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2022 population: 775,299
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 554,892 | 71.57% | |
| Black: | 39,222 | 5.06% | |
| Indian: | 541 | 0.07% | |
| Asian: | 62,686 | 8.09% | |
| 2+ races: | 23,192 | 2.99% | |
| Hispanic: | 91,178 | 11.76% | |
| Total non-White: | 220,407 | 28.43% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 304,848 | |
| Median Value | $479,100 | |
| Occupied | 291,267 | 95.5% |
| Vacant | 13,581 | 4.5% |
| Owned | 227,327 | 78.0% |
| Rented | 63,940 | 22.0% |
| Median Rent | $1,684 | |
| Single-Family Units | 240,810 | 79.0% |
| Detached | 213,916 | 70.2% |
| Attached | 26,894 | 8.8% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 38,055 | 12.5% |
| Mobile Homes | 1,360 | 0.4% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 6,904 | 2.4% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 4,434 | 1.5% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 4,657 | 1.6% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 6,365 | 2.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 5,626 | 1.9% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 5,250 | 1.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 5,585 | 1.9% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 5,734 | 2.0% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 5,694 | 2.0% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 12,391 | 4.3% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 19,363 | 6.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 31,057 | 10.7% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 28,308 | 9.7% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 25,059 | 8.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 40,384 | 13.9% |
| $200,000 or more | 84,456 | 29.0% |
| Median Household Income | 128,637 | |
| Per Capita Income | 67,324 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 7,829 | 2.7% |
| Public Assistance | 4,842 | 1.7% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 14,177 | 4.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 328,867 | 75.2% |
| Unemployed | 17,575 | 4.0% |
| In Armed Forces | 177 | 0.0% |
| Total Labor Force | 346,619 | 79.3% |
| Not in Labor Force | 90,621 | 20.7% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 24.7% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 155,278 | 124,264 | 55.5% |
| Non-Profit | 10,037 | 18,907 | 34.7% |
| Self-Employed | 26,089 | 14,320 | 64.6% |
| Local Government | 13,949 | 22,439 | 38.3% |
| State Government | 6,141 | 8,103 | 43.1% |
| Federal Government | 4,097 | 1,998 | 67.2% |
| Total Private + Self | 181,367 | 138,584 | 56.7% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 34,224 | 51,447 | 39.9% |
| Total | 215,591 | 190,031 | 53.2% |
| Pct. Govt. | 14.0% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 98,010 | 24.1% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 84,566 | 20.8% |
| Professional, Technical | 118,504 | 29.2% |
| Service Occupations | 48,670 | 12.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 715 | 0.2% |
| All others | 56,323 | 13.9% |
| White Collar | 74.1% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Professional, scientific, management | 46,911 | 11.6% |
| Manufacturing | 43,968 | 10.8% |
| Educational services and health care | 42,713 | 10.5% |
| Retail trade | 40,419 | 10.0% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 33,022 | 8.1% |
| Construction | 23,361 | 5.8% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 18,256 | 4.5% |
| Public administration | 16,457 | 4.1% |
| Other services | 16,205 | 4.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 14,810 | 3.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 12,719 | 3.1% |
| Information | 12,507 | 3.1% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 2,165 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 8,182 | 1.06% |
