New Jersey 5th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | +1.4% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
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.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | D | 54.6%208,359 | 43.3%165,287 | 381,889 |
| 2022 | 5 | D | 54.7%145,559 | 44.3%117,873 | 265,943 |
| 2020 | 5 | D | 53.2%225,175 | 45.6%193,333 | 423,636 |
| 2018 | 5 | D | 56.2%169,546 | 42.5%128,255 | 301,823 |
| 2016 | 5 | D | 51.1%172,587 | 46.7%157,690 | 337,701 |
| 2014 | 5 | R | 43.3%81,808 | 55.4%104,678 | 188,921 |
| 2012 | 5 | R | 42.7%130,100 | 55.0%167,501 | 304,371 |
| 2010 | 5 | R | 32.8%62,634 | 64.9%124,030 | 190,993 |
| 2008 | 5 | R | 42.4%131,033 | 55.9%172,653 | 309,007 |
| 2006 | 5 | R | 43.8%89,503 | 54.9%112,142 | 204,242 |
| 2004 | 5 | R | 41.1%122,259 | 57.6%171,220 | 297,425 |
| 2002 | 5 | R | 38.3%76,504 | 59.5%118,881 | 199,851 |
| 2000 | 5 | R | 30.4%81,715 | 65.4%175,546 | 268,524 |
| 1998 | 5 | R | 33.3%55,487 | 63.7%106,304 | 166,818 |
| 1996 | 5 | R | 24.8%62,956 | 71.3%181,323 | 254,333 |
| 1994 | 5 | R | 21.9%41,275 | 74.2%139,964 | 188,505 |
| 1992 | 5 | R | 24.6%67,579 | 71.5%196,198 | 274,371 |
| 1990 | 5 | R | 22.4%35,010 | 75.7%118,101 | 156,109 |
| 1988 | 5 | R | 23.6%54,828 | 75.7%175,562 | 231,936 |
| 1986 | 5 | R | 32.0%40,449 | 68.0%85,949 | 126,398 |
| 1984 | 5 | R | 28.8%69,666 | 71.2%171,979 | 241,645 |
| 1982 | 5 | R | 33.5%53,659 | 65.3%104,695 | 160,358 |
| 1980 | 5 | R | 20.5%41,269 | 77.5%156,016 | 201,299 |
| 1978 | 5 | R | 27.4%38,108 | 72.6%100,739 | 138,847 |
| 1976 | 5 | R | 31.3%64,598 | 66.9%137,803 | 206,106 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 53.6%2,161,491 | 44.0%1,773,589 | 4,031,795 |
| 2020 | D | 57.2%2,541,178 | 40.9%1,817,052 | 4,440,440 |
| 2018 | D | 54.0%1,711,654 | 42.8%1,357,355 | 3,169,310 |
| 2014 | D | 55.8%1,043,866 | 42.3%791,297 | 1,869,535 |
| 2012 | D | 58.9%1,987,680 | 39.4%1,329,534 | 3,376,649 |
| 2008 | D | 56.0%1,951,218 | 42.0%1,461,025 | 3,482,445 |
| 2006 | D | 53.4%1,200,843 | 44.3%997,775 | 2,250,070 |
| 2002 | D | 53.9%1,138,193 | 43.9%928,439 | 2,112,604 |
| 2000 | D | 50.1%1,511,237 | 47.1%1,420,267 | 3,015,662 |
| 1996 | D | 52.7%1,519,154 | 42.6%1,227,351 | 2,883,466 |
| 1994 | D | 50.3%1,033,487 | 47.0%966,244 | 2,054,887 |
| 1990 | D | 50.4%977,810 | 47.4%918,874 | 1,938,454 |
| 1988 | D | 53.6%1,599,905 | 45.2%1,349,937 | 2,987,634 |
| 1984 | D | 64.2%1,986,644 | 34.9%1,080,100 | 3,096,456 |
| 1982 | D | 50.9%1,117,549 | 47.8%1,047,626 | 2,193,945 |
| 1978 | D | 55.3%1,082,960 | 43.1%844,200 | 1,957,515 |
| 1976 | D | 60.7%1,681,140 | 38.0%1,054,508 | 2,771,390 |
Stretching from Bergen County's dense suburbs to the rural northwest corner of New Jersey, NJ-05 flipped its presidential preference by roughly nine points between 2020 and 2024, making it one of the state's most closely watched competitive seats.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.5 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.4 points.
A population of 773,209, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $132,937 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 11.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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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