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2022 population: 777,770
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 505,080 | 64.94% | |
| Black: | 83,908 | 10.79% | |
| Indian: | 1,188 | 0.15% | |
| Asian: | 28,991 | 3.73% | |
| 2+ races: | 24,804 | 3.19% | |
| Hispanic: | 130,480 | 16.78% | |
| Total non-White: | 272,690 | 35.06% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 414,526 | |
| Median Value | $271,500 | |
| Occupied | 299,190 | 72.2% |
| Vacant | 115,336 | 27.8% |
| Owned | 221,398 | 74.0% |
| Rented | 77,792 | 26.0% |
| Median Rent | $1,265 | |
| Single-Family Units | 321,370 | 77.5% |
| Detached | 272,719 | 65.8% |
| Attached | 48,651 | 11.7% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 48,895 | 11.8% |
| Mobile Homes | 12,264 | 3.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 12,751 | 4.3% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 10,813 | 3.6% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 9,042 | 3.0% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 11,786 | 3.9% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 10,953 | 3.7% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 10,979 | 3.7% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 9,915 | 3.3% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 9,792 | 3.3% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 9,649 | 3.2% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 19,970 | 6.7% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 27,096 | 9.1% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 37,992 | 12.7% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 31,472 | 10.5% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 23,467 | 7.8% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 29,447 | 9.8% |
| $200,000 or more | 34,066 | 11.4% |
| Median Household Income | 79,216 | |
| Per Capita Income | 41,851 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 17,247 | 5.8% |
| Public Assistance | 7,335 | 2.5% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 33,245 | 11.1% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 275,095 | 69.2% |
| Unemployed | 20,347 | 5.1% |
| In Armed Forces | 1,156 | 0.3% |
| Total Labor Force | 296,598 | 74.6% |
| Not in Labor Force | 100,826 | 25.4% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 30.5% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 125,619 | 109,883 | 53.3% |
| Non-Profit | 9,119 | 16,944 | 35.0% |
| Self-Employed | 20,291 | 9,710 | 67.6% |
| Local Government | 15,220 | 23,941 | 38.9% |
| State Government | 8,397 | 8,610 | 49.4% |
| Federal Government | 4,978 | 3,033 | 62.1% |
| Total Private + Self | 145,910 | 119,593 | 55.0% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 37,714 | 52,528 | 41.8% |
| Total | 183,624 | 172,121 | 51.6% |
| Pct. Govt. | 18.0% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 47,073 | 13.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 75,068 | 21.1% |
| Professional, Technical | 82,739 | 23.2% |
| Service Occupations | 75,019 | 21.1% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 2,047 | 0.6% |
| All others | 76,348 | 21.4% |
| White Collar | 57.5% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 42,531 | 11.9% |
| Educational services and health care | 38,186 | 10.7% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 29,145 | 8.2% |
| Construction | 27,718 | 7.8% |
| Manufacturing | 23,431 | 6.6% |