| Puerto Rican | 21,067 | 2.72% |
| Cuban | 7,820 | 1.01% |
| Dominican | 6,331 | 0.82% |
| Total Central American | 11,690 | 1.51% |
| Costa Rican | 3,999 | 0.52% |
| Guatemalan | 1,967 | 0.25% |
| Honduran | 2,773 | 0.36% |
| Nicaraguan | 306 | 0.04% |
| Panamanian | 350 | 0.05% |
| Salvadoran | 2,295 | 0.30% |
| Total South American | 26,314 | 3.39% |
| Argentinean | 1,165 | 0.15% |
| Bolivian | 277 | 0.04% |
| Chilean | 758 | 0.10% |
| Colombian | 10,800 | 1.39% |
| Ecuadorian | 5,222 | 0.67% |
| Paraguayan | 1,220 | 0.16% |
| Peruvian | 5,017 | 0.65% |
| Uruguayan | 771 | 0.10% |
| Venezuelan | 891 | 0.11% |
| Other South American | 193 | 0.02% |
| Other Hispanic | 9,774 | 1.26% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 27,586 | 3.56% |
| Chinese | 16,592 | 2.14% |
| Filipino | 7,348 | 0.95% |
| Korean | 3,090 | 0.40% |
| Vietnamese | 1,276 | 0.16% |
| Taiwanese | 1,184 | 0.15% |
| Japanese | 1,009 | 0.13% |
| Bangladeshi | 527 | 0.07% |
| Thai | 138 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 584,974 | 79.4% |
| Spanish | 58,698 | 8.0% |
| Other Indo-European | 32,731 | 4.4% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 14,077 | 1.9% |
| Chinese | 13,199 | 1.8% |
| Other Asian | 9,281 | 1.3% |
| Tagalog | 4,900 | 0.7% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 4,629 | 0.6% |
| Other | 4,262 | 0.6% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Italian | 147,662 | 19.0% |
| Irish | 133,247 | 17.2% |
| German | 111,036 | 14.3% |
| English | 58,651 | 7.6% |
| Polish | 55,373 | 7.1% |
| American | 31,263 | 4.0% |
| Russian | 14,573 | 1.9% |
| Scottish | 11,441 | 1.5% |
| Hungarian | 11,406 | 1.5% |
| Dutch | 11,388 | 1.5% |
| French | 10,729 | 1.4% |
| Portuguese | 10,556 | 1.4% |
| European | 9,614 | 1.2% |
| Ukrainian | 9,614 | 1.2% |
| Greek | 8,917 | 1.2% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 733,736 | 94.6% |
| Not a citizen | 41,563 | 5.4% |
| Native | 654,625 | 84.4% |
| Foreign-born | 120,674 | 15.6% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 11,266 | 2.1% | 15,006 | 2.7% | 115,272 | 21.0% | 112,759 | 20.6% | 170,354 | 31.1% | 123,810 | 22.6% |
| Average years of education: 14.7 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 11,266 | 2.1% |
| 9-12 Years | 15,006 | 2.7% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 115,272 | 21.0% |
| Some College | 112,759 | 20.6% |
| Bach. Degree | 170,354 | 31.1% |
| Grad Degree | 123,810 | 22.6% |
| Average years of education: 14.7 | ||
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 | NJ07 | Tom Kean, Jr. (R) | 159,392 | 51.4% | Tom Malinowski* (D) | 150,701 | 48.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 310,093 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NJ07 | Tom Malinowski* (D) | 219,629 | 50.6% | Tom Kean, Jr. (R) | 214,318 | 49.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 433,947 |
| 2018-11-06 | NJ07 | Tom Malinowski (D) | 166,985 | 51.7% | Leonard Lance* (R) | 150,785 | 46.7% | 4,972 | 1.5% | 322,742 |
| 2016-11-08 | NJ07 | Leonard Lance* (R) | 185,850 | 54.1% | Peter Jacob (D) | 148,188 | 43.1% | 9,597 | 2.8% | 343,635 |
| 2014-11-04 | NJ07 | Leonard Lance* (R) | 104,287 | 59.3% | Janice Kovach (D) | 68,232 | 38.8% | 3,478 | 2.0% | 175,997 |
| 2012-11-06 | NJ07 | Leonard Lance* (R) | 175,662 | 57.2% | Upendra Chivukula (D) | 123,057 | 40.0% | 8,596 | 2.8% | 307,315 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NJ07 | Leonard Lance* (R) | 105,084 | 59.4% | Ed Potosnak (D) | 71,902 | 40.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 176,986 |
| 2008-11-04 | NJ07 | Leonard Lance (R) | 148,461 | 50.2% | Linda Stender (D) | 124,818 | 42.2% | 22,349 | 7.6% | 295,628 |
| 2006-11-07 | NJ07 | Mike Ferguson* (R) | 98,399 | 49.4% | Linda Stender (D) | 95,454 | 47.9% | 5,222 | 2.6% | 199,075 |
