New Jersey's congressional districts

New Jersey's congressional districts since 2013[1]

There were 12 United States congressional districts in New Jersey based on results from the 2010 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.

In the 114th Congress, Democrats hold six seats and Republicans hold six seats, representing New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives. The 115th Congress saw Democrats holding seven seats and Republicans holding five, with seven-term Republican incumbent Scott Garrett of the 5th District replaced by Democrat Josh Gottheimer.

Current districts and representatives

List of members of the New Jersey United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts' political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 12 members, including 7 Democrats, and 5 Republicans.

District Representative Party CPVI Incumbency District map
1st Donald Norcross (Camden) Democratic D+13 November 4, 2014 – present
2nd Frank LoBiondo (Ventnor) Republican R+1 January 3, 1995 – present
3rd Tom MacArthur (Toms River) Republican R+2 January 3, 2015 – present
4th Chris Smith (Hamilton Township) Republican R+8 January 3, 1981 – present
5th Josh Gottheimer (Wyckoff) Democratic R+3 January 3, 2017 – present
6th Frank Pallone (New Brunswick) Democratic D+9 January 3, 1993 – present
7th Leonard Lance (Clinton Township) Republican R+3 January 3, 2009 – present
8th Albio Sires (West New York) Democratic D+27 January 3, 2013 – present
9th William Pascrell (Paterson) Democratic D+16 January 3, 2013 – present
10th Donald Payne, Jr. (Newark) Democratic D+36 November 6, 2012 – present
11th Rodney Frelinghuysen (Frelinghuysen Township) Republican R+3 January 3, 1995 – present
12th Bonnie Watson Coleman (Ewing Township) Democratic D+16 January 3, 2015 – present

Historical district boundaries

Below is a table of United States congressional district boundary maps for the State of New Jersey, presented chronologically.[2] 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
Since 2013

Obsolete districts

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.
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