New Jersey 7th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −8.2% |
| 2012 | −11.1% |
| 2016 | −5.7% |
| 2020 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | −1.3% |
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 | 7 | R | 46.4%200,025 | 51.8%223,331 | 431,398 |
| 2022 | 7 | R | 48.6%150,701 | 51.4%159,392 | 310,093 |
| 2020 | 7 | D | 50.6%219,629 | 49.4%214,318 | 433,947 |
| 2018 | 7 | D | 51.7%166,985 | 46.7%150,785 | 322,742 |
| 2016 | 7 | R | 43.1%148,188 | 54.1%185,850 | 343,635 |
| 2014 | 7 | R | 38.8%68,232 | 59.3%104,287 | 175,997 |
| 2012 | 7 | R | 40.0%123,057 | 57.2%175,662 | 307,315 |
| 2010 | 7 | R | 40.6%71,902 | 59.4%105,084 | 176,986 |
| 2008 | 7 | R | 42.2%124,818 | 50.2%148,461 | 295,628 |
| 2006 | 7 | R | 47.9%95,454 | 49.4%98,399 | 199,075 |
| 2004 | 7 | R | 41.7%119,081 | 56.9%162,597 | 285,847 |
| 2002 | 7 | R | 40.9%74,879 | 58.0%106,055 | 183,002 |
| 2000 | 7 | R | 45.6%113,479 | 51.6%128,434 | 248,999 |
| 1998 | 7 | R | 44.4%65,776 | 52.5%77,751 | 148,042 |
| 1996 | 7 | R | 41.8%97,285 | 55.4%128,821 | 232,571 |
| 1994 | 7 | R | 38.7%64,231 | 59.6%98,814 | 165,857 |
| 1992 | 7 | R | 42.6%105,761 | 53.3%132,174 | 248,082 |
| 1990 | 7 | R | 23.2%31,099 | 74.6%100,066 | 134,072 |
| 1988 | 7 | R | 25.4%52,189 | 74.6%153,350 | 205,539 |
| 1986 | 7 | R | 21.0%24,462 | 79.0%92,254 | 116,716 |
| 1984 | 7 | R | 25.4%56,798 | 74.2%165,685 | 223,282 |
| 1982 | 7 | R | 43.3%70,978 | 56.0%91,837 | 164,109 |
| 1980 | 7 | R | 46.5%99,737 | 50.7%108,760 | 214,343 |
| 1978 | 7 | D | 52.5%78,358 | 46.6%69,543 | 149,118 |
| 1976 | 7 | D | 56.5%120,526 | 43.5%92,624 | 213,150 |
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 |
New Jersey 7th Congressional District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 3.7 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 11.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.3 points.
A population of 774,196, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $136,541 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 11 and Congressional District 1.
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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