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2022 population: 765,162
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 291,444 | 38.09% | |
| Black: | 62,319 | 8.14% | |
| Indian: | 489 | 0.06% | |
| Asian: | 66,563 | 8.70% | |
| 2+ races: | 14,030 | 1.83% | |
| Hispanic: | 325,928 | 42.60% | |
| Total non-White: | 473,718 | 61.91% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 285,319 | |
| Median Value | $446,900 | |
| Occupied | 272,310 | 95.4% |
| Vacant | 13,009 | 4.6% |
| Owned | 130,078 | 47.8% |
| Rented | 142,232 | 52.2% |
| Median Rent | $1,563 | |
| Single-Family Units | 114,739 | 40.2% |
| Detached | 98,152 | 34.4% |
| Attached | 16,587 | 5.8% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 65,890 | 23.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 1,244 | 0.4% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 12,504 | 4.6% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 10,456 | 3.8% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 7,832 | 2.9% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 8,813 | 3.2% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 9,621 | 3.5% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 9,546 | 3.5% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 8,392 | 3.1% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 8,077 | 3.0% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 8,603 | 3.2% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 16,474 | 6.0% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 23,175 | 8.5% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 32,360 | 11.9% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 27,544 | 10.1% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 20,323 | 7.5% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 27,740 | 10.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 40,850 | 15.0% |
| Median Household Income | 83,962 | |
| Per Capita Income | 41,071 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 15,448 | 5.7% |
| Public Assistance | 7,150 | 2.6% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 41,660 | 15.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 203,176 | 71.9% |
| Unemployed | 14,199 | 5.0% |
| In Armed Forces | 89 | 0.0% |
| Total Labor Force | 217,464 | 77.0% |
| Not in Labor Force | 65,013 | 23.0% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 28.0% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 155,081 | 128,444 | 54.7% |
| Non-Profit | 8,610 | 13,565 | 38.8% |
| Self-Employed | 21,066 | 11,763 | 64.2% |
| Local Government | 12,309 | 15,982 | 43.5% |
| State Government | 4,885 | 6,046 | 44.7% |
| Federal Government | 2,744 | 1,975 | 58.1% |
| Total Private + Self | 176,147 | 140,207 | 55.7% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 28,548 | 37,568 | 43.2% |
| Total | 204,695 | 177,775 | 53.5% |
| Pct. Govt. | 11.5% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 61,702 | 16.1% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 80,885 | 21.1% |
| Professional, Technical | 81,927 | 21.4% |
| Service Occupations | 63,377 | 16.5% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 396 | 0.1% |
| All others | 95,225 | 24.9% |
| White Collar | 58.6% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 44,160 | 11.5% |
| Manufacturing | 44,049 | 11.5% |