| Public administration | 21,850 | 6.1% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 19,377 | 5.4% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 16,247 | 4.6% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 13,361 | 3.8% |
| Other services | 13,282 | 3.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 9,339 | 2.6% |
| Information | 4,641 | 1.3% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 3,117 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 36,640 | 4.71% |
| Puerto Rican | 57,994 | 7.46% |
| Cuban | 2,564 | 0.33% |
| Dominican | 10,287 | 1.32% |
| Total Central American | 9,880 | 1.27% |
| Costa Rican | 523 | 0.07% |
| Guatemalan | 2,948 | 0.38% |
| Honduran | 3,354 | 0.43% |
| Nicaraguan | 709 | 0.09% |
| Panamanian | 326 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 2,020 | 0.26% |
| Total South American | 8,406 | 1.08% |
| Argentinean | 190 | 0.02% |
| Bolivian | 39 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 95 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 4,052 | 0.52% |
| Ecuadorian | 1,426 | 0.18% |
| Paraguayan | 16 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 2,300 | 0.30% |
| Uruguayan | 20 | 0.00% |
| Venezuelan | 253 | 0.03% |
| Other South American | 15 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 4,709 | 0.61% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 9,620 | 1.24% |
| Filipino | 5,122 | 0.66% |
| Chinese | 4,842 | 0.62% |
| Vietnamese | 2,795 | 0.36% |
| Korean | 2,056 | 0.26% |
| Bangladeshi | 1,531 | 0.20% |
| Japanese | 573 | 0.07% |
| Cambodian | 236 | 0.03% |
| Thai | 188 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 601,306 | 81.4% |
| Spanish | 89,993 | 12.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 18,123 | 2.5% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 6,492 | 0.9% |
| Tagalog | 4,100 | 0.6% |
| Chinese | 4,020 | 0.5% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 3,546 | 0.5% |
| Vietnamese | 2,278 | 0.3% |
| Other Asian | 2,269 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Irish | 139,080 | 17.9% |
| Italian | 136,651 | 17.6% |
| German | 111,298 | 14.3% |
| English | 66,907 | 8.6% |
| Polish | 37,034 | 4.8% |
| American | 22,719 | 2.9% |
| French | 10,625 | 1.4% |
| Scottish | 8,920 | 1.1% |
| Russian | 7,719 | 1.0% |
| European | 6,281 | 0.8% |
| Ukrainian | 5,985 | 0.8% |
| Dutch | 5,650 | 0.7% |
| Hungarian | 5,194 | 0.7% |
| Swedish | 4,984 | 0.6% |
| Welsh | 4,589 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 742,223 | 95.4% |
| Not a citizen | 35,547 | 4.6% |
| Native | 700,932 | 90.1% |
| Foreign-born | 76,838 | 9.9% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 23,657 | 4.3% | 35,741 | 6.5% | 188,569 | 34.2% | 141,757 | 25.7% | 104,173 | 18.9% | 57,158 | 10.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.3 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 23,657 | 4.3% |
| 9-12 Years | 35,741 | 6.5% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 188,569 | 34.2% |
| Some College | 141,757 | 25.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 104,173 | 18.9% |
| Grad Degree | 57,158 | 10.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.3 | ||
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.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | NJ02 | Jeff Van Drew* (R) | 135,843 | 59.3% | Tim Alexander (D) | 90,753 | 39.6% | 2,642 | 1.2% | 229,238 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NJ02 | Jeff Van Drew* (R) | 195,526 | 51.9% | Amy Kennedy (D) | 173,849 | 46.2% | 7,172 | 1.9% | 376,547 |
