There currently are 12 United States
congressional districts in
New Jersey based on results from the
2010 Census. There were once as many as 15. The was lost after the
1980 Census
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, the was lost after the
1990 Census, and the was lost after the
2010 Census.
During the
114th Congress
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, Democrats held six seats, and Republicans held six seats, in New Jersey's delegation to the
United States House of Representatives. The
115th Congress
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saw Democrats holding seven seats and Republicans holding five, with Democrat
Josh Gottheimer defeating seven-term Republican incumbent
Scott Garrett in
New Jersey's 5th congressional district. During the 2018 federal midterm elections, Democratic candidates
Tom Malinowski,
Mikie Sherrill,
Jeff Van Drew, and
Andy Kim won an additional four seats for their party. This left
Chris Smith in the
4th district
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as the only Republican member of New Jersey's congressional delegation for the
116th Congress
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. Van Drew, however, left the Democratic Party on December 19, 2019, to become a Republican.
Current (until 2023 inauguration) districts and representatives
List of members of the New Jersey United States House delegation, their terms, their district boundaries, and the districts' political ratings, according to the
CPVI. The delegation has a total of 12 members, including 10
Democrats and 2
Republicans
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.
Historical district boundaries
Below is a table of United States congressional district boundary maps for the State of New Jersey, presented chronologically.
All redistricting events that took place in New Jersey in the decades between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
Obsolete districts
*
13th district, ''obsolete since
2010 census''
*
14th district, ''obsolete since
1990 census''
*
15th district, ''obsolete since
1980 census
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*
At-large district, ''obsolete since 1843''
See also
*
United States congressional delegations from New Jersey
*
List of United States congressional districts
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:New Jersey's Congressional Districts