| Educational services and health care | 31,798 | 8.3% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 29,107 | 7.6% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 25,751 | 6.7% |
| Construction | 24,763 | 6.5% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 21,962 | 5.7% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 20,172 | 5.3% |
| Other services | 18,606 | 4.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 14,167 | 3.7% |
| Public administration | 13,355 | 3.5% |
| Information | 8,558 | 2.2% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 468 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 41,801 | 5.46% |
| Puerto Rican | 50,057 | 6.54% |
| Cuban | 12,029 | 1.57% |
| Dominican | 97,523 | 12.75% |
| Total Central American | 24,300 | 3.18% |
| Costa Rican | 2,729 | 0.36% |
| Guatemalan | 7,712 | 1.01% |
| Honduran | 4,114 | 0.54% |
| Nicaraguan | 890 | 0.12% |
| Panamanian | 742 | 0.10% |
| Salvadoran | 8,104 | 1.06% |
| Other Central American | 9 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 84,475 | 11.04% |
| Argentinean | 2,415 | 0.32% |
| Bolivian | 811 | 0.11% |
| Chilean | 1,443 | 0.19% |
| Colombian | 28,589 | 3.74% |
| Ecuadorian | 19,456 | 2.54% |
| Paraguayan | 106 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 28,635 | 3.74% |
| Uruguayan | 920 | 0.12% |
| Venezuelan | 1,986 | 0.26% |
| Other South American | 114 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 15,743 | 2.06% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 23,850 | 3.12% |
| Korean | 13,358 | 1.75% |
| Filipino | 10,663 | 1.39% |
| Chinese | 7,867 | 1.03% |
| Bangladeshi | 3,844 | 0.50% |
| Japanese | 1,610 | 0.21% |
| Thai | 610 | 0.08% |
| Vietnamese | 498 | 0.07% |
| Taiwanese | 337 | 0.04% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 319,104 | 44.4% |
| Spanish | 260,147 | 36.2% |
| Other Indo-European | 49,031 | 6.8% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 30,346 | 4.2% |
| Arabic | 14,066 | 2.0% |
| Korean | 11,455 | 1.6% |
| Other Asian | 11,326 | 1.6% |
| Tagalog | 6,809 | 0.9% |
| Chinese | 6,307 | 0.9% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Italian | 83,088 | 10.9% |
| Irish | 44,118 | 5.8% |
| Polish | 39,093 | 5.1% |
| German | 30,725 | 4.0% |
| American | 15,692 | 2.1% |
| English | 11,426 | 1.5% |
| Jamaican | 8,643 | 1.1% |
| Portuguese | 8,402 | 1.1% |
| Russian | 7,771 | 1.0% |
| African | 7,047 | 0.9% |
| Dutch | 5,677 | 0.7% |
| Albanian | 5,668 | 0.7% |
| Turkish | 4,867 | 0.6% |
| Egyptian | 4,657 | 0.6% |
| Ukrainian | 4,384 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 642,579 | 84.0% |
| Not a citizen | 122,583 | 16.0% |
| Native | 477,053 | 62.3% |
| Foreign-born | 288,109 | 37.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 43,081 | 8.2% | 30,569 | 5.8% | 165,155 | 31.4% | 114,200 | 21.7% | 112,388 | 21.4% | 60,647 | 11.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.1 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 43,081 | 8.2% |
| 9-12 Years | 30,569 | 5.8% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 165,155 | 31.4% |
| Some College | 114,200 | 21.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 112,388 | 21.4% |
| Grad Degree | 60,647 | 11.5% |
| Average years of education: 13.1 | ||
