congressional districtNew Jersey 1st Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+20.1
2008D+29.6
2012D+30.2
2016D+23.3
2020D+24.6
2024D+18.4
net swing · 2004→2024R+1.6D+20.1 → D+18.4
vs. U.S. · 2024D+19.9D+18.4 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 63.6% of 577,255 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
214,098
146,366
6,732
367,196
577,255
63.6%
2020
247,700
149,308
3,107
400,115
557,692†
71.7%
2016
203,453
124,314
11,323
339,090
554,255†
61.2%
2012
217,802
115,847
4,487
338,136
547,261†
61.8%
2008
224,603
120,980
4,662
350,245
544,993†
64.3%
2004
194,155
128,720
2,865
325,740
542,726†
60.0%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupNJ-1New JerseyUnited States
Irish19.0%12.1%9.4%
Italian17.3%13.7%4.8%
German13.7%8.6%12.5%
English7.8%4.9%9.5%
Polish5.2%4.6%2.2%
American3.2%3.3%5.3%
Scottish1.2%—1.3%
Russian1.2%1.3%—
African American†14.4%8.6%9.9%
African0.5%0.5%0.5%
Jamaican0.4%0.8%0.4%
Haitian0.4%0.7%0.3%
Nigerian0.3%0.4%0.2%
West Indian0.2%——
Sierra Leonean0.2%——
Puerto Rican6.9%5.1%1.8%
Dominican2.3%4.0%0.7%
Mexican2.2%2.6%11.3%
Guatemalan0.4%—0.5%
Cuban0.4%0.9%0.7%
Salvadoran0.4%0.8%0.7%
Honduran0.4%—0.3%
Nicaraguan0.3%——
Asian Indian1.5%4.6%1.4%
Filipino0.9%1.3%0.9%
Vietnamese0.8%0.2%0.6%
Chinese0.7%1.6%1.3%
Korean0.4%1.1%0.4%
Pakistani0.3%0.4%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
NJ-1
New Jersey
United States
Median age
39.1
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.6%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NJ-1
New Jersey
United States
Median household income
$90,796
$103,556
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.1%
9.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.4%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NJ-1
New Jersey
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.4%
33.2%
22.3%
Spanish
11.5%
17.2%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.3%
5.6%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
NJ-1
New Jersey
United States
Catholic
—
32.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
5.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
47.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
New Jersey 1st Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+20.1%
2008
+29.6%
2012
+30.2%
2016
+23.3%
2020
+24.6%
2024
+18.4%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races
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.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
1
D
57.8%208,808
40.0%144,390
361,060
2022
1
D
62.3%139,559
35.2%78,794
223,884
2020
1
D
62.5%240,567
37.5%144,463
385,030
2018
1
D
64.4%169,628
33.3%87,617
263,418
2016
1
D
60.0%183,231
36.8%112,388
305,473
2014
1
D
57.4%93,315
39.4%64,073
162,492
2012
1
D
68.2%210,470
30.0%92,459
308,519
2010
1
D
63.2%106,334
34.8%58,562
168,267
2008
1
D
72.4%206,453
26.0%74,001
285,157
2006
1
D
100.0%140,110
0.0%0
140,110
2004
1
D
75.0%201,163
24.6%66,109
268,203
2002
1
D
92.7%121,846
0.0%0
131,389
2000
1
D
76.2%167,327
21.2%46,455
219,612
1998
1
D
73.2%90,279
22.6%27,855
123,342
1996
1
D
76.1%160,413
21.0%44,287
210,734
1994
1
D
72.3%108,155
27.7%41,505
149,660
1992
1
D
67.3%153,525
28.6%65,123
228,072
1990
1
D
54.1%72,415
42.8%57,299
133,794
1988
1
D
69.9%141,988
29.6%60,037
203,153
1986
1
D
75.6%93,497
23.6%29,173
123,601
1984
1
D
71.9%152,125
27.8%58,800
211,711
1982
1
D
73.3%110,570
26.2%39,501
150,891
1980
1
D
76.7%147,352
21.9%42,154
192,081
1978
1
D
79.4%106,096
20.1%26,853
133,620
1976
1
D
70.1%136,624
28.9%56,363
194,898
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
65.2%163,349
33.3%83,487
250,613
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
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Andy Kim · Democrat65.2%163,349
Curtis Bashaw · Republican33.3%83,487
Christina Khalil · Independent/Green0.8%1,981
Kenneth R Kaplan · Independent/Libertarian0.4%1,052
Patricia G Mooneyham · Independent/Vote Better0.1%321
Anchored by Camden and stretching across the Delaware River counties, NJ-01 has posted Democratic presidential margins above 15 points in every cycle since 2008, driven by a majority-minority electorate concentrated in its urban core.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.4 points.
A population of 771,686, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,796 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 26 and Congressional District 16.
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How did New Jersey 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 1st Congressional District voted Democratic by 18.4 points (D+18.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 367,196 votes cast, 214,098 went Democratic and 146,366 went Republican.
How many people live in New Jersey 1st Congressional District?
New Jersey 1st Congressional District has a population of 771,686 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in New Jersey 1st Congressional District is $90,796 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New Jersey 1st Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
