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New Jersey's congressional districts

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New Jersey's congressional districts since 2023

There currently are 12 United States congressional districts in New Jersey based on results from the 2020 census. There were once as many as 15. The fifteenth district was lost after the 1980 census, the fourteenth district was lost after the 1990 census, and the thirteenth district was lost after the 2010 census.

Between the 1998 and 2018 elections, Democrats held between 6 and 8 seats. The 2018 elections brought Democrats to 11 of the 12 seats, which was their highest since the 1912 elections. This left Chris Smith in the 4th district as the only Republican member of New Jersey's congressional delegation for the 116th Congress. It was also the first time since that election that Republicans failed to hold any seat in North Jersey. In the 118th Congress, Democrats hold 9 of the 12 seats.

Current districts and representatives

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List of members of the United States House delegation from New Jersey, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings, according to the CPVI. The delegation currently has a total of 10 members, including 8 Democrats, 3 Republicans, and 1 vacancy.

Current U.S. representatives from New Jersey
District Member
(Residence)[1]
Party Incumbent since CPVI
(2022)[2]
District map
1st
Donald Norcross
(Camden)
Democratic November 12, 2014 D+10
2nd
Jeff Van Drew
(Dennis Township)
Republican January 3, 2019 R+5
3rd Vacant December 4, 2024 D+5
4th
Chris Smith
(Manchester Township)
Republican January 3, 1981 R+14
5th
Josh Gottheimer
(Wyckoff)
Democratic January 3, 2017 D+4
6th
Frank Pallone
(Long Branch)
Democratic November 8, 1988 D+8
7th
Thomas Kean Jr.
(Westfield)
Republican January 3, 2023 R+1
8th
Rob Menendez
(Jersey City)
Democratic January 3, 2023 D+22
9th Vacant August 21, 2024 D+8
10th
LaMonica McIver
(Newark)
Democratic September 18, 2024 D+30
11th
Mikie Sherrill
(Montclair)
Democratic January 3, 2019 D+6
12th
Bonnie Watson Coleman
(Ewing Township)
Democratic January 3, 2015 D+12

Historical district boundaries

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Below is a table of United States congressional district boundary maps for the State of New Jersey, presented chronologically.[3] All redistricting events that took place in New Jersey in the decades between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

Year Statewide map
1973–1982
1983–1984
1985–1992
1993–2002
2003–2013
2013–2023

Obsolete districts

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.