New Jersey 6th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +21.0% |
| 2012 | +27.5% |
| 2016 | +19.0% |
| 2020 | +19.6% |
| 2024 | +6.3% |
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 | 6 | D | 56.1%170,275 | 40.3%122,519 | 303,681 |
| 2022 | 6 | D | 57.5%106,238 | 41.0%75,839 | 184,919 |
| 2020 | 6 | D | 61.2%199,648 | 38.8%126,760 | 326,408 |
| 2018 | 6 | D | 63.6%140,752 | 36.4%80,443 | 221,195 |
| 2016 | 6 | D | 63.7%167,895 | 34.9%91,908 | 263,435 |
| 2014 | 6 | D | 59.9%72,190 | 38.9%46,891 | 120,457 |
| 2012 | 6 | D | 63.3%151,782 | 35.2%84,360 | 239,638 |
| 2010 | 6 | D | 54.7%81,933 | 43.7%65,413 | 149,662 |
| 2008 | 6 | D | 66.9%164,077 | 31.6%77,469 | 245,077 |
| 2006 | 6 | D | 68.6%98,615 | 30.3%43,539 | 143,773 |
| 2004 | 6 | D | 66.9%153,981 | 30.8%70,942 | 230,151 |
| 2002 | 6 | D | 66.5%91,379 | 30.9%42,479 | 137,495 |
| 2000 | 6 | D | 67.5%141,698 | 29.8%62,454 | 209,852 |
| 1998 | 6 | D | 57.0%78,102 | 40.3%55,180 | 137,012 |
| 1996 | 6 | D | 61.3%124,635 | 36.1%73,402 | 203,478 |
| 1994 | 6 | D | 60.4%88,922 | 37.5%55,287 | 147,331 |
| 1992 | 6 | D | 52.3%118,266 | 44.6%100,949 | 226,093 |
| 1990 | 6 | D | 50.6%63,745 | 46.1%58,147 | 126,022 |
| 1988 | 6 | D | 61.1%120,125 | 38.1%74,824 | 196,598 |
| 1986 | 6 | D | 69.0%67,460 | 28.9%28,286 | 97,769 |
| 1984 | 6 | D | 55.9%118,532 | 42.8%90,862 | 212,080 |
| 1982 | 6 | D | 68.1%100,419 | 31.3%46,095 | 147,434 |
| 1980 | 6 | R | 41.3%92,227 | 56.3%125,792 | 223,254 |
| 1978 | 6 | R | 38.4%56,874 | 60.4%89,446 | 148,184 |
| 1976 | 6 | R | 39.7%85,053 | 58.8%125,920 | 214,304 |
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 across Monmouth County's suburban and coastal communities, NJ-6 has narrowed steadily from a double-digit Democratic lean to a 1.9-point margin, making it one of the more competitive battlegrounds in the state's congressional map.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 13.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.3 points.
A population of 773,602, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $105,178 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 12 and Congressional District 6.
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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