| 2004-11-02 | NJ07 | Mike Ferguson* (R) | 162,597 | 56.9% | Steve Brozak (D) | 119,081 | 41.7% | 4,169 | 1.5% | 285,847 |
| 2002-11-05 | NJ07 | Mike Ferguson* (R) | 106,055 | 58.0% | Tim Carden (D) | 74,879 | 40.9% | 2,068 | 1.1% | 183,002 |
| 1990-11-06 | NJ12 | Dick Zimmer (R) | 107,851 | 64.0% | Marguerite Chandler (D) | 52,256 | 31.0% | 8,283 | 4.9% | 168,390 |
| 1988-11-08 | NJ12 | Jim Courter* (R) | 165,918 | 69.3% | Norman Weinstein (D) | 71,596 | 29.9% | 2,023 | 0.8% | 239,537 |
| 1986-11-04 | NJ12 | Jim Courter* (R) | 72,966 | 63.5% | David Crabiel (D) | 41,967 | 36.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 114,933 |
| 1984-11-06 | NJ12 | Jim Courter* (R) | 148,042 | 65.0% | Peter Bearse (D) | 78,167 | 34.3% | 1,624 | 0.7% | 227,833 |
| 1982-11-02 | NJ12 | Jim Courter* (R) | 117,793 | 66.8% | Jeff Connor (D) | 57,049 | 32.3% | 1,610 | 0.9% | 176,452 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 5% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NJ05 | Millicent Fenwick* (R) | 156,016 | 77.5% | Kieran Pillion (D) | 41,269 | 20.5% | 4,014 | 2.0% | 201,299 |
| 1978-11-07 | NJ05 | Millicent Fenwick* (R) | 100,739 | 72.6% | John Fahy (D) | 38,108 | 27.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 138,847 |
| 1976-11-02 | NJ05 | Millicent Fenwick* (R) | 137,803 | 66.9% | Frank Nero (D) | 64,598 | 31.3% | 3,705 | 1.8% | 206,106 |
| 1974-11-04 | NJ05 | Millicent Fenwick (R) | 81,498 | 53.4% | Frederick Bohen (D) | 66,380 | 43.5% | 4,880 | 3.2% | 152,758 |
| 1972-11-07 | NJ05 | Peter Frelinghuysen* (R) | 127,310 | 62.0% | Frederick Bohen (D) | 78,076 | 38.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 205,386 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 4% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | NJ05 | Peter Frelinghuysen* (R) | 111,553 | 66.4% | Ronald Eisele (D) | 53,436 | 31.8% | 2,953 | 1.8% | 167,942 |
| 1968-11-05 | NJ05 | Peter Frelinghuysen* (R) | 143,963 | 68.2% | Robert Allen (D) | 63,208 | 29.9% | 3,926 | 1.9% | 211,097 |
| 1966-11-08 | NJ05 | Peter Frelinghuysen* (R) | 108,375 | 70.8% | Carter Jefferson (D) | 41,476 | 27.1% | 3,300 | 2.2% | 153,151 |
| 1964-11-03 | NJ05 | Peter Frelinghuysen* (R) | 122,168 | 63.6% | Eugene Friedman (D) | 70,001 | 36.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 192,169 |
| 1962-11-06 | NJ05 | Peter Frelinghuysen* (R) | 86,133 | 66.0% | Eugene Friedman (D) | 43,347 | 33.2% | 1,074 | 0.8% | 130,554 |
| 1960-11-08 | NJ05 | Peter Frelinghuysen* (R) | 170,859 | 58.6% | Jerome Taub (D) | 120,302 | 41.3% | 445 | 0.2% | 291,606 |
| 1958-11-04 | NJ05 | Peter Frelinghuysen* (R) | 111,250 | 55.7% | David North (D) | 87,966 | 44.0% | 596 | 0.3% | 199,812 |
| 1956-11-06 | NJ05 | Peter Frelinghuysen* (R) | 153,829 | 64.5% | Francis Foley (D) | 84,374 | 35.4% | 435 | 0.2% | 238,638 |
| 1954-11-02 | NJ05 | Peter Frelinghuysen* (R) | 99,946 | 59.3% | Luther Martin (D) | 68,702 | 40.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 168,648 |
| 1952-11-04 | NJ05 | Peter Frelinghuysen (R) | 133,276 | 62.2% | Aldona Appleton (D) | 80,922 | 37.8% | 129 | 0.1% | 214,327 |
| 1950-11-07 | NJ05 | Charles Eaton* (R) | 80,678 | 61.6% | Thomas Chabrak (D) | 50,220 | 38.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 130,898 |
| 1948-11-02 | NJ05 | Charles Eaton* (R) | 92,286 | 57.4% | George Miller (D) | 66,387 | 41.3% | 2,184 | 1.4% | 160,857 |
| 1946-11-05 | NJ05 | Charles Eaton* (R) | 69,338 | 61.3% | John George (D) | 43,593 | 38.5% | 159 | 0.1% | 113,090 |
| 1944-11-07 | NJ05 | Charles Eaton* (R) | 87,129 | 58.4% | Andrew Desmond (D) | 61,153 | 41.0% | 842 | 0.6% | 149,124 |
| 1942-11-03 | NJ05 | Charles Eaton* (R) | 61,896 | 64.7% | Ellis Kirkham (D) | 32,999 | 34.5% | 832 | 0.9% | 95,727 |
| 1940-11-05 | NJ05 | Charles Eaton* (R) | 82,840 | 55.9% | Charles Tuttle (D) | 65,200 | 44.0% | 42 | 0.0% | 148,082 |
| 1938-11-08 | NJ05 | Charles Eaton* (R) | 71,661 | 56.7% | Franklin Rice (D) | 54,690 | 43.2% | 146 | 0.1% | 126,497 |
