New Jersey 10th Congressional District, New Jersey: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+36%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 538,8252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,5252024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 32.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 28.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 30.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+50 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1920MIT Election Lab
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MCIVER, LaMonica
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: PAYNE, Donald, Jr. (2023–2025), PAYNE, Donald, Jr. (2021–2023), PAYNE, Donald, Jr. (2019–2021), PAYNE, Donald, Jr. (2017–2019)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 10, NJOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 134,533 | 61,770 | 200,281 | ||
| D | 159,726 | 54,835 | 215,530 | ||
| D | 142,601 | 45,498 | 194,186 | ||
| D | 138,067 | 45,357 | 185,004 | ||
| D | 139,783 | 52,822 | 193,947 | ||
| D | 117,988 | 57,725 | 177,112 | ||
| D | 108,529 | 46,330 | 159,536 | ||
| D | 103,657 | 44,428 | 158,416 | ||
| D | 92,703 | 61,789 | 173,757 | ||
| D | 90,940 | 78,222 | 173,236 | ||
| D | 96,378 | 96,254 | 194,774 | ||
| D | 84,932 | 80,903 | 180,849 | ||
| D | 102,873 | 88,520 | 195,685 | ||
| R | 90,925 | 114,215 | 209,239 | ||
| D | 108,691 | 88,657 | 217,312 | ||
| D | 164,203 | 70,680 | 236,680 | ||
| D | 128,679 | 104,501 | 236,771 | ||
| R | 81,962 | 142,378 | 228,372 | ||
| R | 103,223 | 127,696 | 235,105 | ||
| R | 93,759 | 94,853 | 199,453 | ||
| D | 103,826 | 99,655 | 206,770 | ||
| R | 97,277 | 98,038 | 198,496 | ||
| D | 107,541 | 73,226 | 182,732 | ||
| D | 81,868 | 78,548 | 165,117 | ||
| R | 69,563 | 89,413 | 159,727 | ||
| R | 29,170 | 66,462 | 108,095 | ||
| R | 24,981 | 63,420 | 92,252 | ||
| R | 20,178 | 28,587 | 50,258 | ||
| O | 16,537 | 8,489 | 44,198 | ||
| R | 17,633 | 28,153 | 47,748 | ||
| R | 15,682 | 25,896 | 43,663 | ||
| R | 15,556 | 23,181 | 40,070 | ||
| R | 12,139 | 22,139 | 35,724 | ||
| D | 16,728 | 15,102 | 32,455 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| 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
7.9%
Irish
6.0%
German
3.8%
American
3.2%
Polish
2.6%
English
2.3%
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: 37.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,525
Congressional District 10 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 10$88,525
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
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)16.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
56.7%
speak English only
Spanish25.0%
Other Indo-European11.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.7%
Other languages3.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New Jersey's 10th anchors its identity in Essex and Hudson County urban cores, where Democratic presidential margins have exceeded 50 points in recent cycles, making it among the least competitive House seats in the country.
The Democratic margin in New Jersey 10th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at fifty points in 2012; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,525, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 10, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 10, New Jersey voted Democratic by 36.3 points (D+36), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 200,281 votes cast, 134,533 went Democratic and 61,770 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 10, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 10, New Jersey as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 10, New Jersey last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 10, New Jersey voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Congressional District 10, New Jersey?
Congressional District 10, New Jersey has a population of 538,825 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 10, New Jersey?
Median household income in Congressional District 10, New Jersey is $88,525 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Congressional District 10, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 10, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.