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Profile of Congressional District 4, NJ


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2022 population: 774,829

2022 Census data
White:632,973 81.69%
Black:25,2583.26%
Indian:2580.03%
Asian:19,9982.58%
2+ races:16,0982.08%
Hispanic:76,4809.87%
Total non-White:141,85618.31%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 4, NJ
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Year:
 
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
41.4
189,188 24.4%
585,641 75.6%
162,749 21.0%
289,050
2.66
192,398 66.6%
156,076 81.1%
9,180 4.8%
96,652 33.4%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 4, NJ

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units326,376 
Median Value$399,400 
Occupied289,05088.6%
Vacant37,32611.4%
Owned228,17178.9%
Rented60,87921.1%
Median Rent$1,634 
Single-Family Units267,62582.0%
    Detached231,96171.1%
    Attached35,66410.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units34,99110.7%
Mobile Homes5,9771.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 4, NJ

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009,5513.3%
$10,000 to $14,9996,5162.3%
$15,000 to $19,9997,7172.7%
$20,000 to $24,9999,2583.2%
$25,000 to $29,9999,2953.2%
$30,000 to $34,9999,6373.3%
$35,000 to $39,99910,3053.6%
$40,000 to $44,9998,4672.9%
$45,000 to $49,9998,8893.1%
$50,000 to $59,99917,7626.1%
$60,000 to $74,99923,4088.1%
$75,000 to $99,99932,68511.3%
$100,000 to $124,99929,40910.2%
$125,000 to $149,99924,2688.4%
$150,000 to $199,99932,44111.2%
$200,000 or more49,44217.1%
Median Household Income92,038 
Per Capita Income48,200 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI10,3393.6%
Public Assistance4,4851.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps18,6096.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed285,00371.8%
Unemployed16,6044.2%
In Armed Forces7620.2%
Total Labor Force302,36976.2%
Not in Labor Force94,32423.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector122,464110,37352.6%
Non-Profit9,97817,81435.9%
Self-Employed21,43012,41263.3%
Local Government15,26821,29141.8%
State Government6,1995,42553.3%
Federal Government5,0441,93772.3%
Total Private + Self143,894122,78554.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.36,48946,46744.0%
Total180,383169,25251.6%
Pct. Govt.15.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts65,02818.6%
Sales and Office Occupations82,11423.4%
Professional, Technical93,05626.6%
Service Occupations53,80415.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3660.1%
All others56,27216.1%
White Collar 68.6%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services and health care43,59112.4%
Retail trade42,28312.1%
Professional, scientific, management30,7378.8%
Construction25,8267.4%
Finance, insurance and real estate19,7385.6%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation19,2105.5%
Manufacturing18,2805.2%
Public administration17,4675.0%
Other services15,0774.3%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities14,5394.2%
Wholesale trade9,2792.6%
Information7,7002.2%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining8680.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 4, NJ

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican15,5832.01%
Puerto Rican26,3353.40%
Cuban3,9560.51%
Dominican6,5630.85%
Total Central American6,3910.82%
Costa Rican1,2960.17%
Guatemalan1,2710.16%
Honduran5560.07%
Nicaraguan1120.01%
Panamanian2180.03%
Salvadoran2,8130.36%
Other Central American1250.02%
Total South American11,8901.53%
Argentinean1,0150.13%
Bolivian830.01%
Chilean6230.08%
Colombian3,5140.45%
Ecuadorian2,6910.35%
Paraguayan690.01%
Peruvian3,0920.40%
Uruguayan3590.05%
Venezuelan4020.05%
Other South American420.01%
Other Hispanic5,7620.74%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino5,6490.73%
Indian4,3920.57%
Chinese4,0870.53%
Korean1,4080.18%
Vietnamese1,0940.14%
Japanese3480.04%
Mongolian1980.03%
Taiwanese1010.01%
Laotian830.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English625,94686.9%
Spanish40,8835.7%
Other Indo-European14,8522.1%
Other8,3461.2%
German, other Germanic8,1901.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic7,0671.0%
Tagalog3,5010.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun3,0420.4%
Chinese2,9180.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Italian168,81121.8%
Irish151,91919.6%
German95,98512.4%
Polish56,3427.3%
English50,0706.5%
American49,1926.3%
Russian14,6861.9%
Hungarian13,2511.7%
European13,2231.7%
Scottish10,3881.3%
French9,0391.2%
Dutch6,6950.9%
Greek6,0500.8%
Eastern European5,6710.7%
Ukrainian5,3160.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen750,77296.9%
Not a citizen24,0573.1%
Native706,18291.1%
Foreign-born68,6478.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 4, NJ

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
12,268 2.3%19,648 3.7%152,349 29.0%135,698 25.9%131,273 25.0%73,491 14.0%
  Average years of education: 14.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 12,268 2.3%
9-12 Years 19,648 3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 152,349 29.0%
Some College 135,698 25.9%
Bach. Degree 131,273 25.0%
Grad Degree 73,491 14.0%
Average years of education: 14.0