| 2018-11-06 | NJ02 | Jeff Van Drew (D) | 136,685 | 52.9% | Seth Grossman (R) | 116,866 | 45.2% | 4,812 | 1.9% | 258,363 |
| 2016-11-08 | NJ02 | Frank LoBiondo* (R) | 176,338 | 59.2% | David Cole (D) | 110,838 | 37.2% | 10,619 | 3.6% | 297,795 |
| 2014-11-04 | NJ02 | Frank LoBiondo* (R) | 108,875 | 61.5% | William Hughes (D) | 66,026 | 37.3% | 2,247 | 1.3% | 177,148 |
| 2012-11-06 | NJ02 | Frank LoBiondo* (R) | 166,677 | 57.7% | Cassandra Shober (D) | 116,462 | 40.3% | 5,930 | 2.1% | 289,069 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NJ02 | Frank LoBiondo* (R) | 109,460 | 65.5% | Gary Stein (D) | 51,690 | 30.9% | 5,970 | 3.6% | 167,120 |
| 2008-11-04 | NJ02 | Frank LoBiondo* (R) | 167,701 | 59.1% | David Kurkowski (D) | 110,990 | 39.1% | 5,274 | 1.9% | 283,965 |
| 2006-11-07 | NJ02 | Frank LoBiondo* (R) | 111,245 | 61.6% | Viola Thomas-Hughes (D) | 64,277 | 35.6% | 5,053 | 2.8% | 180,575 |
| 2004-11-02 | NJ02 | Frank LoBiondo* (R) | 172,779 | 65.1% | Timothy Robb (D) | 86,792 | 32.7% | 5,871 | 2.2% | 265,442 |
| 2002-11-05 | NJ02 | Frank LoBiondo* (R) | 116,834 | 69.2% | Steven Farkas (D) | 47,735 | 28.3% | 4,230 | 2.5% | 168,799 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NJ02 | Frank LoBiondo* (R) | 155,107 | 66.3% | Ed Janosik (D) | 74,632 | 31.9% | 4,040 | 1.7% | 233,779 |
| 1998-11-03 | NJ02 | Frank LoBiondo* (R) | 93,248 | 65.9% | Derek Hunsburger (D) | 43,563 | 30.8% | 4,703 | 3.3% | 141,514 |
| 1996-11-05 | NJ02 | Frank LoBiondo* (R) | 133,130 | 60.3% | Ruth Katz (D) | 83,912 | 38.0% | 3,697 | 1.7% | 220,739 |
| 1994-11-08 | NJ02 | Frank LoBiondo (R) | 102,566 | 64.6% | Louis Magazzu (D) | 56,151 | 35.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 158,717 |
| 1992-11-03 | NJ02 | William Hughes* (D) | 132,465 | 55.9% | Frank LoBiondo (R) | 98,315 | 41.5% | 6,247 | 2.6% | 237,027 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NJ02 | William Hughes* (D) | 97,698 | 88.2% | William Kanengiser (Populist) | 13,120 | 11.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 110,818 |
| 1988-11-08 | NJ02 | William Hughes* (D) | 134,505 | 65.7% | Kirk Conover (R) | 67,759 | 33.1% | 2,372 | 1.2% | 204,636 |
| 1986-11-04 | NJ02 | William Hughes* (D) | 83,821 | 68.3% | Alfred Bennington (R) | 35,167 | 28.6% | 3,812 | 3.1% | 122,800 |
| 1984-11-06 | NJ02 | William Hughes* (D) | 132,841 | 63.2% | Raymond Massie (R) | 77,231 | 36.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 210,072 |
| 1982-11-02 | NJ02 | William Hughes* (D) | 102,826 | 68.0% | John Mahoney (R) | 47,069 | 31.1% | 1,233 | 0.8% | 151,128 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NJ02 | William Hughes* (D) | 135,437 | 57.5% | Beech Fox (R) | 97,072 | 41.2% | 3,201 | 1.4% | 235,710 |
| 1978-11-07 | NJ02 | William Hughes* (D) | 112,768 | 66.4% | James Biggs (R) | 56,997 | 33.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 169,765 |
| 1976-11-02 | NJ02 | William Hughes* (D) | 141,753 | 61.7% | James Hurley (R) | 87,915 | 38.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 229,668 |
| 1974-11-04 | NJ02 | William Hughes (D) | 109,763 | 57.3% | Charles Sandman* (R) | 79,064 | 41.3% | 2,693 | 1.4% | 191,520 |
| 1972-11-07 | NJ02 | Charles Sandman* (R) | 133,096 | 65.7% | John Rose (D) | 69,374 | 34.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 202,470 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | NJ02 | Charles Sandman* (R) | 69,392 | 51.7% | William Hughes (D) | 64,882 | 48.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 134,274 |
