congressional districtNew Jersey 8th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+36.3
2008D+47.2
2012D+57.5
2016D+54.2
2020D+45.6
2024D+24.1
net swing · 2004→2024R+12.2D+36.3 → D+24.1
vs. U.S. · 2024D+25.5D+24.1 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 51.9% of 429,154 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
134,860
81,283
6,593
222,736
429,154
51.9%
2020
174,674
64,806
1,207
240,687
396,327†
60.7%
2016
163,509
46,362
6,248
216,119
387,578†
55.8%
2012
149,369
39,600
2,002
190,971
371,124†
51.5%
2008
151,039
53,503
1,947
206,489
352,712†
58.5%
2004
125,737
58,401
1,548
185,686
334,299†
55.5%
† 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-8New JerseyUnited States
Dominican9.7%4.0%0.7%
Puerto Rican8.9%5.1%1.8%
Ecuadorian5.6%1.7%—
Cuban4.2%0.9%0.7%
Colombian4.0%1.7%0.4%
Salvadoran3.3%0.8%0.7%
Mexican3.1%2.6%11.3%
Peruvian2.3%0.8%—
Italian8.1%13.7%4.8%
Irish6.9%12.1%9.4%
German3.9%8.6%12.5%
Polish2.9%4.6%2.2%
American2.8%3.3%5.3%
English2.1%4.9%9.5%
Portuguese1.2%0.4%—
Russian1.0%1.3%—
Asian Indian5.2%4.6%1.4%
Chinese2.4%1.6%1.3%
Filipino2.2%1.3%0.9%
Korean0.6%1.1%0.4%
Pakistani0.5%0.4%—
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
Taiwanese0.2%——
African American†5.9%8.6%9.9%
Haitian0.6%0.7%0.3%
Jamaican0.5%0.8%0.4%
African0.4%0.5%0.5%
Guyanese0.3%0.2%—
Nigerian0.3%0.4%0.2%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%0.2%—
Aztec5.0%——
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-8
New Jersey
United States
Median age
35.7
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
8.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.9%
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
NJ-8
New Jersey
United States
Median household income
$84,356
$103,556
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.6%
9.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
47.1%
43.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
NJ-8
New Jersey
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
54.3%
33.2%
22.3%
Spanish
32.2%
17.2%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
8.0%
5.6%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.7%
1.5%
1.1%
Arabic
2.7%
0.9%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
NJ-8
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 8th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+36.3%
2008
+47.2%
2012
+57.5%
2016
+54.2%
2020
+45.6%
2024
+24.1%
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
8
D
59.2%116,434
34.6%68,152
196,765
2022
8
D
73.6%78,382
23.4%24,957
106,473
2020
8
D
74.0%176,758
24.6%58,686
238,773
2018
8
D
78.1%119,881
18.7%28,725
153,455
2016
8
D
77.0%134,733
18.5%32,337
174,889
2014
8
D
77.4%61,510
19.0%15,141
79,518
2012
8
D
78.0%130,853
18.9%31,763
167,790
2010
8
D
62.7%88,478
36.1%51,023
141,208
2008
8
D
71.1%159,279
28.2%63,107
223,986
2006
8
D
70.9%97,568
28.4%39,053
137,639
2004
8
D
69.5%152,001
28.7%62,747
218,820
2002
8
D
66.8%88,101
30.6%40,318
131,819
2000
8
D
67.0%134,074
30.3%60,606
200,132
1998
8
D
62.1%81,068
35.4%46,289
130,588
1996
8
D
51.2%98,861
48.0%92,609
193,091
1994
8
R
48.6%68,661
49.9%70,494
141,368
1992
8
D
47.0%96,742
41.1%84,674
205,828
1990
8
D
76.9%55,797
0.0%0
72,540
1988
8
D
100.0%96,036
0.0%0
96,036
1986
8
D
62.8%57,820
37.2%34,269
92,089
1984
8
D
62.7%118,793
36.9%69,973
189,395
1982
8
D
70.7%89,980
28.5%36,317
127,297
1980
8
D
67.2%95,493
31.4%44,625
142,201
1978
8
D
74.5%69,496
25.5%23,842
93,338
1976
8
D
70.6%108,841
29.0%44,775
154,196
Anchored in Hudson County, NJ-8 combines dense immigrant communities and working-class neighborhoods to produce presidential margins exceeding 20 points, making it among the most reliably Democratic-voting districts in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 21.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.1 points.
A population of 771,835, a 25% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,356 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 14 and Congressional District 13.
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How did New Jersey 8th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Jersey 8th Congressional District voted Democratic by 24.1 points (D+24.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 222,736 votes cast, 134,860 went Democratic and 81,283 went Republican.
How many people live in New Jersey 8th Congressional District?
New Jersey 8th Congressional District has a population of 771,835 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Jersey 8th Congressional District?
Median household income in New Jersey 8th Congressional District is $84,356 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of New Jersey 8th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New Jersey 8th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