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



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 4, 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 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 170,423 67.1% Matthew Jenkins (D) 79,377 31.2% 4,354 1.7% 254,154
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 6% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 254,103 59.9% Stephanie Schmid (D) 162,420 38.3% 7,845 1.8% 424,368
2018-11-06 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 163,065 55.4% Josh Welle (D) 126,766 43.1% 4,517 1.5% 294,348
2016-11-08 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 211,992 63.7% Lorna Phillipson (D) 111,532 33.5% 9,160 2.8% 332,684
2014-11-04 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 118,826 68.0% Ruben Scolavino (D) 54,415 31.1% 1,608 0.9% 174,849
2012-11-06 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 195,145 63.7% Brian Froelich (D) 107,991 35.3% 3,111 1.0% 306,247
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 129,752 69.4% Howard Kleinhendler (D) 52,118 27.9% 5,068 2.7% 186,938
2008-11-04 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 202,972 66.2% Joshua Zeitz (D) 100,036 32.6% 3,543 1.2% 306,551
2006-11-07 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 124,482 65.7% Carol Gay (D) 62,905 33.2% 2,153 1.1% 189,540
2004-11-02 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 192,671 67.0% Amy Vasquez (D) 92,826 32.3% 2,056 0.7% 287,553
2002-11-05 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 115,293 66.1% Mary Brennan (D) 55,967 32.1% 3,041 1.7% 174,301
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 158,515 63.2% Reed Gusciora (D) 87,956 35.1% 4,339 1.7% 250,810
1998-11-03 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 92,991 62.2% Larry Schneider (D) 52,281 35.0% 4,305 2.9% 149,577
1996-11-05 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 146,404 63.6% Kevin Meara (D) 77,565 33.7% 6,145 2.7% 230,114
1994-11-08 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 109,818 67.9% Ralph Walsh (D) 49,537 30.6% 2,412 1.5% 161,767
1992-11-03 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 149,095 61.8% Brian Hughes (D) 84,514 35.0% 7,616 3.2% 241,225
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 99,920 62.7% Mark Setaro (D) 54,961 34.5% 4,418 2.8% 159,299
1988-11-08 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 155,283 65.7% Betsy Holland (D) 79,006 33.4% 1,905 0.8% 236,194
1986-11-04 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 78,699 61.1% Jeffrey Laurenti (D) 49,290 38.3% 789 0.6% 128,778
1984-11-06 NJ04Chris Smith* (R) 139,295 61.3% James Hedden (D) 87,908 38.7% 0 0.0% 227,203
1982-11-02 NJ03James Howard* (D) 104,055 62.3% Marie Muhler (R) 60,515 36.2% 2,426 1.5% 166,996
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 NJ03James Howard* (D) 106,269 49.9% Marie Muhler (R) 104,184 49.0% 2,377 1.1% 212,830
1978-11-07 NJ03James Howard* (D) 83,349 56.0% Bruce Coe (R) 64,730 43.5% 876 0.6% 148,955
1976-11-02 NJ03James Howard* (D) 127,164 62.1% Ralph Siciliano (R) 75,934 37.1% 1,641 0.8% 204,739
1974-11-04 NJ03James Howard* (D) 105,979 68.9% Kenneth Clark (R) 45,932 29.8% 1,995 1.3% 153,906
1972-11-07 NJ03James Howard* (D) 103,893 53.0% William Dowd (R) 92,285 47.0% 0 0.0% 196,178
Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970.
1970-11-03 NJ03James Howard* (D) 87,973 55.2% William Dowd (R) 68,675 43.1% 2,831 1.8% 159,479
1968-11-05 NJ03James Howard* (D) 113,587 57.8% Richard Stout (R) 82,441 41.9% 615 0.3% 196,643
1966-11-08 NJ03James Howard* (D) 81,382 52.7% James Coleman (R) 72,043 46.6% 1,043 0.7% 154,468
1964-11-03 NJ03James Howard (D) 105,803 50.4% Marcus Daly (R) 104,063 49.6% 0 0.0% 209,866
1962-11-06 NJ03James Auchincloss* (R) 82,220 56.9% Peter Gannon (D) 62,258 43.1% 0 0.0% 144,478
1960-11-08 NJ03James Auchincloss* (R) 139,590 53.1% Katharine White (D) 123,280 46.9% 0 0.0% 262,870
1958-11-04 NJ03James Auchincloss* (R) 98,826 56.1% Thomas Guthrie (D) 77,423 43.9% 0 0.0% 176,249
1956-11-06 NJ03James Auchincloss* (R) 136,780 65.3% Sidney Shiff (D) 72,617 34.7% 0 0.0% 209,397
1954-11-02 NJ03James Auchincloss* (R) 89,085 57.6% Charles Sullivan (D) 65,685 42.4% 0 0.0% 154,770
1952-11-04 NJ03James Auchincloss* (R) 124,292 64.4% John Zimmerman (D) 67,642 35.0% 1,100 0.6% 193,034
1950-11-07 NJ03James Auchincloss* (R) 79,374 62.4% John Applegate (D) 47,055 37.0% 764 0.6% 127,193
1948-11-02 NJ03James Auchincloss* (R) 87,538 58.5% Charles Sullivan (D) 59,810 40.0% 2,191 1.5% 149,539
1946-11-05 NJ03James Auchincloss* (R) 70,302 64.9% John Zimmerman (D) 36,177 33.4% 1,865 1.7% 108,344
1944-11-07 NJ03James Auchincloss* (R) 80,438 57.0% Arnold Ascherfeld (D) 60,769 43.0% 0 0.0% 141,207
1942-11-03 NJ03James Auchincloss (R) 51,573 53.4% William Sutphin* (D) 45,037 46.6% 0 0.0% 96,610
1940-11-05 NJ03William Sutphin* (D) 76,048 51.7% Joseph Irwin (R) 70,890 48.2% 29 0.0% 146,967
1938-11-08 NJ03William Sutphin* (D) 64,621 50.5% James Allerdice (R) 63,345 49.5% 0 0.0% 127,966
1936-11-03 NJ03William Sutphin* (D) 68,189 50.6% Albert Herman (R) 64,237 47.7% 2,308 1.7% 134,734
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 4, NJ


