congressional districtNew Jersey 5th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+0.7
2008D+5.0
2012D+3.8
2016D+7.7
2020D+12.5
2024D+1.4
net swing · 2004→2024D+2.1R+0.7 → D+1.4
vs. U.S. · 2024D+2.9D+1.4 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 71.6% of 553,882 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
197,272
191,782
7,768
396,822
553,882
71.6%
2020
240,349
186,581
3,038
429,968
533,249†
80.6%
2016
190,403
162,306
11,862
364,571
529,901†
68.8%
2012
172,855
159,892
4,023
336,770
511,632†
65.8%
2008
189,247
171,054
3,623
363,924
500,502†
72.7%
2004
171,896
174,294
2,548
348,738
489,373†
71.3%
† 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-5New JerseyUnited States
Italian17.0%13.7%4.8%
Irish12.0%12.1%9.4%
German8.8%8.6%12.5%
Polish6.1%4.6%2.2%
English4.2%4.9%9.5%
American3.5%3.3%5.3%
Russian2.0%1.3%—
Greek0.9%——
Dominican4.6%4.0%0.7%
Puerto Rican2.5%5.1%1.8%
Mexican1.7%2.6%11.3%
Colombian1.6%1.7%0.4%
Ecuadorian1.1%1.7%—
Cuban0.7%0.9%0.7%
Peruvian0.7%0.8%—
Salvadoran0.5%0.8%0.7%
Korean5.4%1.1%0.4%
Asian Indian3.9%4.6%1.4%
Filipino2.2%1.3%0.9%
Chinese2.1%1.6%1.3%
Japanese0.5%—0.2%
Pakistani0.4%0.4%—
African American†3.8%8.6%9.9%
Jamaican0.9%0.8%0.4%
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
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-5
New Jersey
United States
Median age
43.3
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.6%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NJ-5
New Jersey
United States
Median household income
$132,937
$103,556
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.7%
9.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
45.5%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NJ-5
New Jersey
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
42.4%
33.2%
22.3%
Spanish
22.2%
17.2%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
3.4%
1.7%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
5.3%
5.6%
2.0%
Korean
3.7%
0.9%
0.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
NJ-5
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 5th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−0.7%
2008
+5.0%
2012
+3.8%
2016
+7.7%
2020
+12.5%
2024
+1.4%
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
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
5
D
54.6%208,359
43.3%165,287
381,889
2022
5
D
54.7%145,559
44.3%117,873
265,943
2020
5
D
53.2%225,175
45.6%193,333
423,636
2018
5
D
56.2%169,546
42.5%128,255
301,823
2016
5
D
51.1%172,587
46.7%157,690
337,701
2014
5
R
43.3%81,808
55.4%104,678
188,921
2012
5
R
42.7%130,100
55.0%167,501
304,371
2010
5
R
32.8%62,634
64.9%124,030
190,993
2008
5
R
42.4%131,033
55.9%172,653
309,007
2006
5
R
43.8%89,503
54.9%112,142
204,242
2004
5
R
41.1%122,259
57.6%171,220
297,425
2002
5
R
38.3%76,504
59.5%118,881
199,851
2000
5
R
30.4%81,715
65.4%175,546
268,524
1998
5
R
33.3%55,487
63.7%106,304
166,818
1996
5
R
24.8%62,956
71.3%181,323
254,333
1994
5
R
21.9%41,275
74.2%139,964
188,505
1992
5
R
24.6%67,579
71.5%196,198
274,371
1990
5
R
22.4%35,010
75.7%118,101
156,109
1988
5
R
23.6%54,828
75.7%175,562
231,936
1986
5
R
32.0%40,449
68.0%85,949
126,398
1984
5
R
28.8%69,666
71.2%171,979
241,645
1982
5
R
33.5%53,659
65.3%104,695
160,358
1980
5
R
20.5%41,269
77.5%156,016
201,299
1978
5
R
27.4%38,108
72.6%100,739
138,847
1976
5
R
31.3%64,598
66.9%137,803
206,106
Stretching from Bergen County's dense suburbs to the rural northwest corner of New Jersey, NJ-05 flipped its presidential preference by roughly nine points between 2020 and 2024, making it one of the state's most closely watched competitive seats.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 12.5 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 0.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.4 points.
A population of 773,209, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $132,937 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 11.
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How did New Jersey 5th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 5th Congressional District voted Democratic by 1.4 points (D+1.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 396,822 votes cast, 197,272 went Democratic and 191,782 went Republican.
When did New Jersey 5th Congressional District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New Jersey 5th Congressional District voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in New Jersey 5th Congressional District?
New Jersey 5th Congressional District has a population of 773,209 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 5th Congressional District?
Median household income in New Jersey 5th Congressional District is $132,937 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 5th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New Jersey 5th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