| 1936-11-03 | NJ05 | Charles Eaton* (R) | 65,459 | 50.9% | Charles MacKenzie (D) | 62,904 | 48.9% | 334 | 0.3% | 128,697 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 235,951 | 51.1% | Donald Trump* (R) | 218,151 | 47.3% | 7,499 | 1.6% | 461,601 | 6 | 0 | 10.11% | |
| 2020 | 77% | Joe Biden (D) | 239,170 | 54.2% | Donald Trump* (R) | 195,284 | 44.3% | 6,807 | 1.5% | 441,261 | 3 | -3 | 9.67% |
| 2016 | 65% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 180,530 | 48.6% | Donald Trump (R) | 176,386 | 47.5% | 14,676 | 3.9% | 371,592 | 6 | 2 | 9.51% |
| 2012 | 60% | Mitt Romney (R) | 178,318 | 52.5% | Barack Obama* (D) | 157,285 | 46.3% | 4,019 | 1.2% | 339,622 | 12 | 5 | 9.30% |
| 2008 | 64% | Barack Obama (D) | 161,497 | 49.7% | John McCain (R) | 159,529 | 49.1% | 4,016 | 1.2% | 325,042 | 7 | 3 | 8.38% |
| 2004 | 63% | George W. Bush* (R) | 164,176 | 53.1% | John Kerry (D) | 144,767 | 46.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 308,943 | 7 | 2 | 8.55% |
| 1988 | 58% | George Bush (R) | 162,819 | 62.3% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 98,355 | 37.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 261,174 | 6 | 9 | 8.43% |
| 1984 | 60% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 160,027 | 65.2% | Walter Mondale (D) | 85,541 | 34.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 245,568 | 5 | 6 | 7.63% |
| 1980 | 70% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 122,338 | 56.8% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 70,704 | 32.8% | 22,523 | 10.4% | 215,565 | 5 | 6 | 7.24% |
| 1976 | 70% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 128,276 | 59.3% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 88,004 | 40.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 216,280 | 9 | 11 | 7.17% |
| 1972 | 68% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 139,407 | 65.5% | George McGovern (D) | 73,268 | 34.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 212,675 | 4 | 5 | 7.10% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 127,971 | 56.9% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 79,978 | 35.6% | 16,990 | 7.6% | 224,939 | 11 | 13 | 7.82% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 58.4% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 41.6% | 0.0% | 8 | 3 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 53.2% | John Kennedy (D) | 46.8% | 0.0% | 4 | 4 | n/a | ||||
| 1956 | 72% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 175,723 | 70.6% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 73,237 | 29.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 248,960 | 6 | 13 | 10.02% |
| 1952 | 78% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 139,709 | 62.0% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 83,921 | 37.3% | 1,572 | 0.7% | 225,202 | 5 | 7 | 9.31% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 777,024 | 70.1% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 3.8% | 12.0% | |
| 2020 | 734,239 | 66.5% | 5.0% | 11.8% | 2.4% | 14.3% | |
| 2012 | 747,216 | 73.8% | 4.5% | 0.1% | 8.5% | 1.4% | 11.7% |
| 2010 | 672,885 | 69.2% | 5.4% | 0.1% | 12.6% | 1.5% | 11.2% |
| 2002 | 647,257 | 79.0% | 4.4% | 0.1% | 8.2% | 1.2% | 6.9% |
| 1990 | 619,468 | 86.3% | 5.8% | 4.7% | 3.2% | ||
| 1982 | 526,907 | 94.1% | 3.1% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.5% | |
| 1980 | 473,351 | 4.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 1972 | 478,007 | 3.0% | |||||
| 1970 | 581,826 | 3.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 667,906 | ||||||
| 1950 | 419,911 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 621,908 | 207,858 | 33.4% | 191,878 | 30.9% | 222,172 | 35.7% | Rep +15,980 | Rep +2.6% | 104% |
| 2022 | 617,703 | 206,589 | 33.4% | 189,788 | 30.7% | 221,326 | 35.8% | Rep +16,801 | Rep +2.7% | 103% |