New Jersey's 3rd congressional district | |
---|---|
Representative | Vacant |
Distribution |
|
Population (2023) | 782,374 [1] |
Median household income | $107,879 [2] |
Ethnicity |
|
Cook PVI | D+5 [3] |
New Jersey's 3rd congressional district was represented by Democrat Andy Kim of Moorestown [4] who served in Congress until December 2024. The district is currently vacant following his resignation to take office as a U.S. Senator. Democrat Herbert C. Conaway Jr. was elected to succeed him, and will take office in January 2025.
Under the 2020 census map, the 3rd district lost all of its towns in Ocean County, and gained several towns in Burlington County, Mercer County, and Monmouth County. [5]
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 53 municipalities. [6]
Burlington County (38):
Mercer County (5):
Monmouth County (10):
Year | Office | Result |
---|---|---|
2016 | President | Clinton 53.0% - 43.5% |
2017 | Governor | Murphy 53.0% - 45.2% |
2018 | Senator | Menendez 50.8% - 45.9% |
2020 | President | Biden 56.4% - 42.3% |
2020 | Senator | Booker 55.6% - 43.0% |
2021 | Governor | Murphy 50.5% - 48.8% |
Year | Office | Results |
---|---|---|
2000 | President | Gore 54 – 43% |
2004 | President | Bush 51 – 49% |
2008 | President | Obama 52 – 47% |
2012 | President | Obama 52 – 47% |
2016 | President | Trump 51 – 45% |
2017 | Governor | Guadagno 51.3% - 46.7% |
2020 | President | Trump 49.4 – 49.2% |
2020 | Senate | Mehta 49.4% - 49.0% |
2021 | Governor | Ciattarelli 56.2% - 42.5% |
Member (District home) | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Counties/towns |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
District organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district in 1799 | |||||
James Linn (Trenton) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 | 6th | Elected in 1798. Retired. | Hunterdon and Somerset Counties |
District organized to New Jersey's At-large congressional district in 1801 |
From 1813 to 1815, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket. This district was organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district.
Years | Cong ress | Seat A | Seat B | District location | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member (District home) | Party | Electoral history | Member (District home) | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
March 4, 1813 – May 20, 1814 | 13th | William Coxe Jr. (Burlington) | Federalist | Elected in 1813. Retired. | Jacob Hufty (Salem) | Federalist | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1813. Died. | Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties | |||
May 20, 1814 – November 2, 1814 | Vacant | ||||||||||
November 2, 1814 – March 3, 1815 | Thomas Bines (Pennsville) | Democratic-Republican | Elected to finish Hufty's term. Retired. |
District organized to New Jersey's At-large congressional district in 1815
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jon Runyan (incumbent) | 174,253 | 53.7 | |
Democratic | Shelley Adler | 145,509 | 44.9 | |
Independent | Robert Forchion | 1,965 | 0.6 | |
Independent | Robert Shapiro | 1,104 | 0.3 | |
Independent | Frederick John Lavergne | 770 | 0.2 | |
Independent | Robert Witterschein | 530 | 0.2 | |
Independent | Christopher Dennick | 280 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 324,411 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom MacArthur | 100,471 | 54.0 | |
Democratic | Aimee Belgard | 82,537 | 44.3 | |
Independent | Frederick John Lavergne | 3,095 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 186,103 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom MacArthur (incumbent) | 194,596 | 59.3 | |
Democratic | Frederick John Lavergne | 127,526 | 38.9 | |
Constitution | Lawrence W. Berlinski Jr. | 5,938 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 328,060 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Andy Kim | 153,473 | 50.0 | |
Republican | Tom MacArthur (incumbent) | 149,500 | 48.7 | |
Constitution | Larry Berlinski | 3,902 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 306,875 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Andy Kim (incumbent) | 229,840 | 53.2 | |
Republican | David Richter | 196,327 | 45.5 | |
Independent | Martin Weber | 3,724 | 0.9 | |
Independent | Robert Shapiro | 1,871 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 431,762 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Andy Kim (incumbent) | 150,498 | 55.5 | |
Republican | Bob Healey | 118,415 | 43.6 | |
Libertarian | Christopher Russomanno | 1,347 | 0.5 | |
Independent | Gregory Sobocinski | 1,116 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 271,376 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Burlington County is a county in the South Jersey region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county is the largest by land area in New Jersey and ranks second behind neighboring Ocean County in total area. Its county seat is Mount Holly. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 11th-most-populous county, with a population of 461,860, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 13,126 (+2.9%) from the 448,734 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn had reflected an increase of 25,340 (6.0%) from the 423,394 enumerated at the 2000 census. The most populous place in the county was Evesham Township with 46,826 residents as of the 2020 census. Washington Township covered 102.71 square miles (266.0 km2), the largest area of any municipality in the county.