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 | NJ09 | Bill Pascrell* (D) | 82,457 | 55.0% | Billy Prempeh (R) | 65,365 | 43.6% | 2,162 | 1.4% | 149,984 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NJ09 | Bill Pascrell* (D) | 203,674 | 65.8% | Billy Prempeh (R) | 98,629 | 31.9% | 7,239 | 2.3% | 309,542 |
| 2018-11-06 | NJ09 | Bill Pascrell* (D) | 140,832 | 70.3% | Eric Fisher (R) | 57,854 | 28.9% | 1,730 | 0.9% | 200,416 |
| 2016-11-08 | NJ09 | Bill Pascrell* (D) | 162,642 | 69.7% | Hector Castillo (R) | 65,376 | 28.0% | 5,224 | 2.2% | 233,242 |
| 2014-11-04 | NJ09 | Bill Pascrell* (D) | 82,498 | 68.5% | Dierdre Paul (R) | 36,246 | 30.1% | 1,715 | 1.4% | 120,459 |
| 2012-11-06 | NJ09 | Bill Pascrell* (D) | 162,822 | 74.0% | Shmuley Boteach (R) | 55,091 | 25.0% | 2,220 | 1.0% | 220,133 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NJ08 | Bill Pascrell* (D) | 88,478 | 62.7% | Roland Straten (R) | 51,023 | 36.1% | 1,707 | 1.2% | 141,208 |
| 2008-11-04 | NJ08 | Bill Pascrell* (D) | 159,279 | 71.1% | Roland Straten (R) | 63,107 | 28.2% | 1,600 | 0.7% | 223,986 |
| 2006-11-07 | NJ08 | Bill Pascrell* (D) | 97,568 | 70.9% | Jose Sandoval (R) | 39,053 | 28.4% | 1,018 | 0.7% | 137,639 |
| 2004-11-02 | NJ08 | Bill Pascrell* (D) | 152,001 | 69.5% | George Ajjan (R) | 62,747 | 28.7% | 4,072 | 1.9% | 218,820 |
| 2002-11-05 | NJ08 | Bill Pascrell* (D) | 88,101 | 66.8% | Jared Silverman (R) | 40,318 | 30.6% | 3,400 | 2.6% | 131,819 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NJ08 | Bill Pascrell* (D) | 134,074 | 67.0% | Anthony Fusco (R) | 60,606 | 30.3% | 5,452 | 2.7% | 200,132 |
| 1998-11-03 | NJ08 | Bill Pascrell* (D) | 81,068 | 62.1% | Matthew Kirnan (R) | 46,289 | 35.4% | 3,231 | 2.5% | 130,588 |
| 1996-11-05 | NJ08 | Bill Pascrell (D) | 98,853 | 51.2% | Bill Martini* (R) | 92,604 | 48.0% | 1,621 | 0.8% | 193,078 |
| 1994-11-08 | NJ08 | Bill Martini (R) | 70,494 | 49.9% | Herb Klein* (D) | 68,661 | 48.6% | 2,213 | 1.6% | 141,368 |
| 1992-11-03 | NJ08 | Herb Klein (D) | 96,472 | 46.9% | Joseph Bubba (R) | 84,674 | 41.2% | 24,412 | 11.9% | 205,558 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | NJ08 | Robert Roe* (D) | 55,797 | 76.9% | Stephen Sibilia (Independent Conservative) | 13,180 | 18.2% | 3,563 | 4.9% | 72,540 |
| 1988-11-08 | NJ08 | Robert Roe* (D) | 96,036 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 96,036 | |||
| 1986-11-04 | NJ08 | Robert Roe* (D) | 57,820 | 62.8% | Thomas Zampino (R) | 34,268 | 37.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 92,088 |
| 1984-11-06 | NJ08 | Robert Roe* (D) | 118,793 | 62.7% | Marguerite Page (R) | 69,973 | 36.9% | 629 | 0.3% | 189,395 |
| 1982-11-02 | NJ08 | Robert Roe* (D) | 89,980 | 70.7% | Norm Robertson (R) | 36,317 | 28.5% | 1,000 | 0.8% | 127,297 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | NJ08 | Robert Roe* (D) | 95,493 | 67.2% | William Cleveland (R) | 44,625 | 31.4% | 2,083 | 1.5% | 142,201 |
| 1978-11-07 | NJ08 | Robert Roe* (D) | 69,496 | 74.5% | Thomas Melani (R) | 23,842 | 25.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 93,338 |
| 1976-11-02 | NJ08 | Robert Roe* (D) | 108,841 | 70.6% | Bessie Doty (R) | 44,775 | 29.0% | 580 | 0.4% | 154,196 |
| 1974-11-04 | NJ08 | Robert Roe* (D) | 83,724 | 73.9% | Herman Schmidt (R) | 27,839 | 24.6% | 1,764 | 1.6% | 113,327 |
| 1972-11-07 | NJ08 | Robert Roe* (D) | 104,381 | 63.1% | Walter Johnson (R) | 61,073 | 36.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 165,454 |
