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2022 population: 771,690
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 458,089 | 59.36% | |
| Black: | 41,175 | 5.34% | |
| Indian: | 955 | 0.12% | |
| Asian: | 122,690 | 15.90% | |
| 2+ races: | 20,569 | 2.67% | |
| Hispanic: | 124,125 | 16.08% | |
| Total non-White: | 313,601 | 40.64% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 298,921 | |
| Median Value | $514,600 | |
| Occupied | 283,342 | 94.8% |
| Vacant | 15,579 | 5.2% |
| Owned | 208,709 | 73.7% |
| Rented | 74,633 | 26.3% |
| Median Rent | $1,824 | |
| Single-Family Units | 209,504 | 70.1% |
| Detached | 191,215 | 64.0% |
| Attached | 18,289 | 6.1% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 58,061 | 19.4% |
| Mobile Homes | 1,630 | 0.5% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 8,070 | 2.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4,970 | 1.8% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 5,498 | 1.9% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 5,626 | 2.0% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 5,742 | 2.0% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 6,448 | 2.3% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 6,113 | 2.2% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 5,907 | 2.1% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 5,644 | 2.0% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 12,069 | 4.3% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 18,283 | 6.5% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 28,336 | 10.0% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 27,276 | 9.6% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 24,776 | 8.7% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 38,830 | 13.7% |
| $200,000 or more | 79,754 | 28.1% |
| Median Household Income | 126,438 | |
| Per Capita Income | 63,039 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 9,641 | 3.4% |
| Public Assistance | 5,014 | 1.8% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 14,257 | 5.0% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 298,970 | 74.3% |
| Unemployed | 16,860 | 4.2% |
| In Armed Forces | 180 | 0.0% |
| Total Labor Force | 316,010 | 78.5% |
| Not in Labor Force | 86,548 | 21.5% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 25.7% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 144,613 | 121,336 | 54.4% |
| Non-Profit | 12,540 | 20,928 | 37.5% |
| Self-Employed | 30,295 | 15,485 | 66.2% |
| Local Government | 14,278 | 20,980 | 40.5% |
| State Government | 4,592 | 5,426 | 45.8% |
| Federal Government | 3,372 | 1,558 | 68.4% |
| Total Private + Self | 174,908 | 136,821 | 56.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 34,782 | 48,892 | 41.6% |
| Total | 209,690 | 185,713 | 53.0% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.7% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 92,311 | 23.3% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 83,827 | 21.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 120,616 | 30.5% |
| Service Occupations | 46,770 | 11.8% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 278 | 0.1% |
| All others | 52,329 | 13.2% |
| White Collar | 75.0% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Professional, scientific, management | 47,898 | 12.1% |
| Educational services and health care | 43,716 | 11.0% |
| Retail trade | 41,194 | 10.4% |
