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2022 population: 772,409
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 342,114 | 44.29% | |
| Black: | 86,647 | 11.22% | |
| Indian: | 482 | 0.06% | |
| Asian: | 136,212 | 17.63% | |
| 2+ races: | 22,530 | 2.92% | |
| Hispanic: | 179,051 | 23.18% | |
| Total non-White: | 430,295 | 55.71% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 296,334 | |
| Median Value | $407,800 | |
| Occupied | 277,003 | 93.5% |
| Vacant | 19,331 | 6.5% |
| Owned | 164,911 | 59.5% |
| Rented | 112,092 | 40.5% |
| Median Rent | $1,719 | |
| Single-Family Units | 179,148 | 60.5% |
| Detached | 155,141 | 52.4% |
| Attached | 24,007 | 8.1% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 75,683 | 25.5% |
| Mobile Homes | 2,272 | 0.8% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 11,090 | 4.0% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 8,328 | 3.0% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 6,947 | 2.5% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 7,809 | 2.8% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 7,117 | 2.6% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 7,089 | 2.6% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 7,744 | 2.8% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 6,839 | 2.5% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 6,454 | 2.3% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 14,294 | 5.2% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 21,610 | 7.8% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 34,724 | 12.5% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 30,059 | 10.9% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 24,535 | 8.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 34,489 | 12.5% |
| $200,000 or more | 47,875 | 17.3% |
| Median Household Income | 98,739 | |
| Per Capita Income | 46,857 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 12,064 | 4.4% |
| Public Assistance | 5,853 | 2.1% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 25,566 | 9.2% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 283,660 | 71.6% |
| Unemployed | 17,389 | 4.4% |
| In Armed Forces | 221 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 301,270 | 76.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 95,027 | 24.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 28.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 156,449 | 125,581 | 55.5% |
| Non-Profit | 11,883 | 17,705 | 40.2% |
| Self-Employed | 19,359 | 10,915 | 63.9% |
| Local Government | 12,128 | 15,184 | 44.4% |
| State Government | 8,055 | 9,120 | 46.9% |
| Federal Government | 3,909 | 2,580 | 60.2% |
| Total Private + Self | 175,808 | 136,496 | 56.3% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 35,975 | 44,589 | 44.7% |
| Total | 211,783 | 181,085 | 53.9% |
| Pct. Govt. | 13.0% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 70,666 | 18.0% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 81,594 | 20.7% |
| Professional, Technical | 106,873 | 27.2% |
| Service Occupations | 55,445 | 14.1% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 535 | 0.1% |
| All others | 78,821 | 20.0% |
| White Collar | 65.9% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 44,137 | 11.2% |
| Educational services and health care | 41,682 | 10.6% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 40,974 | 10.4% |
| Manufacturing | 31,624 | 8.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 29,525 | 7.5% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 27,463 | 7.0% |
| Construction | 21,870 | 5.6% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 19,715 | 5.0% |
| Other services | 15,621 | 4.0% |