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | NJ08 | Robert Roe* (D) | 75,056 | 61.0% | Alfred Fontanella (R) | 48,011 | 39.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 123,067 |
| 1969-11-04 sp | NJ08 | Robert Roe (D) | 67,188 | 49.2% | Eugene Boyle (R) | 66,228 | 48.5% | 3,122 | 2.3% | 136,538 |
| 1968-11-05 | NJ08 | Charles Joelson* (D) | 100,653 | 61.4% | Richard DeMarco (R) | 62,661 | 38.2% | 700 | 0.4% | 164,014 |
| 1966-11-08 | NJ08 | Charles Joelson* (D) | 80,725 | 59.6% | Richard DeMarco (R) | 51,784 | 38.2% | 2,921 | 2.2% | 135,430 |
| 1964-11-03 | NJ08 | Charles Joelson* (D) | 112,483 | 67.5% | Palmer Murphy (R) | 53,732 | 32.3% | 386 | 0.2% | 166,601 |
| 1962-11-06 | NJ08 | Charles Joelson* (D) | 75,820 | 65.0% | Walter Porter (R) | 39,903 | 34.2% | 893 | 0.8% | 116,616 |
| 1960-11-08 | NJ08 | Charles Joelson (D) | 88,100 | 52.0% | Walter Kennedy (R) | 74,165 | 43.8% | 7,046 | 4.2% | 169,311 |
| 1958-11-04 | NJ08 | Gordon Canfield* (R) | 68,385 | 58.1% | Joseph Brumale (D) | 48,481 | 41.2% | 837 | 0.7% | 117,703 |
| 1956-11-06 | NJ08 | Gordon Canfield* (R) | 96,494 | 60.8% | Walter Gardner (D) | 61,464 | 38.7% | 727 | 0.5% | 158,685 |
| 1954-11-02 | NJ08 | Gordon Canfield* (R) | 65,359 | 54.8% | Charles Joelson (D) | 53,844 | 45.1% | 174 | 0.1% | 119,377 |
| 1952-11-04 | NJ08 | Gordon Canfield* (R) | 97,338 | 62.6% | John Winberry (D) | 54,367 | 35.0% | 3,822 | 2.5% | 155,527 |
| 1950-11-07 | NJ08 | Gordon Canfield* (R) | 60,420 | 63.6% | Charles Roemer (D) | 34,194 | 36.0% | 426 | 0.4% | 95,040 |
| 1948-11-02 | NJ08 | Gordon Canfield* (R) | 59,191 | 47.5% | Charles Joelson (D) | 59,043 | 47.4% | 6,317 | 5.1% | 124,551 |
| 1946-11-05 | NJ08 | Gordon Canfield* (R) | 57,616 | 70.5% | John Breslin (D) | 23,007 | 28.2% | 1,095 | 1.3% | 81,718 |
| 1944-11-07 | NJ08 | Gordon Canfield* (R) | 75,479 | 58.6% | Harry Smith (D) | 53,136 | 41.2% | 294 | 0.2% | 128,909 |
| 1942-11-03 | NJ08 | Gordon Canfield* (R) | 56,582 | 66.6% | Irving Abramson (D) | 28,060 | 33.0% | 363 | 0.4% | 85,005 |
| 1940-11-05 | NJ08 | Gordon Canfield (R) | 72,197 | 58.6% | Addison Rosenkrans (D) | 50,622 | 41.1% | 361 | 0.3% | 123,180 |
| 1938-11-08 | NJ08 | George Segar* (R) | 61,988 | 59.2% | Fred Hoelscher (D) | 42,030 | 40.1% | 667 | 0.6% | 104,685 |
| 1936-11-03 | NJ08 | George Segar* (R) | 57,778 | 50.8% | Leo Becker (D) | 52,430 | 46.1% | 3,617 | 3.2% | 113,825 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 185,603 | 58.9% | Donald Trump* (R) | 126,054 | 40.0% | 3,363 | 1.1% | 315,020 | -1 | -7 | 6.90% | |
| 2020 | 54% | Joe Biden (D) | 200,019 | 62.2% | Donald Trump* (R) | 118,376 | 36.8% | 3,228 | 1.0% | 321,623 | -4 | -10 | 7.05% |
| 2016 | 48% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 177,954 | 64.3% | Donald Trump (R) | 91,696 | 33.1% | 7,088 | 2.6% | 276,738 | -8 | -13 | 7.08% |
| 2012 | 44% | Barack Obama* (D) | 173,070 | 68.3% | Mitt Romney (R) | 77,988 | 30.8% | 2,185 | 0.9% | 253,243 | -10 | -16 | 6.94% |
| 2008 | 52% | Barack Obama (D) | 163,359 | 63.5% | John McCain (R) | 91,690 | 35.7% | 2,098 | 0.8% | 257,147 | -6 | -10 | 6.63% |
| 2004 | 49% | John Kerry (D) | 142,081 | 58.9% | George W. Bush* (R) | 99,239 | 41.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 241,320 | -5 | -10 | 6.68% |
| 2000 | 44% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 132,379 | 60.7% | George W. Bush (R) | 78,933 | 36.2% | 6,759 | 3.1% | 218,071 | -4 | -12 | 6.84% |