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 259,059 60.6% Joe Biden (D) 163,106 38.1% 5,560 1.3% 427,725 19 14 9.37%
2020 77% Donald Trump* (R) 236,896 54.6% Joe Biden (D) 191,273 44.1% 5,394 1.2% 433,563 13 8 9.50%
2016 64% Donald Trump (R) 198,859 55.8% Hillary Clinton (D) 146,191 41.0% 11,533 3.2% 356,583 15 10 9.13%
2012 60% Mitt Romney (R) 180,437 54.2% Barack Obama* (D) 148,621 44.7% 3,551 1.1% 332,609 14 7 9.11%
2008 61% John McCain (R) 172,987 52.2% Barack Obama (D) 154,256 46.6% 3,914 1.2% 331,157 11 7 8.54%
2004 61% George W. Bush* (R) 172,569 56.3% John Kerry (D) 134,220 43.7% 0 0.0% 306,789 10 6 8.49%
2000 53% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 139,646 51.9% George W. Bush (R) 119,249 44.3% 10,116 3.8% 269,011 4 -4 8.44%
1996 50% Bill Clinton* (D) 127,489 51.6% Robert Dole (R) 92,845 37.6% 26,880 10.9% 247,214 2 -3 8.04%
1992 59% George Bush* (R) 109,907 41.3% Bill Clinton (D) 105,335 39.6% 50,721 19.1% 265,963 1 4 7.95%
1988 54% George Bush (R) 139,824 55.8% Michael Dukakis (D) 110,623 44.2% 0 0.0% 250,447 0 2 8.08%
1984 59% Ronald Reagan* (R) 141,308 59.0% Walter Mondale (D) 98,386 41.0% 0 0.0% 239,694 -1 0 7.45%
1980 66% Ronald Reagan (R) 130,961 58.1% Jimmy Carter* (D) 76,116 33.8% 18,440 8.2% 225,517 6 7 7.58%
1976 64% Gerald Ford* (R) 118,767 56.0% Jimmy Carter (D) 93,283 44.0% 0 0.0% 212,050 6 8 7.03%
1972 64% Richard Nixon* (R) 133,272 67.2% George McGovern (D) 65,028 32.8% 0 0.0% 198,300 6 7 6.62%
1968 n/a Richard Nixon (R) 101,891 50.6% Hubert Humphrey (D) 83,308 41.4% 16,248 8.1% 201,447 4 7 7.01%
1964 n/a Lyndon Johnson* (D) 60.2% Barry Goldwater (R) 39.8% 0.0% 6 1 n/a
1960 n/a Richard Nixon (R) 53.3% John Kennedy (D) 46.7% 0.0% 4 4 n/a
1956 68% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 150,710 69.2% Adlai Stevenson (D) 67,029 30.8% 0 0.0% 217,739 5 12 8.76%
1952 75% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 124,672 62.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 73,648 36.9% 1,409 0.7% 199,729 6 7 8.26%
* 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 4, 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 782,528 81.0% 3.3% 2.8% 2.7% 9.8%
2020 748,199 77.1% 6.2% 4.2% 1.3% 11.2%
2012 736,007 77.6% 6.8% 0.2% 4.0% 2.1% 9.3%
2010 724,596 74.9% 8.0% 0.1% 3.6% 1.2% 12.2%
2002 647,258 81.3% 7.5% 0.1% 2.3% 1.1% 7.6%
2000 674,193 75.5% 12.5% 0.2% 2.2% 1.8% 7.8%
1992 594,630 80.6% 12.5% 0.2% 1.5% 5.2%
1990 615,288 79.7% 13.0% 2.6% 4.7%
1982 524,825 87.7% 8.1% 0.1% 1.0% 3.1%
1980 525,767 9.0% 1.0% 3.0%
1972 475,599 8.0% 1.0%
1970 555,706 8.0%
1960 614,125
1950 390,333

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 4, NJ

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 572,689 212,297 37.1% 130,719 22.8% 229,673 40.1% Rep +81,578 Rep +14.2% 98%
2022 567,941 209,613 36.9% 131,166 23.1% 227,162 40.0% Rep +78,447 Rep +13.8% 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.