| Public administration | 14,657 | 3.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 12,403 | 3.2% |
| Information | 10,224 | 2.6% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 564 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 30,600 | 3.96% |
| Puerto Rican | 45,515 | 5.89% |
| Cuban | 4,850 | 0.63% |
| Dominican | 44,967 | 5.82% |
| Total Central American | 17,451 | 2.26% |
| Costa Rican | 796 | 0.10% |
| Guatemalan | 3,275 | 0.42% |
| Honduran | 6,092 | 0.79% |
| Nicaraguan | 1,122 | 0.15% |
| Panamanian | 1,199 | 0.16% |
| Salvadoran | 4,918 | 0.64% |
| Other Central American | 49 | 0.01% |
| Total South American | 26,407 | 3.42% |
| Argentinean | 2,268 | 0.29% |
| Bolivian | 271 | 0.04% |
| Chilean | 487 | 0.06% |
| Colombian | 8,628 | 1.12% |
| Ecuadorian | 5,425 | 0.70% |
| Paraguayan | 156 | 0.02% |
| Peruvian | 6,882 | 0.89% |
| Uruguayan | 369 | 0.05% |
| Venezuelan | 1,721 | 0.22% |
| Other South American | 200 | 0.03% |
| Other Hispanic | 9,261 | 1.20% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 88,763 | 11.49% |
| Chinese | 15,857 | 2.05% |
| Filipino | 11,251 | 1.46% |
| Korean | 3,847 | 0.50% |
| Vietnamese | 1,683 | 0.22% |
| Taiwanese | 1,257 | 0.16% |
| Bangladeshi | 1,030 | 0.13% |
| Indonesian | 518 | 0.07% |
| Japanese | 425 | 0.06% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 435,842 | 59.8% |
| Spanish | 135,910 | 18.7% |
| Other Indo-European | 75,930 | 10.4% |
| Other Asian | 22,642 | 3.1% |
| Chinese | 13,701 | 1.9% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 10,952 | 1.5% |
| Tagalog | 7,921 | 1.1% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 7,383 | 1.0% |
| Other | 7,283 | 1.0% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Italian | 89,969 | 11.6% |
| Irish | 81,431 | 10.5% |
| German | 51,486 | 6.7% |
| Polish | 38,424 | 5.0% |
| American | 25,339 | 3.3% |
| English | 23,848 | 3.1% |
| Russian | 9,905 | 1.3% |
| Hungarian | 9,707 | 1.3% |
| Portuguese | 7,433 | 1.0% |
| French | 6,920 | 0.9% |
| Jamaican | 5,733 | 0.7% |
| Ukrainian | 5,188 | 0.7% |
| Egyptian | 5,152 | 0.7% |
| Scottish | 5,084 | 0.7% |
| Haitian | 4,905 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 676,918 | 87.6% |
| Not a citizen | 95,491 | 12.4% |
| Native | 548,553 | 71.0% |
| Foreign-born | 223,856 | 29.0% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 27,654 | 5.2% | 30,432 | 5.8% | 132,043 | 25.0% | 118,747 | 22.5% | 132,531 | 25.1% | 86,852 | 16.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.8 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 27,654 | 5.2% |
| 9-12 Years | 30,432 | 5.8% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 132,043 | 25.0% |
| Some College | 118,747 | 22.5% |
| Bach. Degree | 132,531 | 25.1% |
| Grad Degree | 86,852 | 16.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.8 | ||
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 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 101,930 | 57.2% | Sue Kiley (R) | 73,717 | 41.3% | 2,703 | 1.5% | 178,350 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 199,648 | 61.2% | Christian Onuoha (R) | 126,760 | 38.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 326,408 |
| 2018-11-06 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 140,752 | 63.6% | Richard Pezzullo (R) | 80,443 | 36.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 221,195 |
| 2016-11-08 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 167,895 | 63.7% | Brent Sonnek-Schmelz (R) | 91,908 | 34.9% | 3,632 | 1.4% | 263,435 |
| 2014-11-04 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 72,190 | 59.9% | Anthony Wilkinson (R) | 46,891 | 38.9% | 1,376 | 1.1% | 120,457 |
