New Jersey 6th Congressional District (NJ) — Elections 1876–2024

New Jersey 6th Congressional District, New Jersey: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 460,9612024 5-year
Median household income: $114,4272024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 48.2%2024 5-year
Black: 9.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 21.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+37 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41 in 1920MIT Election Lab

PALLONE, Frank, Jr.Congress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: DWYER, Bernard James (1991–1993), DWYER, Bernard James (1989–1991), DWYER, Bernard James (1987–1989), DWYER, Bernard James (1985–1987)

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

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	D	+2.8%	103,687	97,866	207,892
2020	D	+15.4%	121,819	89,127	212,423
2016	D	+13.2%	101,234	76,745	185,326
2012	D	+19.1%	99,682	67,366	169,299
2008	D	+15.0%	103,339	76,080	181,406
2004	D	+7.1%	89,756	77,737	168,995
2000	D	+18.5%	84,580	57,221	147,832
1996	D	+20.0%	78,808	49,628	145,602
1992	D	+3.7%	69,134	63,260	159,399
1988	R	−13.3%	62,763	82,231	146,741
1984	R	−23.3%	55,760	90,010	147,045
1980	R	−13.5%	51,364	69,300	132,762
1976	D	+0.5%	64,683	64,089	131,201
1972	R	−26.7%	46,412	81,080	129,978
1968	D	+0.1%	53,610	53,508	119,845
1964	D	+36.6%	77,414	35,757	113,664
1960	D	+10.3%	57,779	46,999	104,997
1956	R	−26.2%	31,752	54,444	86,568
1952	R	−9.0%	34,836	41,822	77,698
1948	D	+2.3%	30,266	28,828	61,320
1944	D	+7.1%	30,449	26,380	57,518
1940	D	+14.5%	33,444	24,970	58,494
1936	D	+22.1%	31,585	20,073	52,009
1932	D	+10.4%	24,513	19,801	45,352
1928	R	−12.2%	18,226	23,322	41,702
1924	R	−33.9%	9,096	19,651	31,114
1920	R	−40.8%	6,822	16,616	23,993
1916	R	−7.2%	5,794	6,710	12,673
1912	D	+22.1%	4,908	2,536	10,747
1908	R	−16.3%	4,722	6,604	11,547
1904	R	−15.1%	4,297	5,877	10,476
1900	R	−11.7%	4,306	5,477	10,038
1896	R	−19.0%	3,683	5,497	9,536
1892	D	+11.0%	4,687	3,733	8,657
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.

Italian

12.5%

Irish

10.3%

German

6.1%

Polish

4.9%

English

3.1%

American

2.7%

French

0.5%

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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.3%

2.2%

75–84

2.7%

4.7%

65–74

5.3%

6.7%

55–64

6.8%

6.7%

45–54

6.6%

6.8%

35–44

6.6%

6.3%

25–34

6.2%

4.6%

18–24

4.5%

8.3%

5–17

7.9%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$114,427

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$114,427

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

8.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.9%

Working age (18–64)7.4%

Seniors (65+)10.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

58.9%

speak English only

Spanish16.1%

Other Indo-European14.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander8.4%

Other languages2.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

33.9%

Non-Christian

8.5%

Other Christian

4.1%

Baptist

1.6%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Methodist

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Democratic margin in New Jersey 6th Congressional District reached its widest at thirty-seven points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $114,427, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 460,961 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, New Jersey vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, New Jersey voted Democratic by 2.8 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 207,892 votes cast, 103,687 went Democratic and 97,866 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 6, New Jersey's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, New Jersey as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 6, New Jersey last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, New Jersey voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, New Jersey?

Congressional District 6, New Jersey has a population of 460,961 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 6, New Jersey?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, New Jersey is $114,427 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.

What is the political history of Congressional District 6, New Jersey?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New Jersey 6th Congressional District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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