11-02 NJ01Jim Florio* (D) 136,624 70.1% Joseph McCullough (R) 56,363 28.9% 1,911 1.0% 194,898
1974-11-04 NJ01Jim Florio (D) 80,768 57.5% John Hunt* (R) 54,069 38.5% 5,631 4.0% 140,468
1972-11-07 NJ01John Hunt* (R) 97,650 52.5% Jim Florio (D) 87,492 47.0% 884 0.5% 186,026
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 NJ01John Hunt* (R) 83,726 61.2% Salvatore Mansi (D) 52,567 38.4% 460 0.3% 136,753
1968-11-05 NJ01John Hunt* (R) 105,856 58.0% Thomas Higgins (D) 74,703 40.9% 1,885 1.0% 182,444
1966-11-08 NJ01John Hunt (R) 68,248 51.3% Michael Piarulli (D) 61,469 46.2% 3,200 2.4% 132,917
1964-11-03 NJ01William Cahill* (R) 150,805 56.2% William Procacci (D) 117,227 43.7% 387 0.1% 268,419
1962-11-06 NJ01William Cahill* (R) 119,633 58.8% Neil Deighan (D) 83,405 41.0% 402 0.2% 203,440
1960-11-08 NJ01William Cahill* (R) 153,817 57.6% John Healey (D) 112,802 42.2% 443 0.2% 267,062
1958-11-04 NJ01William Cahill (R) 96,619 50.3% Alexander Feinberg (D) 94,790 49.3% 836 0.4% 192,245
1956-11-06 NJ01Charles Wolverton* (R) 133,153 58.3% Frank Crawford (D) 94,758 41.5% 452 0.2% 228,363
1954-11-02 NJ01Charles Wolverton* (R) 92,070 54.3% Frank Crawford (D) 77,100 45.5% 244 0.1% 169,414
1952-11-04 NJ01Charles Wolverton* (R) 118,367 55.0% Alfred Pierce (D) 96,162 44.7% 529 0.2% 215,058
1950-11-07 NJ01Charles Wolverton* (R) 85,100 56.7% John Crean (D) 64,868 43.3% 0 0.0% 149,968
1948-11-02 NJ01Charles Wolverton* (R) 89,211 53.0% John Donges (D) 77,012 45.8% 2,109 1.3% 168,332
1946-11-05 NJ01Charles Wolverton* (R) 82,919 63.5% George Neutze (D) 47,631 36.5% 0 0.0% 130,550
1944-11-07 NJ01Charles Wolverton* (R) 87,950 50.4% John Gorman (D) 86,178 49.4% 251 0.1% 174,379
1942-11-03 NJ01Charles Wolverton* (R) 74,867 61.4% Ralph Wescott (D) 46,445 38.1% 583 0.5% 121,895
1940-11-05 NJ01Charles Wolverton* (R) 97,547 55.5% Harry Roye (D) 77,931 44.3% 434 0.2% 175,912
1938-11-08 NJ01Charles Wolverton* (R) 96,518 62.0% Thomas Madden (D) 58,450 37.5% 800 0.5% 155,768
1936-11-03 NJ01Charles Wolverton* (R) 84,980 51.8% Guy Lee (D) 75,631 46.1% 3,315 2.0% 163,926
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 1, NJ


Click on the Year to view presidential county-level data for that election.

YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 247,693 61.5% Donald Trump* (R) 149,375 37.1% 5,427 1.3% 402,495 -4 -10 8.82%
2020 69% Joe Biden (D) 242,213 62.1% Donald Trump* (R) 142,822 36.6% 5,177 1.3% 390,212 -5 -10 8.55%
2016 59% Hillary Clinton (D) 199,386 60.6% Donald Trump (R) 118,880 36.1% 10,922 3.3% 329,188 -5 -10 8.43%
2012 58% Barack Obama* (D) 212,236 65.1% Mitt Romney (R) 110,377 33.8% 3,521 1.1% 326,134 -7 -13 8.93%
2008 62% Barack Obama (D) 198,194 64.8% John McCain (R) 103,994 34.0% 3,687 1.2% 305,875 -8 -12 7.89%
2004 59% John Kerry (D) 170,786 60.6% George W. Bush* (R) 111,073 39.4% 0 0.0% 281,859 -7 -11 7.80%
2000 52% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 148,265 63.6% George W. Bush (R) 76,386 32.8% 8,437 3.6% 233,088 -8 -15 7.31%
1996 49% Bill Clinton* (D) 132,715 60.6% Robert Dole (R) 61,294 28.0% 25,052 11.4% 219,061 -8 -13 7.12%
1992 56% Bill Clinton (D) 118,060 48.3% George Bush* (R) 78,095 32.0% 48,252 19.7% 244,407 -9 -5 7.31%
1988 52% George Bush (R) 107,784 52.5% Michael Dukakis (D) 97,658 47.5% 0 0.0% 205,442 -4 -1 6.63%
1984 57% Ronald Reagan* (R) 118,015 54.9% Walter Mondale (D) 96,877 45.1% 0 0.0% 214,892 -5 -4 6.68%
1980 58% Ronald Reagan (R) 92,376 47.7% Jimmy Carter* (D) 84,465 43.6% 16,867 8.7% 193,708 -4 -3 6.51%
1976 59% Jimmy Carter (D) 112,500 57.6% Gerald Ford* (R) 82,661 42.4% 0 0.0% 195,161 -8 -6 6.47%
1972 61% Richard Nixon* (R) 112,632 60.1% George McGovern (D) 74,821 39.9% 0 0.0% 187,453 -1 -1 6.25%
1968 n/a Hubert Humphrey (D) 88,661 46.1% Richard Nixon (R) 75,496 39.3% 28,110 14.6% 192,267 -7 -4 6.69%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 66.2% Barry Goldwater (R) 33.8% 0.0% 0 -5 n/a
1960 77% John Kennedy (D) 144,229 52.4% Richard Nixon (R) 130,732 47.5% 420 0.2% 275,381 -2 -2 9.93%
1956 72% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 129,804 55.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 104,435 44.6% 0 0.0% 234,239 -9 -2 9.43%
1952 78% Adlai Stevenson (D) 113,342 50.7% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 109,464 48.9% 914 0.4% 223,720 -8 -6 9.25%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 1, NJ


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 772,510 59.9% 15.1% 5.4% 3.6% 15.1%
2020 726,825 60.8% 17.0% 5.0% 3.1% 14.1%
2012 727,496 64.1% 16.0% 0.2% 5.1% 3.0% 11.6%
2010 669,169 65.1% 17.2% 0.2% 3.7% 1.7% 12.1%
2002 647,258 71.2% 16.3% 0.2% 2.6% 1.3% 8.2%
2000 609,847 69.2% 17.4% 0.3% 2.7% 1.9% 8.5%
1992 594,630 76.0% 15.8% 0.2% 1.7% 6.3%
1990 567,461 75.6% 16.5% 1.4% 6.5%
1982 526,057 80.5% 14.6% 0.1% 0.7% 4.1%
1980 524,125 15.0% 1.0% 4.0%
1972 478,002 13.0% 2.0%
1970 483,518 13.0% 1.0%
1960 585,586
1950 441,978

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 1, NJ

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 584,120 111,742 19.1% 261,036 44.7% 211,342 36.2% Dem +149,294 Dem +25.6% 99%
2022 579,438 110,221 19.0% 260,498 45.0% 208,719 36.0% Dem +150,277 Dem +25.9% 98%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.