| 2012-11-06 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 151,782 | 63.3% | Anna Little (R) | 84,360 | 35.2% | 3,496 | 1.5% | 239,638 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 81,933 | 54.7% | Anna Little (R) | 65,413 | 43.7% | 2,316 | 1.5% | 149,662 |
| 2008-11-04 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 164,077 | 66.9% | Robert McLeod (R) | 77,469 | 31.6% | 3,531 | 1.4% | 245,077 |
| 2006-11-07 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 98,615 | 68.6% | Leigh-Ann Bellew (R) | 43,539 | 30.3% | 1,619 | 1.1% | 143,773 |
| 2004-11-02 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 153,981 | 66.9% | Sylvester Fernandez (R) | 70,942 | 30.8% | 5,228 | 2.3% | 230,151 |
| 2002-11-05 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 91,379 | 66.5% | Ric Medrow (R) | 42,479 | 30.9% | 3,637 | 2.6% | 137,495 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 4% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 141,698 | 67.5% | Brian Kennedy (R) | 62,454 | 29.8% | 5,700 | 2.7% | 209,852 |
| 1998-11-03 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 78,102 | 57.0% | Mike Ferguson (R) | 55,180 | 40.3% | 3,730 | 2.7% | 137,012 |
| 1996-11-05 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 124,635 | 61.3% | Steven Corodemus (R) | 73,402 | 36.1% | 5,441 | 2.7% | 203,478 |
| 1994-11-08 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 88,922 | 60.4% | Mike Herson (R) | 55,287 | 37.5% | 3,122 | 2.1% | 147,331 |
| 1992-11-03 | NJ06 | Frank Pallone* (D) | 118,266 | 52.3% | Joe Kyrillos (R) | 100,949 | 44.6% | 6,878 | 3.0% | 226,093 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NJ06 | Bernard Dwyer* (D) | 63,745 | 50.6% | Paul Danielczyk (R) | 58,147 | 46.1% | 4,130 | 3.3% | 126,022 |
| 1988-11-08 | NJ06 | Bernard Dwyer* (D) | 120,125 | 61.1% | Peter Sica (R) | 74,824 | 38.1% | 1,649 | 0.8% | 196,598 |
| 1986-11-04 | NJ06 | Bernard Dwyer* (D) | 67,460 | 69.0% | John Scalamonti (R) | 28,286 | 28.9% | 2,023 | 2.1% | 97,769 |
| 1984-11-06 | NJ06 | Bernard Dwyer* (D) | 118,532 | 55.9% | Dennis Adams (R) | 90,862 | 42.8% | 2,686 | 1.3% | 212,080 |
| 1982-11-02 | NJ06 | Bernard Dwyer* (D) | 100,419 | 68.1% | Bertram Buckler (R) | 46,095 | 31.3% | 920 | 0.6% | 147,434 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NJ15 | Bernard Dwyer (D) | 92,457 | 53.4% | William O'Sullivan (R) | 75,812 | 43.8% | 4,802 | 2.8% | 173,071 |
| 1978-11-07 | NJ15 | Edward Patten* (D) | 55,944 | 48.3% | Charles Wiley (R) | 53,108 | 45.8% | 6,834 | 5.9% | 115,886 |
| 1976-11-02 | NJ15 | Edward Patten* (D) | 106,170 | 59.0% | Charles Wiley (R) | 54,487 | 30.3% | 19,179 | 10.7% | 179,836 |
| 1974-11-04 | NJ15 | Edward Patten* (D) | 92,593 | 71.0% | Ernest Hammesfahr (R) | 35,875 | 27.5% | 1,899 | 1.5% | 130,367 |
| 1972-11-07 | NJ15 | Edward Patten* (D) | 98,155 | 52.3% | Fuller Brooks (R) | 89,400 | 47.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 187,555 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | NJ15 | Edward Patten* (D) | 94,772 | 61.1% | Peter Garibaldi (R) | 60,450 | 38.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 155,222 |
| 1968-11-05 | NJ15 | Edward Patten* (D) | 107,316 | 54.6% | George Luke (R) | 88,043 | 44.8% | 1,314 | 0.7% | 196,673 |
| 1966-11-08 | NJ15 | Edward Patten* (D) | 81,959 | 57.0% | John Stroumtsos (R) | 59,706 | 41.5% | 2,236 | 1.6% | 143,901 |
| 1964-11-03 | NJ15 | Edward Patten* (D) | 131,393 | 63.1% | Bernard Rodgers (R) | 76,686 | 36.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 208,079 |
