New Jersey 7th Congressional District (NJ) — Elections 1876–2024

New Jersey 7th Congressional District, New Jersey: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 1,006,7082024 5-year
Median household income: $122,3462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 58.6%2024 5-year
Black: 10.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 21.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1956MIT Election Lab

KEAN, ThomasCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: MALINOWSKI, Tomaz (2021–2023), MALINOWSKI, Tomaz (2019–2021), LANCE, Leonard (2017–2019), LANCE, Leonard (2015–2017)

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

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 2 D · 4 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	+4.0%	260,665	240,051	513,271
2020	D	+11.4%	292,696	232,466	529,793
2016	D	+5.3%	229,453	205,542	455,347
2012	D	+3.2%	213,334	200,002	419,104
2008	D	+2.9%	226,883	213,804	445,731
2004	R	−6.6%	193,842	221,348	419,196
2000	R	−1.5%	173,035	178,678	366,112
1996	D	+1.6%	159,806	154,228	351,232
1992	R	−9.8%	137,562	174,558	378,973
1988	R	−25.9%	125,806	214,642	343,618
1984	R	−32.6%	115,519	228,265	346,101
1980	R	−22.3%	107,766	179,374	320,520
1976	R	−12.9%	136,169	177,551	320,237
1972	R	−31.3%	107,148	207,068	319,718
1968	R	−10.7%	121,691	153,883	302,248
1964	D	+27.0%	185,470	106,412	292,883
1960	R	−11.4%	124,152	156,238	281,620
1956	R	−41.8%	70,314	172,708	244,980
1952	R	−27.1%	83,117	145,296	229,770
1948	R	−17.4%	71,032	102,134	179,150
1944	R	−11.7%	77,956	98,798	178,103
1940	R	−8.9%	79,659	95,249	176,032
1936	D	+4.6%	82,877	75,582	159,828
1932	R	−10.2%	63,834	78,750	146,656
1928	R	−36.0%	42,203	89,966	132,659
1924	R	−40.8%	25,140	65,750	99,535
1920	R	−32.8%	26,345	53,430	82,539
1916	R	−3.4%	21,270	22,825	45,472
1912	D	+23.8%	19,048	9,158	41,544
1908	R	−7.9%	20,146	23,761	45,670
1904	R	−9.4%	18,181	22,204	42,574
1900	R	−2.7%	19,729	20,878	42,522
1896	R	−9.1%	17,695	21,463	41,195
1892	D	+11.7%	20,322	15,839	38,217
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

14.7%

Irish

13.0%

German

10.7%

English

6.0%

Polish

5.4%

American

3.6%

French

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: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

2.2%

75–84

2.9%

4.9%

65–74

5.3%

7.3%

55–64

7.4%

6.8%

45–54

6.9%

6.6%

35–44

6.6%

5.9%

25–34

5.7%

4.1%

18–24

3.9%

8.2%

5–17

7.8%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$122,346

Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 7$122,346

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

6.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.1%

Working age (18–64)6.0%

Seniors (65+)9.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

68.3%

speak English only

Spanish16.7%

Other Indo-European9.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.2%

Other languages1.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.7%

Non-Christian

6.0%

Other Christian

4.6%

Mainline Protestant

3.6%

Baptist

1.9%

Methodist

1.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New Jersey's 7th spans Somerset and parts of Morris and Essex counties, where a college-educated suburban electorate has shifted the district's presidential margins from safely red to competitive, landing at D+4.2 in 2024.

The Democratic margin in New Jersey 7th Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-two points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 59% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $122,346 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, New Jersey vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 7, New Jersey voted Democratic by 4.0 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 513,271 votes cast, 260,665 went Democratic and 240,051 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 7, New Jersey's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, 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 7, New Jersey last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, New Jersey voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Congressional District 7, New Jersey?

Congressional District 7, New Jersey has a population of 1,006,708 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, New Jersey?

Median household income in Congressional District 7, New Jersey is $122,346 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.

What is the political history of Congressional District 7, New Jersey?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, 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 7th Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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Demographics

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