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New Jersey 2nd Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+5.92012D+6.92016R+7.12020R+5.02024R+12.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+12.7
2024
median income$85,261U.S. $80,734 · NJ $103,556
median age43.0U.S. 39.1 · NJ 40.3
poverty rate11.4%U.S. 12.5% · NJ 9.7%
bachelor’s+ (25+)31.5%U.S. 35.6% · NJ 43.5%
non-english18.2%U.S. 22.3% · NJ 33.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish17.7%
Italian17.5%
German13.2%
Puerto Rican7.1%
Mexican4.9%
Dominican1.6%
African American†10.2%
African0.5%
Jamaican0.5%
Asian Indian1.1%
Filipino0.8%
Chinese0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Salem County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

New Jersey 2nd Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionNew Jersey 2nd Congressional DistrictTrumpR+12.7
New Jersey 2nd Congressional District premium atlas map: Trump R+12.7, 548 precincts, 11 city labels.
2024
548 precincts by 2024 margin · 11 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −12.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−12.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+5.9%
2012+6.9%
2016−7.1%
2020−5.0%
2024−12.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RJefferson Van DrewU.S. House · NJ-02+0.38
DAndy KimU.S. Senate-0.41
DCory BookerU.S. Senate-0.56

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20242R
41.2%153,117
58.1%215,946
371,620
20222R
40.0%94,522
58.9%139,217
236,484
20202R
46.2%173,849
51.9%195,526
376,547
20182D
52.9%136,685
45.2%116,866
258,363
20162R
37.2%110,838
59.2%176,338
297,795
20142R
37.3%66,026
61.5%108,875
177,148
20122R
40.3%116,462
57.7%166,677
289,069
20102R
30.9%51,690
65.5%109,460
167,120
20082R
39.1%110,990
59.1%167,701
283,965
20062R
35.6%64,277
61.6%111,245
180,573
20042R
32.7%86,792
65.1%172,779
265,442
20022R
28.3%47,735
69.2%116,834
168,799
20002R
31.9%74,632
66.4%155,187
233,859
19982R
30.8%43,563
65.9%93,248
141,514
19962R
38.0%83,890
60.3%133,131
220,718
19942R
35.4%56,151
64.6%102,566
158,717
19922D
55.9%132,465
41.5%98,315
237,027
19902D
88.2%97,698
0.0%0
110,818
19882D
65.7%134,505
33.1%67,759
204,636
19862D
68.3%83,821
28.6%35,167
122,800
19842D
63.2%132,841
36.8%77,231
210,072
19822D
68.0%102,826
31.1%47,069
151,128
19802D
57.5%135,437
41.2%97,072
235,710
19782D
66.4%112,768
33.6%56,997
169,765
19762D
61.7%141,753
38.3%87,915
229,668

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
53.6%2,161,491
44.0%1,773,589
4,031,795
2020D
57.2%2,541,178
40.9%1,817,052
4,440,440
2018D
54.0%1,711,654
42.8%1,357,355
3,169,310
2014D
55.8%1,043,866
42.3%791,297
1,869,535
2012D
58.9%1,987,680
39.4%1,329,534
3,376,649
2008D
56.0%1,951,218
42.0%1,461,025
3,482,445
2006D
53.4%1,200,843
44.3%997,775
2,250,070
2002D
53.9%1,138,193
43.9%928,439
2,112,604
2000D
50.1%1,511,237
47.1%1,420,267
3,015,662
1996D
52.7%1,519,154
42.6%1,227,351
2,883,466
1994D
50.3%1,033,487
47.0%966,244
2,054,887
1990D
50.4%977,810
47.4%918,874
1,938,454
1988D
53.6%1,599,905
45.2%1,349,937
2,987,634
1984D
64.2%1,986,644
34.9%1,080,100
3,096,456
1982D
50.9%1,117,549
47.8%1,047,626
2,193,945
1978D
55.3%1,082,960
43.1%844,200
1,957,515
1976D
60.7%1,681,140
38.0%1,054,508
2,771,390

Anchored by Atlantic City's casino economy and stretching across South Jersey's coastal and rural townships, NJ-02 has trended consistently toward Republican presidential candidates, posting double-digit margins in 2024.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 6.9 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 12.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.7 points.

A population of 778,924, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,261 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 8 and Congressional District 18.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 8
Pennsylvania
88.9twin score
12-yr trendelasticitymedian age≠ Polish ancestry
Congressional District 18
New York
80.8twin score
elasticityItalian ancestry% Catholic≠ median age
Congressional District 4
New Jersey
78.3twin score
elasticity% Catholic12-yr trend≠ college share

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did New Jersey 2nd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 2nd Congressional District voted Republican by 12.7 points (R+12.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 385,520 votes cast, 164,962 went Democratic and 213,831 went Republican.
When did New Jersey 2nd Congressional District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Jersey 2nd Congressional District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in New Jersey 2nd Congressional District?
New Jersey 2nd Congressional District has a population of 778,924 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 2nd Congressional District?
Median household income in New Jersey 2nd Congressional District is $85,261 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 2nd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in New Jersey 2nd Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.