New Jersey's congressional districts

Last updated May 07, 2024

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

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 has a total of 12 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	Andy Kim (Moorestown)	Democratic	January 3, 2019	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	Bill Pascrell (Paterson)	Democratic	January 3, 1997	D+8
10th	Vacant		April 24, 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

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

13th district, obsolete since the 2010 census
14th district, obsolete since the 1990 census
15th district, obsolete since the 1980 census
At-large district, obsolete since 1843

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References

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

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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.

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v t e New Jersey's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌ Bob Menendez (D) ▌ Cory Booker (D)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌ Donald Norcross (D) ▌ Jeff Van Drew (R) ▌ Andy Kim (D) ▌ Chris Smith (R) ▌ Josh Gottheimer (D) ▌ Frank Pallone (D) ▌ Thomas Kean Jr. (R) ▌ Rob Menendez (D) ▌ Bill Pascrell (D) ▌Vacant ▌ Mikie Sherrill (D) ▌ Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)