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Profile of Congressional District 12, NJ


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2022 population: 769,517

2022 Census data
White:320,432 41.64%
Black:120,66215.68%
Indian:8660.11%
Asian:147,21319.13%
2+ races:21,3152.77%
Hispanic:154,41420.07%
Total non-White:449,08558.36%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 12, NJ
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Under 18:
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Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.1
171,233 22.3%
598,284 77.7%
122,528 15.9%
279,280
2.68
193,523 69.3%
148,962 77.0%
14,516 7.5%
85,757 30.7%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 12, NJ

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units294,457 
Median Value$419,900 
Occupied279,28094.8%
Vacant15,1775.2%
Owned185,71266.5%
Rented93,56833.5%
Median Rent$1,639 
Single-Family Units201,05768.3%
    Detached150,92051.3%
    Attached50,13717.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units60,86520.7%
Mobile Homes1,7280.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 12, NJ

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00011,0384.0%
$10,000 to $14,9998,5923.1%
$15,000 to $19,9996,0582.2%
$20,000 to $24,9996,4432.3%
$25,000 to $29,9996,4422.3%
$30,000 to $34,9996,4332.3%
$35,000 to $39,9997,4272.7%
$40,000 to $44,9997,7142.8%
$45,000 to $49,9997,4662.7%
$50,000 to $59,99913,9825.0%
$60,000 to $74,99919,0696.8%
$75,000 to $99,99932,64311.7%
$100,000 to $124,99928,63310.3%
$125,000 to $149,99922,3298.0%
$150,000 to $199,99933,68612.1%
$200,000 or more61,32522.0%
Median Household Income104,629 
Per Capita Income53,376 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI11,0354.0%
Public Assistance6,9402.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps23,4378.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed285,95372.6%
Unemployed19,6355.0%
In Armed Forces2290.1%
Total Labor Force305,81777.6%
Not in Labor Force88,10622.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector152,000117,33756.4%
Non-Profit11,60020,24936.4%
Self-Employed18,66611,06062.8%
Local Government10,71716,47239.4%
State Government8,32411,96941.0%
Federal Government3,2572,31058.5%
Total Private + Self170,666128,39757.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.33,89851,00039.9%
Total204,564179,39753.3%
Pct. Govt.13.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts79,50720.7%
Sales and Office Occupations70,70018.4%
Professional, Technical116,13930.2%
Service Occupations50,18613.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5840.2%
All others67,92117.7%
White Collar 69.3%
Industry
 Number%
Professional, scientific, management46,52312.1%
Educational services and health care43,96211.4%
Manufacturing37,8379.8%
Retail trade35,0459.1%
Finance, insurance and real estate28,8707.5%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities22,1195.8%
Construction21,6365.6%
Public administration16,6524.3%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation15,7794.1%
Other services13,6463.5%
Wholesale trade11,4143.0%
Information10,6732.8%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining8420.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 12, NJ

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican17,3752.26%
Puerto Rican30,2243.93%
Cuban3,7840.49%
Dominican21,6012.81%
Total Central American46,7416.07%
Costa Rican4,0280.52%
Guatemalan20,4792.66%
Honduran8,6211.12%
Nicaraguan7790.10%
Panamanian1,1830.15%
Salvadoran11,5081.50%
Other Central American1430.02%
Total South American25,9313.37%
Argentinean1,0020.13%
Bolivian2400.03%
Chilean5090.07%
Colombian9,0851.18%
Ecuadorian9,5481.24%
Paraguayan3330.04%
Peruvian3,9620.51%
Uruguayan2030.03%
Venezuelan1,0020.13%
Other South American470.01%
Other Hispanic8,7581.14%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian91,35011.87%
Chinese24,6033.20%
Filipino9,1341.19%
Korean5,5080.72%
Vietnamese1,6690.22%
Taiwanese1,3980.18%
Japanese1,3760.18%
Bangladeshi5910.08%
Burmese3580.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English440,70360.6%
Spanish118,99316.4%
Other Indo-European64,9958.9%
Other Asian28,6853.9%
Chinese20,9972.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic14,2142.0%
Arabic9,1881.3%
Other8,1831.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun7,9491.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Italian78,75910.2%
Irish65,3048.5%
German49,2276.4%
Polish36,7084.8%
English29,0603.8%
American20,1242.6%
Russian14,0851.8%
Hungarian10,5131.4%
Egyptian7,7071.0%
Jamaican7,2430.9%
Ukrainian6,8920.9%
French6,7370.9%
Eastern European5,6190.7%
Scottish5,2540.7%
European5,0110.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen663,86186.3%
Not a citizen105,65613.7%
Native537,73869.9%
Foreign-born231,77930.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 12, NJ

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
25,262 4.8%25,289 4.8%117,371 22.1%105,015 19.8%140,805 26.6%116,338 21.9%
  Average years of education: 14.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 25,262 4.8%
9-12 Years 25,289 4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 117,371 22.1%
Some College 105,015 19.8%
Bach. Degree 140,805 26.6%
Grad Degree 116,338 21.9%
Average years of education: 14.2

