New Jersey's 1st congressional district
New Jersey's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
| New Jersey's 1st congressional district | |||
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.svg.png) District map as of 2013 | |||
| Representative |
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2017) | 729,675[1] | ||
| Median income | $69,804[1] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+13[2] | ||
NJ-01 is one of the most reliably Democratic districts in New Jersey, as it is mainly made up of Democratic-dominated Camden County, New Jersey.
The district from 2003 to 2013
The district has been represented by Democrat Donald Norcross since 2014.
Counties and municipalities in the district
For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 United States Census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 52 municipalities:[3]
- Burlington County (2 municipalities)
- Maple Shade Township, Palmyra
- Camden County (36 municipalities)
- Audubon, Audubon Park, Barrington, Bellmawr, Berlin, Berlin Township, Brooklawn, Camden, Cherry Hill Township, Chesilhurst, Clementon, Collingswood, Gibbsboro, Gloucester City, Gloucester Township, Haddon Heights, Haddon Township, Haddonfield, Hi-Nella, Laurel Springs, Lawnside, Lindenwold, Magnolia, Merchantville, Mount Ephraim, Oaklyn, Pennsauken Township, Pine Hill, Pine Valley, Runnemede, Somerdale, Stratford, Tavistock, Voorhees Township, Winslow Township, Woodlynne
Recent election results in statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 63 – 34% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 61 – 39% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 65 – 34% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 65 – 34% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 61 – 36% |
List of members representing the district
1789–1813: One seat
| Member (Residence) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats had been elected at-large until 1799. | ||||
 John Condit (Orange: Bergen, Essex, and Middlesex Counties) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
6th | [data unknown/missing] |
| All seats elected at-large after 1801. | ||||
1813–1815: Two seats
From 1813 to 1815, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.
| Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member (Residence) |
Party | Electoral history | Member (Residence) |
Party | Electoral history | |||
| March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | Lewis Condict (Morristown: Bergen, Essex, Morris, and Sussex Counties) |
Democratic-Republican | [data unknown/missing] | Thomas Ward (Newark) |
Democratic-Republican | [data unknown/missing] | |
All seats elected at-large starting in 1815.
1843–present: One seat
| Member (Residence) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Counties/Towns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats had been elected at-large until 1843. | |||||
.jpg) Lucius Q.C. Elmer (Bridgeton) |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | [data unknown/missing] | Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem |
| James G. Hampton (Bridgeton) |
Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
29th 30th |
[data unknown/missing] | Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem |
| Andrew K. Hay (Winslow) |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | [data unknown/missing] | |
| Nathan T. Stratton (Mulica Hill) |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
32nd 33rd |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 Isaiah D. Clawson (Woodstown) |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th 35th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
| Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | ||||
 John T. Nixon (Bridgeton) |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
36th 37th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
.jpg) John F. Starr (Camden) |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
38th 39th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 William Moore ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 |
40th 41st |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 John W. Hazelton ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
42nd 43rd |
[data unknown/missing] | |
| 1873–1893: Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem | |||||
.jpg) Clement H. Sinnickson ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
44th 45th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 George M. Robeson ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
46th 47th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
.jpg) Thomas M. Ferrell ([data unknown/missing]) |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | [data unknown/missing] | |
.jpg) George Hires ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
49th 50th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
.png) Christopher A. Bergen ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
51st 52nd |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 Henry C. Loudenslager ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1893 – August 12, 1911 |
53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd |
[data unknown/missing] Died. |
Camden, Gloucester, and Salem |
| Vacant | August 12, 1911 – November 7, 1911 |
62nd | |||
 William J. Browning ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | November 7, 1911 – March 24, 1920 |
62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th |
Elected to finish Loudenslager's term. Died. | |
| Vacant | March 24, 1920 – November 2, 1920 |
66th | |||
 Francis F. Patterson ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | November 2, 1920 – March 3, 1927 |
66th 67th 68th 69th |
Elected to finish Browning's term. [data unknown/missing] | |
 Charles A. Wolverton ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1959 |
70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
 William T. Cahill ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1967 |
86th 87th 88th 89th |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 6th district. | |
 John E. Hunt ([data unknown/missing]) |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 |
90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
[data unknown/missing] | 1967–1973 Gloucester and parts of Camden County |
| 1973–1985 Gloucester and parts of Camden County | |||||
 James Florio ([data unknown/missing]) |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 16, 1990 |
94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st |
[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become Governor of New Jersey. | |
| 1985–1993 Parts of Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester | |||||
| Vacant | January 16, 1990 – November 6, 1990 |
101st | |||
 Rob Andrews ([data unknown/missing]) |
Democratic | November 6, 1990 – February 18, 2014 |
101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th |
Elected to finish Florio's term. Resigned. | |
| 1993–2003 Parts of Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester | |||||
| 2003–2013 Parts of Burlington (Maple Shade and Palmyra), Camden, and Gloucester | |||||
| 2013–present Parts of Burlington (Maple Shade and Palmyra), Camden, and Gloucester | |||||
| Vacant | February 18, 2014 – November 12, 2014 |
113th | |||
.jpg) Donald Norcross (Camden) |
Democratic | November 12, 2014 – present |
113th 114th 115th 116th |
Elected to finish Andrews's term. | |
References
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed September 29, 2013.
Sources
- 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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