| Manufacturing | 29,711 | 7.5% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 29,414 | 7.4% |
| Construction | 21,736 | 5.5% |
| Other services | 18,624 | 4.7% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 16,586 | 4.2% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 15,660 | 4.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 15,048 | 3.8% |
| Public administration | 12,788 | 3.2% |
| Information | 11,580 | 2.9% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 713 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 6,798 | 0.88% |
| Puerto Rican | 22,194 | 2.88% |
| Cuban | 8,826 | 1.14% |
| Dominican | 28,623 | 3.71% |
| Total Central American | 11,664 | 1.51% |
| Costa Rican | 1,546 | 0.20% |
| Guatemalan | 3,934 | 0.51% |
| Honduran | 1,779 | 0.23% |
| Nicaraguan | 557 | 0.07% |
| Panamanian | 323 | 0.04% |
| Salvadoran | 3,418 | 0.44% |
| Other Central American | 107 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 36,741 | 4.76% |
| Argentinean | 2,698 | 0.35% |
| Bolivian | 559 | 0.07% |
| Chilean | 877 | 0.11% |
| Colombian | 15,105 | 1.96% |
| Ecuadorian | 11,127 | 1.44% |
| Paraguayan | 285 | 0.04% |
| Peruvian | 4,763 | 0.62% |
| Uruguayan | 260 | 0.03% |
| Venezuelan | 985 | 0.13% |
| Other South American | 82 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 9,279 | 1.20% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Korean | 50,279 | 6.52% |
| Indian | 23,917 | 3.10% |
| Filipino | 19,073 | 2.47% |
| Chinese | 15,564 | 2.02% |
| Japanese | 3,867 | 0.50% |
| Taiwanese | 805 | 0.10% |
| Vietnamese | 719 | 0.09% |
| Bangladeshi | 686 | 0.09% |
| Thai | 521 | 0.07% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 497,131 | 67.8% |
| Spanish | 81,484 | 11.1% |
| Korean | 42,079 | 5.7% |
| Other Indo-European | 32,079 | 4.4% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 19,602 | 2.7% |
| Other Asian | 14,407 | 2.0% |
| Tagalog | 12,179 | 1.7% |
| Chinese | 11,984 | 1.6% |
| Other | 10,243 | 1.4% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Italian | 119,163 | 15.4% |
| Irish | 100,562 | 13.0% |
| German | 75,313 | 9.8% |
| Polish | 36,791 | 4.8% |
| English | 34,081 | 4.4% |
| American | 23,459 | 3.0% |
| Russian | 21,042 | 2.7% |
| Dutch | 11,636 | 1.5% |
| Eastern European | 10,772 | 1.4% |
| French | 8,680 | 1.1% |
| Greek | 8,364 | 1.1% |
| European | 8,106 | 1.1% |
| Scottish | 7,398 | 1.0% |
| Jamaican | 7,135 | 0.9% |
| Hungarian | 7,109 | 0.9% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 707,879 | 91.7% |
| Not a citizen | 63,811 | 8.3% |
| Native | 574,191 | 74.4% |
| Foreign-born | 197,499 | 25.6% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 15,639 | 2.9% | 14,494 | 2.7% | 109,859 | 20.1% | 113,741 | 20.9% | 173,494 | 31.8% | 118,075 | 21.7% |
| Average years of education: 14.6 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 15,639 | 2.9% |
| 9-12 Years | 14,494 | 2.7% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 109,859 | 20.1% |
| Some College | 113,741 | 20.9% |
| Bach. Degree | 173,494 | 31.8% |
| Grad Degree | 118,075 | 21.7% |
| Average years of education: 14.6 | ||
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 | NJ05 | Josh Gottheimer* (D) | 141,039 | 54.4% | Frank Pallotta (R) | 115,906 | 44.7% | 2,465 | 1.0% | 259,410 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 4% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NJ05 | Josh Gottheimer* (D) | 225,175 | 53.2% | Frank Pallotta (R) | 193,333 | 45.6% | 5,128 | 1.2% | 423,636 |