| 1996 | 43% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 123,856 | 58.9% | Robert Dole (R) | 73,731 | 35.0% | 12,864 | 6.1% | 210,451 | -1 | -6 | 6.84% |
| 1992 | 51% | Bill Clinton (D) | 107,304 | 45.7% | George Bush* (R) | 99,974 | 42.5% | 27,703 | 11.8% | 234,981 | 2 | 5 | 7.03% |
| 1988 | 47% | George Bush (R) | 102,412 | 54.5% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 85,605 | 45.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 188,017 | -2 | 1 | 6.07% |
| 1984 | 54% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 121,422 | 57.5% | Walter Mondale (D) | 89,625 | 42.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 211,047 | -3 | -1 | 6.56% |
| 1980 | 50% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 84,715 | 53.2% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 65,102 | 40.9% | 9,487 | 6.0% | 159,304 | 1 | 2 | 5.35% |
| 1976 | 52% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 86,402 | 52.1% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 79,546 | 47.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 165,948 | 2 | 4 | 5.51% |
| 1972 | 54% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 111,671 | 63.2% | George McGovern (D) | 65,125 | 36.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 176,796 | 2 | 2 | 5.90% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 79,862 | 46.7% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 74,442 | 43.6% | 16,617 | 9.7% | 170,921 | 1 | 3 | 5.94% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 64.9% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 35.1% | 0.0% | 1 | -3 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | n/a | John Kennedy (D) | 53.6% | Richard Nixon (R) | 46.4% | 0.0% | -3 | -3 | n/a | ||||
| 1956 | 66% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 98,280 | 61.6% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 61,155 | 38.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 159,435 | -3 | 4 | 6.42% |
| 1952 | 73% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 89,083 | 54.3% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 70,727 | 43.1% | 4,316 | 2.6% | 164,126 | -3 | -1 | 6.79% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 760,340 | 37.0% | 7.8% | 9.4% | 2.1% | 43.2% | |
| 2020 | 762,322 | 34.4% | 8.9% | 13.7% | 2.9% | 40.1% | |
| 2012 | 742,508 | 38.2% | 11.2% | 0.3% | 13.0% | 3.7% | 33.6% |
| 2010 | 660,424 | 46.0% | 12.7% | 0.1% | 6.5% | 1.5% | 33.2% |
| 2002 | 647,258 | 53.7% | 12.7% | 0.1% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 25.8% |
| 2000 | 640,015 | 51.1% | 13.9% | 0.3% | 5.1% | 3.8% | 25.8% |
| 1992 | 594,629 | 65.4% | 13.0% | 0.2% | 3.6% | 17.8% | |
| 1990 | 524,632 | 61.7% | 15.3% | 3.4% | 19.6% | ||
| 1982 | 526,138 | 74.5% | 11.5% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 12.9% | |
| 1980 | 462,340 | 13.0% | 1.0% | 14.0% | |||
| 1972 | 478,369 | 11.0% | 4.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 460,782 | 11.0% | 2.0% | ||||
| 1960 | 394,279 | ||||||
| 1950 | 331,691 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 470,735 | 87,346 | 18.6% | 193,841 | 41.2% | 189,548 | 40.3% | Dem +106,495 | Dem +22.6% | 80% |
| 2022 | 467,550 | 85,851 | 18.4% | 194,887 | 41.7% | 186,812 | 40.0% | Dem +109,036 | Dem +23.3% | 80% |