New Jersey 2nd Congressional District (NJ) — Elections 1876–2024

New Jersey 2nd Congressional District, New Jersey: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 1,000,2462024 5-year
Median household income: $85,2832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 68.4%2024 5-year
Black: 10.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 16.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+31 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+51 in 1924MIT Election Lab

VAN DREW, JeffersonCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: VAN DREW, Jefferson (2019–2021), LoBIONDO, Frank A. (2017–2019), LoBIONDO, Frank A. (2015–2017), LoBIONDO, Frank A. (2013–2015)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 0 D · 6 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−14.2%	205,145	274,293	487,859
2020	R	−6.7%	237,198	271,361	512,438
2016	R	−8.4%	188,670	225,022	431,521
2012	D	+5.0%	214,876	193,958	414,239
2008	D	+4.2%	225,228	206,662	437,431
2004	R	−3.8%	192,752	208,190	405,017
2000	D	+10.1%	188,463	152,720	353,349
1996	D	+13.3%	165,231	121,084	331,457
1992	R	−0.2%	140,521	141,262	356,634
1988	R	−20.5%	124,366	189,096	316,317
1984	R	−27.4%	113,633	200,298	316,076
1980	R	−16.7%	107,380	155,371	288,187
1976	D	+2.3%	142,736	136,318	284,620
1972	R	−29.4%	88,663	164,610	258,602
1968	R	−2.8%	103,300	110,050	244,763
1964	D	+30.6%	153,421	81,094	236,367
1960	R	−6.3%	105,922	120,410	228,220
1956	R	−29.5%	68,825	127,174	197,896
1952	R	−16.1%	80,939	111,979	193,350
1948	R	−11.9%	67,016	85,392	154,981
1944	D	+2.8%	74,614	70,491	145,527
1940	D	+6.7%	90,734	79,244	170,360
1936	D	+16.8%	96,210	68,384	165,706
1932	R	−11.2%	65,459	82,304	150,730
1928	R	−46.7%	37,899	104,586	142,786
1924	R	−51.2%	20,821	71,674	99,367
1920	R	−46.4%	19,440	55,645	78,015
1916	R	−17.8%	18,352	26,630	46,562
1912	D	+13.7%	16,180	10,406	42,236
1908	R	−22.3%	16,505	26,443	44,641
1904	R	−33.0%	12,602	25,909	40,340
1900	R	−25.4%	12,801	22,213	37,009
1896	R	−27.9%	11,909	21,767	35,367
1892	R	−5.1%	14,838	16,537	33,201
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	53.6%	44.0%	4,031,795
2020	D	57.2%	40.9%	4,440,440
2018	D	54.0%	42.8%	3,169,310
2014	D	55.8%	42.3%	1,869,535
2012	D	58.9%	39.4%	3,376,649
2008	D	56.0%	42.0%	3,482,445
2006	D	53.4%	44.3%	2,250,070
2002	D	53.9%	43.9%	2,112,604
2000	D	50.1%	47.1%	3,015,662
1996	D	52.7%	42.6%	2,883,466
1994	D	50.3%	47.0%	2,054,887
1990	D	50.4%	47.4%	1,938,454
1988	D	53.6%	45.2%	2,987,634
1984	D	64.2%	34.9%	3,096,456
1982	D	50.9%	47.8%	2,193,945
1978	D	55.3%	43.1%	1,957,515
1976	D	60.7%	38.0%	2,771,390

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

Irish

17.5%

Italian

17.3%

German

13.1%

English

7.9%

Polish

4.7%

American

4.1%

Scottish

0.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.5%

2.7%

75–84

3.5%

5.5%

65–74

6.2%

6.8%

55–64

7.3%

5.7%

45–54

6.0%

5.9%

35–44

5.8%

6.1%

25–34

5.8%

4.2%

18–24

4.0%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$85,283

Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 2$85,283

New Jersey$103,556

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.0%

Working age (18–64)10.0%

Seniors (65+)11.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

81.8%

speak English only

Spanish11.3%

Other Indo-European4.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

29.7%

Other Christian

7.6%

Non-Christian

4.9%

Methodist

3.0%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Baptist

1.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Democratic margin in New Jersey 2nd Congressional District has rarely exceeded thirty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by fourteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $85,283 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 2, New Jersey vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 2, New Jersey voted Republican by 14.2 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 487,859 votes cast, 205,145 went Democratic and 274,293 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 2, New Jersey's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, New Jersey as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 2, New Jersey last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 2, New Jersey?

Congressional District 2, New Jersey has a population of 1,000,246 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, New Jersey?

Median household income in Congressional District 2, New Jersey is $85,283 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.

What is the political history of Congressional District 2, New Jersey?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Jersey 2nd Congressional District delivered R+14 in 2024.

Key facts

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