| 2018-11-06 | NJ05 | Josh Gottheimer* (D) | 169,546 | 56.2% | John McCann (R) | 128,255 | 42.5% | 4,022 | 1.3% | 301,823 |
| 2016-11-08 | NJ05 | Josh Gottheimer (D) | 172,587 | 51.1% | Scott Garrett* (R) | 157,690 | 46.7% | 7,424 | 2.2% | 337,701 |
| 2014-11-04 | NJ05 | Scott Garrett* (R) | 104,678 | 55.4% | Roy Cho (D) | 81,808 | 43.3% | 2,435 | 1.3% | 188,921 |
| 2012-11-06 | NJ05 | Scott Garrett* (R) | 167,501 | 55.0% | Adam Gussen (D) | 130,100 | 42.7% | 6,770 | 2.2% | 304,371 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NJ05 | Scott Garrett* (R) | 124,030 | 64.9% | Tod Thiese (D) | 62,634 | 32.8% | 4,329 | 2.3% | 190,993 |
| 2008-11-04 | NJ05 | Scott Garrett* (R) | 172,653 | 55.9% | Dennis Shulman (D) | 131,033 | 42.4% | 5,321 | 1.7% | 309,007 |
| 2006-11-07 | NJ05 | Scott Garrett* (R) | 112,142 | 54.9% | Paul Aronsohn (D) | 89,503 | 43.8% | 2,597 | 1.3% | 204,242 |
| 2004-11-02 | NJ05 | Scott Garrett* (R) | 171,220 | 57.6% | Dorothea Wolfe (D) | 122,259 | 41.1% | 3,946 | 1.3% | 297,425 |
| 2002-11-05 | NJ05 | Scott Garrett (R) | 118,881 | 59.5% | Anne Sumers (D) | 76,504 | 38.3% | 4,466 | 2.2% | 199,851 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NJ05 | Marge Roukema* (R) | 175,546 | 65.4% | Linda Mercurio (D) | 81,715 | 30.4% | 11,263 | 4.2% | 268,524 |
| 1998-11-03 | NJ05 | Marge Roukema* (R) | 106,304 | 63.7% | Mike Schneider (D) | 55,487 | 33.3% | 5,027 | 3.0% | 166,818 |
| 1996-11-05 | NJ05 | Marge Roukema* (R) | 181,323 | 71.3% | Bill Auer (D) | 62,956 | 24.8% | 10,054 | 4.0% | 254,333 |
| 1994-11-08 | NJ05 | Marge Roukema* (R) | 139,964 | 74.2% | Bill Auer (D) | 41,275 | 21.9% | 7,266 | 3.9% | 188,505 |
| 1992-11-03 | NJ05 | Marge Roukema* (R) | 196,198 | 71.5% | Frank Lucas (D) | 67,579 | 24.6% | 10,594 | 3.9% | 274,371 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NJ05 | Marge Roukema* (R) | 118,101 | 75.7% | Lawrence Olsen (D) | 35,010 | 22.4% | 2,998 | 1.9% | 156,109 |
| 1988-11-08 | NJ05 | Marge Roukema* (R) | 175,562 | 75.7% | Lee Monaco (D) | 54,828 | 23.6% | 1,546 | 0.7% | 231,936 |
| 1986-11-04 | NJ05 | Marge Roukema* (R) | 94,253 | 74.6% | Vernon Jolley (D) | 32,145 | 25.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 126,398 |
| 1984-11-06 | NJ05 | Marge Roukema* (R) | 171,979 | 71.2% | Rose Brunetto (D) | 69,666 | 28.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 241,645 |
| 1982-11-02 | NJ05 | Marge Roukema* (R) | 104,695 | 65.3% | Fritz Cammerzell (D) | 53,659 | 33.5% | 2,004 | 1.2% | 160,358 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NJ13 | Jim Courter* (R) | 152,862 | 71.6% | Dave Stickle (D) | 56,251 | 26.4% | 4,260 | 2.0% | 213,373 |
| 1978-11-07 | NJ13 | Jim Courter (R) | 77,301 | 51.8% | Helen Meyner* (D) | 71,808 | 48.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 149,109 |
| 1976-11-02 | NJ13 | Helen Meyner* (D) | 105,291 | 50.4% | Bill Schluter (R) | 100,050 | 47.9% | 3,710 | 1.8% | 209,051 |
| 1974-11-04 | NJ13 | Helen Meyner (D) | 86,043 | 57.3% | Joseph Maraziti* (R) | 64,166 | 42.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 150,209 |
| 1972-11-07 | NJ13 | Joseph Maraziti (R) | 109,640 | 55.7% | Helen Meyner (D) | 84,492 | 42.9% | 2,826 | 1.4% | 196,958 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 10% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | NJ04 | Frank Thompson* (D) | 91,670 | 58.4% | Edward Costigan (R) | 65,030 | 41.4% | 393 | 0.3% | 157,093 |