| 1968-11-05 | NJ02 | Charles Sandman* (R) | 91,218 | 55.3% | David Dichter (D) | 73,361 | 44.4% | 505 | 0.3% | 165,084 |
| 1966-11-08 | NJ02 | Charles Sandman (R) | 72,014 | 51.5% | Thomas McGrath* (D) | 65,494 | 46.9% | 2,250 | 1.6% | 139,758 |
| 1964-11-03 | NJ02 | Thomas McGrath (D) | 73,264 | 50.8% | Milton Glenn* (R) | 70,997 | 49.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 144,261 |
| 1962-11-06 | NJ02 | Milton Glenn* (R) | 61,285 | 52.7% | Paul Porreca (D) | 54,317 | 46.7% | 625 | 0.5% | 116,227 |
| 1960-11-08 | NJ02 | Milton Glenn* (R) | 77,894 | 56.5% | John Miller (D) | 59,520 | 43.2% | 338 | 0.2% | 137,752 |
| 1958-11-04 | NJ02 | Milton Glenn* (R) | 58,621 | 53.4% | Joseph Hancock (D) | 50,558 | 46.1% | 547 | 0.5% | 109,726 |
| 1957-11-05 sp | NJ02 | Milton Glenn (R) | 58,129 | 54.8% | Joseph Hancock (D) | 47,647 | 44.9% | 289 | 0.3% | 106,065 |
| 1956-11-06 | NJ02 | Millet Hand* (R) | 83,433 | 67.8% | Thomas Stewart (D) | 39,383 | 32.0% | 151 | 0.1% | 122,967 |
| 1954-11-02 | NJ02 | Millet Hand* (R) | 65,551 | 63.6% | Clayton Burdick (D) | 37,541 | 36.4% | 56 | 0.1% | 103,148 |
| 1952-11-04 | NJ02 | Millet Hand* (R) | 79,955 | 63.4% | Charles Rupp (D) | 46,174 | 36.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 126,129 |
| 1950-11-07 | NJ02 | Millet Hand* (R) | 54,897 | 54.3% | Elmer Wene (D) | 46,121 | 45.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 101,018 |
| 1948-11-02 | NJ02 | Millet Hand* (R) | 62,804 | 61.7% | William Stringer (D) | 38,194 | 37.5% | 764 | 0.8% | 101,762 |
| 1946-11-05 | NJ02 | Millet Hand* (R) | 54,511 | 67.1% | Edward Keeley (D) | 26,740 | 32.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 81,251 |
| 1944-11-07 | NJ02 | Millet Hand (R) | 51,194 | 54.4% | Edison Hedges (D) | 42,862 | 45.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 94,056 |
| 1942-11-03 | NJ02 | Elmer Wene* (D) | 40,478 | 53.0% | Benjamin Foulois (R) | 35,930 | 47.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 76,408 |
| 1940-11-05 | NJ02 | Elmer Wene (D) | 60,392 | 52.1% | Walter Jeffries* (R) | 55,382 | 47.8% | 35 | 0.0% | 115,809 |
| 1938-11-08 | NJ02 | Walter Jeffries (R) | 57,090 | 50.6% | Elmer Wene* (D) | 55,344 | 49.1% | 383 | 0.3% | 112,817 |
| 1936-11-03 | NJ02 | Elmer Wene (D) | 55,580 | 50.0% | Isaac Bacharach* (R) | 50,958 | 45.8% | 4,648 | 4.2% | 111,186 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 212,664 | 51.8% | Joe Biden (D) | 192,481 | 46.9% | 5,391 | 1.3% | 410,536 | 11 | 5 | 8.99% | |
| 2020 | 68% | Donald Trump* (R) | 194,366 | 50.8% | Joe Biden (D) | 183,250 | 47.9% | 5,069 | 1.3% | 382,685 | 10 | 4 | 8.38% |
| 2016 | 57% | Donald Trump (R) | 162,486 | 50.6% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 147,656 | 46.0% | 10,862 | 3.4% | 321,004 | 10 | 5 | 8.22% |
| 2012 | 55% | Barack Obama* (D) | 166,908 | 53.5% | Mitt Romney (R) | 141,480 | 45.4% | 3,393 | 1.1% | 311,781 | 5 | -2 | 8.54% |
| 2008 | 59% | Barack Obama (D) | 165,982 | 54.0% | John McCain (R) | 137,440 | 44.7% | 3,967 | 1.3% | 307,389 | 3 | -1 | 7.93% |
| 2004 | 57% | George W. Bush* (R) | 141,123 | 50.0% | John Kerry (D) | 138,797 | 49.1% | 2,578 | 0.9% | 282,498 | 4 | -1 | 7.82% |
| 2000 | 50% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 135,600 | 54.5% | George W. Bush (R) | 105,464 | 42.4% | 7,760 | 3.1% | 248,824 | 2 | -6 | 7.81% |
