New Jersey's 4th congressional district
New Jersey's 4th congressional district | |
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District map as of 2013 | |
Current Representative | Chris Smith (R–Hamilton Township, Mercer County) |
Distribution |
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Population (2000) | 647,258 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+8[1] |
New Jersey's 4th Congressional District elects one member of the United States House of Representatives by the first-past-the-post voting method. It is represented by Republican Chris Smith, who has represented the district since 1981.
Counties and municipalities in the district
For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), the Fourth Congressional District of New Jersey includes 43 municipalities in parts of Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties.
Municipalities in the district are:[2][3]
Mercer County (2 municipalities)
Monmouth County (34)
- Allentown Borough, Avon-By-The-Sea Borough, Belmar Borough, Bradley Beach Borough, Brielle Borough, Colts Neck Township, Eatontown Borough, Englishtown Borough, Fair Haven Borough, Farmingdale Borough, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Holmdel Township, Howell Township, Lake Como Borough, Little Silver Borough, Manalapan Township, Manasquan Borough, Middletown Township (part), Millstone Township, Neptune City, Neptune Township, Ocean Township, Red Bank Borough, Roosevelt Borough, Rumson Borough, Sea Girt Borough, Shrewsbury Borough, Shrewsbury Township, Spring Lake Borough, Spring Lake Heights Borough, Tinton Falls Borough, Upper Freehold Township and Wall Township
Ocean County (7)
Voting
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2016 | President | Trump 56 - 41% |
2012 | President | Romney 54 - 45% |
2008 | President | McCain 52 - 47% |
2004 | President | Bush 56 - 44% |
2000 | President | Gore 50 - 46% |
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Electoral History | Counties/Towns |
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District organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district | |||||
Federalist | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 | Allentown | Burlington and Monmouth | ||
District organized to New Jersey's At-large congressional district | |||||
District organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district | |||||
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | New Brunswick | Middlesex, Morris, and Somerset | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | Hamburg | redistricted to 3rd District | Morris, Sussex, and Warren | |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | New Brunswick | Middlesex, Morris, and Somerset | ||
Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Somerville | |||
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 | Morristown | Bergen, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Hackensack | |||
Anti-Lecompton Democrat | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Paterson | |||
Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Morristown | |||
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | Newton | Bergen, Essex (except Newark), Morris, Passaic, and Sussex | ||
Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 | Boonton | |||
Democratic | March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1877 | Newton | Hunterdon, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | ||||
Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | ||||
Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | ||||
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | ||||
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | ||||
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, and Warren | |||
Republican | March 4, 1895 – January 10, 1899 | resigned on election to New Jersey State Senate | |||
Vacant (January 10, 1899 – March 3, 1899) | |||||
Democratic | March 4, 1899 – May 6, 1902 | died | |||
Vacant (May 6, 1902 – June 18, 1902) | |||||
Democratic | June 18, 1902 – March 3, 1903 | ||||
Republican | March 4, 1903 – June 6, 1904 | resigned on appointment as district judge of 3rd circuit | Hunterdon, Mercer, and Somerset | ||
Vacant (June 6, 1904 – November 8, 1904) | |||||
Republican | November 8, 1904 – March 3, 1913 | ||||
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | ||||
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | ||||
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | ||||
Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 | redistricted to 5th district | |||
Republican | March 4, 1933 – August 30, 1945 | resigned to become member of New Jersey Public Utilities Commission | Burlington and Mercer | ||
Vacant (August 30, 1945 – November 6, 1945) | |||||
Republican | November 6, 1945 – January 3, 1949 | ||||
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1955 | ||||
Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1967 | Trenton | resigned | ||
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 | Hunterdon, Mercer, Sussex, and Warren | ||||
January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | [Data unknown/missing.] | ||||
January 3, 1973 – December 29, 1980 | parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Ocean | ||||
Vacant (December 29, 1980 – January 3, 1981) | |||||
Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | Hamilton Township | Incumbent | ||
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Monmouth | ||||
January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 | parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean | ||||
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | parts of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean | ||||
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | parts of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean | ||||
January 3, 2013 – | parts of Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean |
References
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ District, Chris Smith (New Jersey politician). Accessed June 15, 2016.
- ↑ Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed November 6, 2016.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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