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



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 12, 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 NJ12Bonnie Watson Coleman* (D) 125,127 63.1% Darius Mayfield (R) 71,175 35.9% 1,925 1.0% 198,227
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 NJ12Bonnie Watson Coleman* (D) 230,883 65.6% Mark Razzoli (R) 114,591 32.6% 6,251 1.8% 351,725
2018-11-06 NJ12Bonnie Watson Coleman* (D) 173,334 68.7% Daryl Kipnis (R) 79,041 31.3% 0 0.0% 252,375
2016-11-08 NJ12Bonnie Watson Coleman* (D) 181,430 62.9% Steven Uccio (R) 92,407 32.0% 14,797 5.1% 288,634
2014-11-04 NJ12Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) 90,430 61.0% Alieta Eck (R) 54,168 36.5% 3,768 2.5% 148,366
2012-11-06 NJ12Rush Holt* (D) 189,926 69.2% Eric Beck (R) 80,906 29.5% 3,546 1.3% 274,378
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 7% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 NJ12Rush Holt* (D) 108,214 53.0% Scott Sipprelle (R) 93,634 45.9% 2,154 1.1% 204,002
2008-11-04 NJ12Rush Holt* (D) 193,732 63.1% Alan Bateman (R) 108,400 35.3% 4,802 1.6% 306,934
2006-11-07 NJ12Rush Holt* (D) 125,468 65.7% Joseph Sinagra (R) 65,509 34.3% 0 0.0% 190,977
2004-11-02 NJ12Rush Holt* (D) 171,691 59.2% Bill Spadea (R) 115,014 39.7% 3,080 1.1% 289,785
2002-11-05 NJ12Rush Holt* (D) 104,806 61.0% Buster Soaries (R) 62,938 36.7% 3,969 2.3% 171,713
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 5% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 NJ12Rush Holt* (D) 146,162 48.7% Dick Zimmer (R) 145,511 48.5% 8,269 2.8% 299,942
1998-11-03 NJ12Rush Holt (D) 92,528 50.1% Michael Pappas* (R) 87,221 47.2% 4,861 2.6% 184,610
1996-11-05 NJ12Michael Pappas (R) 135,811 50.4% David Delvecchio (D) 125,594 46.7% 7,816 2.9% 269,221
1994-11-08 NJ12Dick Zimmer* (R) 125,939 68.3% Joseph Youssouf (D) 55,977 30.4% 2,364 1.3% 184,280
1992-11-03 NJ12Dick Zimmer* (R) 174,216 63.9% Frank Abate (D) 83,035 30.4% 15,506 5.7% 272,757
1980-11-04 NJ04Chris Smith (R) 95,447 56.6% Frank Thompson* (D) 68,480 40.6% 4,577 2.7% 168,504
1978-11-07 NJ04Frank Thompson* (D) 69,259 61.1% Chris Smith (R) 41,833 36.9% 2,290 2.0% 113,382
1976-11-02 NJ04Frank Thompson* (D) 113,281 66.3% Joseph Indyk (R) 54,789 32.1% 2,798 1.6% 170,868
1974-11-04 NJ04Frank Thompson* (D) 82,195 66.8% Henry Keller (R) 40,797 33.2% 0 0.0% 122,992
1972-11-07 NJ04Frank Thompson* (D) 98,206 58.0% Peter Garabaldi (R) 71,030 42.0% 0 0.0% 169,236
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 12, NJ


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 redist Joe Biden (D) 236,355 66.6% Donald Trump* (R) 114,094 32.1% 4,603 1.3% 355,052 -9 -15 7.78%
2020 61% Joe Biden (D) 243,177 67.3% Donald Trump* (R) 113,677 31.4% 4,673 1.3% 361,527 -10 -15 7.92%
2016 55% Hillary Clinton (D) 204,661 65.0% Donald Trump (R) 100,043 31.8% 10,062 3.2% 314,766 -9 -14 8.06%
2012 53% Barack Obama* (D) 198,155 66.5% Mitt Romney (R) 96,520 32.4% 3,244 1.1% 297,919 -8 -15 8.16%
2008 64% Barack Obama (D) 194,988 58.2% John McCain (R) 136,374 40.7% 3,575 1.1% 334,937 -1 -5 8.64%
2004 61% John Kerry (D) 165,776 54.5% George W. Bush* (R) 138,454 45.5% 0 0.0% 304,230 -1 -5 8.42%
2000 58% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 159,473 50.7% George W. Bush (R) 142,855 45.4% 12,483 4.0% 314,811 5 -3 9.88%
1996 55% Bill Clinton* (D) 139,252 49.1% Robert Dole (R) 120,913 42.7% 23,159 8.2% 283,324 7 2 9.21%
1992 66% George Bush* (R) 130,651 43.2% Bill Clinton (D) 121,447 40.2% 50,357 16.6% 302,455 3 6 9.05%
1980 55% Ronald Reagan (R) 84,103 47.5% Jimmy Carter* (D) 78,828 44.5% 14,056 7.9% 176,987 -4 -3 5.95%
1976 56% Jimmy Carter (D) 97,112 53.8% Gerald Ford* (R) 83,561 46.2% 0 0.0% 180,673 -4 -2 5.99%
1972 56% Richard Nixon* (R) 102,645 57.8% George McGovern (D) 74,902 42.2% 0 0.0% 177,547 -4 -3 5.92%
* 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 12, 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 779,815 40.5% 16.7% 18.8% 3.0% 20.3%
2020 747,082 44.0% 17.3% 17.5% 2.8% 18.4%
2012 732,031 50.6% 17.6% 0.2% 14.6% 1.9% 15.1%
2010 701,881 64.1% 11.2% 0.1% 15.0% 1.6% 8.0%
2002 647,258 72.4% 11.4% 0.1% 9.1% 1.4% 5.5%
2000 709,867 81.2% 5.3% 0.1% 7.8% 1.5% 4.1%
1992 594,630 87.6% 5.2% 0.1% 4.4% 2.7%
1980 487,962 14.0% 1.0% 3.0%
1972 478,045 13.0% 1.0%

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 12, NJ

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2023 529,249 90,406 17.1% 230,649 43.6% 208,194 39.3% Dem +140,243 Dem +26.5% 90%
2022 523,504 89,327 17.1% 229,410 43.8% 204,767 39.1% Dem +140,083 Dem +26.8% 89%
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.