| 1996 | 48% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 117,526 | 51.3% | Robert Dole (R) | 84,043 | 36.7% | 27,589 | 12.0% | 229,158 | 1 | -4 | 7.45% |
| 1992 | 56% | Bill Clinton (D) | 101,718 | 40.7% | George Bush* (R) | 97,696 | 39.0% | 50,773 | 20.3% | 250,187 | -2 | 2 | 7.48% |
| 1988 | 51% | George Bush (R) | 127,331 | 58.8% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 89,369 | 41.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 216,700 | 3 | 5 | 6.99% |
| 1984 | 56% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 138,241 | 62.0% | Walter Mondale (D) | 84,704 | 38.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 222,945 | 2 | 3 | 6.93% |
| 1980 | 61% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 141,464 | 55.9% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 94,184 | 37.2% | 17,210 | 6.8% | 252,858 | 4 | 5 | 8.50% |
| 1976 | 62% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 123,144 | 50.5% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 120,914 | 49.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 244,058 | -1 | 2 | 8.10% |
| 1972 | 65% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 138,957 | 65.6% | George McGovern (D) | 73,018 | 34.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 211,975 | 4 | 5 | 7.07% |
| 1968 | n/a | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 78,078 | 44.4% | Richard Nixon (R) | 77,572 | 44.2% | 20,029 | 11.4% | 175,679 | -2 | 1 | 6.11% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 66.7% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 33.3% | 0.0% | -1 | -5 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 72% | Richard Nixon (R) | 76,517 | 51.8% | John Kennedy (D) | 69,465 | 47.0% | 1,721 | 1.2% | 147,703 | 3 | 2 | 5.33% |
| 1956 | 68% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 85,652 | 65.6% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 44,874 | 34.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 130,526 | 1 | 8 | 5.25% |
| 1952 | 75% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 77,296 | 58.4% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 54,866 | 41.4% | 281 | 0.2% | 132,443 | 2 | 3 | 5.48% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 782,031 | 64.1% | 10.7% | 0.1% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 17.2% |
| 2020 | 707,255 | 62.9% | 12.9% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 17.2% | |
| 2012 | 736,397 | 64.3% | 13.8% | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 15.0% |
| 2010 | 692,205 | 66.5% | 12.9% | 0.3% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 14.9% |
| 2002 | 647,258 | 71.7% | 13.8% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 10.3% |
| 2000 | 652,730 | 69.9% | 14.8% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 10.3% |
| 1992 | 594,630 | 77.7% | 14.1% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 6.6% | |
| 1990 | 579,615 | 78.0% | 14.1% | 1.2% | 6.7% | ||
| 1982 | 526,279 | 81.6% | 13.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4.4% | |
| 1980 | 610,529 | 12.0% | 4.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 478,126 | 13.0% | 2.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 416,317 | 15.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1960 | 316,285 | ||||||
| 1950 | 258,127 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 584,548 | 185,617 | 31.8% | 179,299 | 30.7% | 219,632 | 37.6% | Rep +6,318 | Rep +1.1% | 98% |
| 2022 | 580,714 | 183,916 | 31.7% | 179,964 | 31.0% | 216,834 | 37.3% | Rep +3,952 | Rep +0.7% | 97% |