| 1968-11-05 | NJ04 | Frank Thompson* (D) | 106,504 | 53.4% | Sydney Souter (R) | 92,710 | 46.4% | 418 | 0.2% | 199,632 |
| 1966-11-08 | NJ04 | Frank Thompson* (D) | 82,271 | 56.2% | Ralph Chandler (R) | 63,730 | 43.5% | 480 | 0.3% | 146,481 |
| 1964-11-03 | NJ07 | William Widnall* (R) | 144,585 | 56.4% | Edward Ihnen (D) | 110,779 | 43.2% | 1,020 | 0.4% | 256,384 |
| 1962-11-06 | NJ07 | William Widnall* (R) | 110,926 | 61.4% | Emmet Cassidy (D) | 68,330 | 37.8% | 1,312 | 0.7% | 180,568 |
| 1960-11-08 | NJ07 | William Widnall* (R) | 156,758 | 63.7% | James Dobbins (D) | 88,649 | 36.0% | 730 | 0.3% | 246,137 |
| 1958-11-04 | NJ07 | William Widnall* (R) | 103,169 | 59.6% | Emmet Cassidy (D) | 69,250 | 40.0% | 587 | 0.3% | 173,006 |
| 1956-11-06 | NJ07 | William Widnall* (R) | 151,573 | 70.7% | Daniel Amster (D) | 62,924 | 29.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 214,497 |
| 1954-11-02 | NJ07 | William Widnall* (R) | 95,977 | 62.2% | Eugene Demarest (D) | 58,211 | 37.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 154,188 |
| 1952-11-04 | NJ07 | William Widnall* (R) | 130,603 | 68.3% | Vito Concilio (D) | 60,553 | 31.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 191,156 |
| 1950-11-07 | NJ07 | William Widnall* (R) | 79,421 | 69.7% | Emil Wulster (D) | 34,578 | 30.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 113,999 |
| 1950-02-06 sp | NJ07 | William Widnall (R) | 32,443 | 67.5% | John English (D) | 15,620 | 32.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 48,063 |
| 1948-11-02 | NJ07 | Parnell Thomas* (R) | 72,873 | 56.2% | John Carlin (D) | 56,095 | 43.2% | 775 | 0.6% | 129,743 |
| 1946-11-05 | NJ07 | Parnell Thomas* (R) | 65,426 | 69.0% | Robert Meyner (D) | 29,418 | 31.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 94,844 |
| 1944-11-07 | NJ07 | Parnell Thomas* (R) | 86,759 | 66.0% | James Cannon (D) | 44,423 | 33.8% | 183 | 0.1% | 131,365 |
| 1942-11-03 | NJ07 | Parnell Thomas* (R) | 55,424 | 68.8% | Emil Wulster (D) | 25,171 | 31.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 80,595 |
| 1940-11-05 | NJ07 | Parnell Thomas* (R) | 82,287 | 64.6% | Mort O'Connell (D) | 44,527 | 35.0% | 482 | 0.4% | 127,296 |
| 1938-11-08 | NJ07 | Parnell Thomas* (R) | 64,147 | 64.0% | Edward Wildrick (D) | 35,628 | 35.6% | 413 | 0.4% | 100,188 |
| 1936-11-03 | NJ07 | Parnell Thomas (R) | 58,021 | 51.6% | H.P. Hoffmann (D) | 54,163 | 48.2% | 228 | 0.2% | 112,412 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 240,209 | 55.6% | Donald Trump* (R) | 186,611 | 43.2% | 5,448 | 1.3% | 432,268 | 2 | -4 | 9.47% | |
| 2020 | 75% | Joe Biden (D) | 224,937 | 51.9% | Donald Trump* (R) | 202,421 | 46.7% | 5,940 | 1.4% | 433,298 | 5 | 0 | 9.49% |
| 2016 | 64% | Donald Trump (R) | 178,058 | 48.8% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 173,963 | 47.7% | 12,524 | 3.4% | 364,545 | 8 | 3 | 9.33% |
| 2012 | 60% | Mitt Romney (R) | 172,451 | 50.9% | Barack Obama* (D) | 162,318 | 47.9% | 3,789 | 1.1% | 338,558 | 10 | 4 | 9.27% |
| 2008 | 68% | John McCain (R) | 179,801 | 53.5% | Barack Obama (D) | 152,544 | 45.4% | 3,428 | 1.0% | 335,773 | 12 | 8 | 8.66% |
| 2004 | 67% | George W. Bush* (R) | 184,530 | 57.4% | John Kerry (D) | 137,019 | 42.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 321,549 | 11 | 7 | 8.90% |
