New Jersey's 4th congressional district

New Jersey's 4th congressional district
District map as of 2013
Current Representative	Chris Smith (R–Hamilton Township, Mercer County)
Distribution	93.08% urban 6.92% rural
Population (2000)	647,258
Ethnicity	85.3% White 7.8% Black 2.3% Asian 7.6% Hispanic 0.2% Native American 0.4% other
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.

The district from 2003 to 2013

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)

Hamilton Township and Robbinsville Township

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)

Bay Head Borough, Jackson Township, Lakehurst Borough, Lakewood Township, Manchester Township, Point Pleasant Beach Borough, Point Pleasant Borough (part) and Plumsted Township

Voting

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Electoral History	Counties/Towns
District organized from New Jersey's At-large congressional district
James H. Imlay	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
Littleton Kirkpatrick	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	New Brunswick		Middlesex, Morris, and Somerset
Joseph E. Edsall	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	Hamburg	redistricted to 3rd District	Morris, Sussex, and Warren
John Van Dyke	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	New Brunswick		Middlesex, Morris, and Somerset
George H. Brown	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Somerville
George Vail	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857	Morristown		Bergen, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex
John Huyler	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Hackensack
Jetur R. Riggs	Anti-Lecompton Democrat	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Paterson
George T. Cobb	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Morristown
Andrew J. Rogers	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	Newton		Bergen, Essex (except Newark), Morris, Passaic, and Sussex
John Hill	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	Boonton
Robert Hamilton	Democratic	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1877	Newton		Hunterdon, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren
Alvah A. Clark	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
Henry S. Harris	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Benjamin F. Howey	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
James N. Pidcock	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889
Samuel Fowler	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
Johnston Cornish	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895			Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, and Warren
Mahlon Pitney	Republican	March 4, 1895 – January 10, 1899		resigned on election to New Jersey State Senate
Vacant (January 10, 1899 – March 3, 1899)
Joshua S. Salmon	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – May 6, 1902		died
Vacant (May 6, 1902 – June 18, 1902)
De Witt C. Flanagan	Democratic	June 18, 1902 – March 3, 1903
William M. Lanning	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)
Ira W. Wood	Republican	November 8, 1904 – March 3, 1913
Allan B. Walsh	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Elijah C. Hutchinson	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923
Charles Browne	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Charles A. Eaton	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933		redistricted to 5th district
D. Lane Powers	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)
Frank A. Mathews, Jr.	Republican	November 6, 1945 – January 3, 1949
Charles R. Howell	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1955
Frank Thompson, Jr.	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)
Chris Smith	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

• 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

Coordinates: 40°09′36″N 74°25′27″W / 40.1600°N 74.4242°W / 40.1600; -74.4242