Bordentown is a city in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 3,993, an increase of 69 (+1.8%) from the 2010 census count of 3,924, which in turn reflected a decline of 45 (−1.1%) from the 3,969 counted in the 2000 census.
Fieldsboro is a borough in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 526, a decrease of 14 (−2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 540, which in turn reflected an increase of 18 (+3.4%) from the 522 counted in the 2000 census. The borough, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
New Hanover Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 6,367, a decrease of 1,018 (−13.8%) from the 2010 census count of 7,385, which in turn reflected decline of 2,359 (−24.2%) from the 9,744 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
North Hanover Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,963, an increase of 285 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 7,678, which in turn reflected an increase of 331 (+4.5%) from the 7,347 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Pemberton is a borough in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,371, a decrease of 38 (−2.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,409, which in turn reflected an increase of 199 (+16.4%) from the 1,210 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia–Reading–Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Southampton Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 10,317, a decrease of 147 (−1.4%) from the 10,464 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 76 (+0.7%) from the 10,388 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Woodland Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,544, a decrease of 244 (−13.6%) from the 2010 census count of 1,788, which in turn reflected an increase of 618 (+52.8%) from the 1,170 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Wrightstown is a borough in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 720, a decrease of 82 (−10.2%) from the 2010 census count of 802, which in turn reflected an increase of 54 (+7.2%) from the 748 counted in the 2000 census.
Allentown is a borough located in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, bordering adjacent Mercer County. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,734, a decrease of 94 (−5.1%) from the 2010 census count of 1,828, which in turn reflected a decline of 54 (−2.9%) from the 1,882 counted in the 2000 census. The borough is nestled within central New Jersey, and is roughly equidistant between New York City and Philadelphia.
Upper Freehold Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,273, an increase of 371 (+5.4%) from the 2010 census count of 6,902, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,620 (+61.2%) from the 4,282 counted in the 2000 census.
Bordentown Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 11,791, an increase of 424 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 11,367, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,987 (+35.6%) from the 8,380 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
New Jersey's 8th congressional district is currently represented by Democrat Rob Menendez, who has served in Congress since January 2023. The district is majority Hispanic, and includes some of the most urban areas of New Jersey, including parts of Newark and Jersey City, as well as Elizabeth.
New Jersey's 12th congressional district is represented by Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman, who has served in Congress since 2015. The district is known for its research centers and educational institutions such as Princeton University, Rider University, The College of New Jersey, Institute for Advanced Study, Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb. The district is primarily suburban in character, covering portions of Mercer, Somerset, Union, and Middlesex counties, although the district contains the state capital of Trenton as well as the smaller city of Plainfield.
New Jersey's 11th congressional district is a suburban district in northern New Jersey. The district includes portions of Essex, Morris, and Passaic Counties. It is centered in Morris County.
New Jersey's 10th congressional district is an urban congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district consists of portions of Essex, Hudson and Union counties, and includes the cities of Newark and Orange. The district is majority African American and is represented in Congress by Democrat LaMonica McIver, who was sworn in on September 23, 2024 to finish the term of the late Donald Payne, Jr.
New Jersey's 6th congressional district is represented by Democrat Frank Pallone, who has served the district in Congress since 1993. The district includes the northern and eastern portions of Middlesex County and the coastal areas of Monmouth County, including towns along the Raritan Bay.
New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Democrat Josh Gottheimer, who has served in Congress since 2017. The district stretches across the entire northern border of the state and contains most of Bergen County, as well as parts of Passaic County and Sussex County.
New Jersey's 4th congressional district is a congressional district that stretches along the New Jersey Shore. It has been represented by Republican Chris Smith since 1981, the second-longest currently serving member of the US House of Representatives and the longest serving member of Congress from New Jersey in history.
New Jersey's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district, which includes Camden and South Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia, has been represented by Democrat Donald Norcross since November 2014. It is among the most reliably Democratic districts in New Jersey, as it is mainly made up of Democratic-dominated Camden County.