| 2000 | 61% | George W. Bush (R) | 150,686 | 51.1% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 134,051 | 45.5% | 10,040 | 3.4% | 294,777 | 11 | 3 | 9.25% |
| 1996 | 56% | Robert Dole (R) | 127,286 | 47.9% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 115,060 | 43.3% | 23,642 | 8.9% | 265,988 | 12 | 7 | 8.65% |
| 1992 | 65% | George Bush* (R) | 146,004 | 49.6% | Bill Clinton (D) | 99,733 | 33.9% | 48,661 | 16.5% | 294,398 | 9 | 12 | 8.80% |
| 1988 | 64% | George Bush (R) | 164,951 | 66.7% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 82,324 | 33.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 247,275 | 10 | 13 | 7.98% |
| 1984 | 68% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 182,030 | 70.8% | Walter Mondale (D) | 75,000 | 29.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 257,030 | 11 | 12 | 7.99% |
| 1980 | 61% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 138,364 | 61.2% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 65,847 | 29.1% | 22,042 | 9.7% | 226,253 | 9 | 10 | 7.60% |
| 1976 | 61% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 127,723 | 59.3% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 87,608 | 40.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 215,331 | 9 | 11 | 7.14% |
| 1972 | 67% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 141,609 | 69.7% | George McGovern (D) | 61,509 | 30.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 203,118 | 8 | 9 | 6.78% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 93,198 | 44.3% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 93,120 | 44.3% | 23,887 | 11.4% | 210,205 | -2 | 1 | 7.31% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 59.0% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 41.0% | 0.0% | 7 | 3 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 61.2% | John Kennedy (D) | 38.8% | 0.0% | 12 | 12 | n/a | ||||
| 1956 | 76% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 169,297 | 74.9% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 56,638 | 25.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 225,935 | 10 | 18 | 9.09% |
| 1952 | 81% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 139,574 | 68.3% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 64,055 | 31.3% | 765 | 0.4% | 204,394 | 11 | 13 | 8.45% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 781,335 | 57.5% | 5.8% | 0.1% | 16.0% | 2.8% | 17.2% |
| 2020 | 734,764 | 66.5% | 5.5% | 10.5% | 2.9% | 14.6% | |
| 2012 | 731,055 | 72.4% | 4.7% | 0.1% | 8.5% | 1.7% | 12.6% |
| 2010 | 666,551 | 80.1% | 1.9% | 0.1% | 9.0% | 1.3% | 7.6% |
| 2002 | 647,258 | 86.3% | 1.5% | 0.1% | 6.6% | 1.0% | 4.5% |
| 2000 | 638,699 | 86.4% | 1.5% | 0.2% | 6.2% | 1.3% | 4.4% |
| 1992 | 594,630 | 91.2% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 4.5% | 2.8% | |
| 1990 | 532,933 | 90.8% | 1.3% | 4.8% | 3.1% | ||
| 1982 | 526,367 | 96.1% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.5% | |
| 1980 | 577,078 | 2.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 1972 | 478,164 | 2.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 525,093 | 10.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 555,555 | ||||||
| 1950 | 371,224 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 583,331 | 151,595 | 26.0% | 207,875 | 35.6% | 223,861 | 38.4% | Dem +56,280 | Dem +9.6% | 96% |
| 2022 | 579,708 | 150,770 | 26.0% | 207,614 | 35.8% | 221,324 | 38.2% | Dem +56,844 | Dem +9.8% | 96% |