| 1962-11-06 | NJ15 | Edward Patten (D) | 86,651 | 56.7% | Bernard Rodgers (R) | 66,142 | 43.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 152,793 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 197,825 | 59.0% | Donald Trump* (R) | 133,268 | 39.7% | 4,345 | 1.3% | 335,438 | -2 | -7 | 7.35% | |
| 2020 | 58% | Joe Biden (D) | 191,464 | 57.2% | Donald Trump* (R) | 138,919 | 41.5% | 4,195 | 1.3% | 334,578 | 0 | -5 | 7.33% |
| 2016 | 51% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 162,857 | 56.2% | Donald Trump (R) | 117,679 | 40.6% | 9,112 | 3.1% | 289,648 | 0 | -5 | 7.41% |
| 2012 | 47% | Barack Obama* (D) | 163,428 | 61.4% | Mitt Romney (R) | 99,564 | 37.4% | 3,061 | 1.2% | 266,053 | -3 | -10 | 7.29% |
| 2008 | 54% | Barack Obama (D) | 165,261 | 60.5% | John McCain (R) | 104,932 | 38.4% | 2,791 | 1.0% | 272,984 | -3 | -7 | 7.04% |
| 2004 | 51% | John Kerry (D) | 144,105 | 56.8% | George W. Bush* (R) | 109,729 | 43.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 253,834 | -3 | -7 | 7.03% |
| 2000 | 45% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 128,967 | 57.6% | George W. Bush (R) | 85,336 | 38.1% | 9,705 | 4.3% | 224,008 | -2 | -10 | 7.03% |
| 1996 | 45% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 122,851 | 55.8% | Robert Dole (R) | 74,937 | 34.1% | 22,192 | 10.1% | 219,980 | -2 | -7 | 7.15% |
| 1992 | 54% | Bill Clinton (D) | 110,821 | 44.1% | George Bush* (R) | 98,397 | 39.2% | 41,867 | 16.7% | 251,085 | -1 | 2 | 7.51% |
| 1988 | 50% | George Bush (R) | 115,133 | 53.3% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 101,046 | 46.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 216,179 | -3 | 0 | 6.97% |
| 1984 | 57% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 135,654 | 59.1% | Walter Mondale (D) | 94,024 | 40.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 229,678 | -1 | 0 | 7.14% |
| 1980 | 60% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 93,625 | 49.5% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 82,203 | 43.4% | 13,402 | 7.1% | 189,230 | -2 | -1 | 6.36% |
| 1976 | 60% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 101,616 | 53.6% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 87,830 | 46.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 189,446 | -4 | -2 | 6.28% |
| 1972 | 61% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 118,439 | 61.3% | George McGovern (D) | 74,752 | 38.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 193,191 | 0 | 1 | 6.45% |
| 1968 | n/a | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 96,598 | 46.4% | Richard Nixon (R) | 88,943 | 42.8% | 22,436 | 10.8% | 207,977 | -3 | -1 | 7.23% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 70.5% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 29.5% | 0.0% | -4 | -9 | n/a | ||||
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 770,928 | 43.0% | 10.7% | 18.6% | 3.5% | 23.6% | |
| 2020 | 739,726 | 44.5% | 10.8% | 18.5% | 3.8% | 22.4% | |
| 2012 | 738,756 | 49.2% | 9.5% | 0.3% | 17.4% | 2.8% | 20.8% |
| 2010 | 668,806 | 54.0% | 14.5% | 0.1% | 11.9% | 1.7% | 17.8% |
| 2002 | 647,257 | 61.7% | 16.1% | 0.1% | 8.3% | 1.7% | 11.7% |
| 2000 | 632,202 | 65.2% | 12.2% | 0.2% | 9.4% | 2.4% | 10.6% |
| 1992 | 594,630 | 77.7% | 11.2% | 0.2% | 4.8% | 6.1% | |
| 1990 | 563,508 | 73.1% | 10.8% | 5.5% | 10.6% | ||
| 1982 | 523,798 | 83.5% | 8.1% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 6.4% | |
| 1980 | 475,951 | 8.0% | 2.0% | 7.0% | |||
| 1972 | 477,949 | 6.0% | 2.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 535,098 | 5.0% | 1.0% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 506,310 | 94,113 | 18.6% | 209,664 | 41.4% | 202,533 | 40.0% | Dem +115,551 | Dem +22.8% | 86% |
| 2022 | 500,960 | 92,718 | 18.5% | 208,785 | 41.7% | 199,457 | 39.8% | Dem +116,067 | Dem +23.2% | 86% |