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There currently are 12 United States congressional districts in New Jersey based on results from the 2020 census. There were once as many as 15. The fifteenth district was lost after the 1980 census, the fourteenth district was lost after the 1990 census, and the thirteenth district was lost after the 2010 census.

Between the 1998 and 2018 elections, Democrats held between 6 and 8 seats. The 2018 elections brought Democrats to 11 of the 12 seats, which was their highest since the 1912 elections. This left Chris Smith in the 4th district as the only Republican member of New Jersey's congressional delegation for the 116th Congress. It was also the first time since that election that Republicans failed to hold any seat in North Jersey. In the 118th Congress, Democrats hold 9 of the 12 seats.

Current districts and representatives

List of members of the United States House delegation from New Jersey, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings, according to the CPVI. The delegation currently has a total of 10 members, including 7 Democrats, 3 Republicans, and 2 vacancies.

Current U.S. representatives from New Jersey
District	Member (Residence)^[1]	Party	Incumbent since	CPVI (2022)^[2]	District map
1st	Donald Norcross (Camden)	Democratic	November 12, 2014	D+10
2nd	Jeff Van Drew (Dennis Township)	Republican	January 3, 2019	R+5
3rd	Herb Conaway (Delran)	Democratic	January 3, 2025	D+5
4th	Chris Smith (Manchester Township)	Republican	January 3, 1981	R+14
5th	Josh Gottheimer (Wyckoff)	Democratic	January 3, 2017	D+4
6th	Frank Pallone (Long Branch)	Democratic	November 8, 1988	D+8
7th	Thomas Kean Jr. (Westfield)	Republican	January 3, 2023	R+1
8th	Rob Menendez (Jersey City)	Democratic	January 3, 2023	D+22
9th	Nellie Pou (North Haledon)	Democratic	January 3, 2025	D+8
10th	LaMonica McIver (Newark)	Democratic	September 18, 2024	D+30
11th	Mikie Sherrill (Montclair)	Democratic	January 3, 2019	D+6
12th	Bonnie Watson Coleman (Ewing Township)	Democratic	January 3, 2015	D+12

Historical district boundaries

Below is a table of United States congressional district boundary maps for the State of New Jersey, presented chronologically.^[3] All redistricting events that took place in New Jersey in the decades between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

Year	Statewide map
1973–1982
1983–1984
1985–1992
1993–2002
2003–2013
2013–2023

Obsolete districts

13th district, obsolete since the 2010 census
14th district, obsolete since the 1990 census
15th district, obsolete since the 1980 census
At-large district, obsolete since 1843

References

^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.

[1] "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

[2] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

[3] "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012". Retrieved October 18, 2014.

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+{{Short description|Electoral districts in the USA}}
-[[File:New Jersey Congressional Districts, 113th Congress.tif|250px|thumb|right|{{center|'''New Jersey's congressional districts since 2013'''<ref>{{cite web|title=The national atlas|url=http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/congress.html|publisher=nationalatlas.gov|access-date=February 22, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045635/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/congress.html|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref>}}]]
+{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
-[[File:New Jersey Congressional Districts, 118th Congress.svg|250px|thumb|right|{{center|'''New Jersey's congressional districts from 2023'''}}]]
+[[File:New Jersey Congressional Districts, 118th Congress.svg|250px|thumb|right|{{center|'''New Jersey's congressional districts since 2023'''}}]]
-There currently are 12 United States [[congressional districts]] in [[New Jersey]] based on results from the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]].  There were once as many as 15.  The {{Ushr|New Jersey|15|fifteenth district}} was lost after the [[1980 United States Census|1980 Census]], the {{Ushr|New Jersey|14|fourteenth district}} was lost after the [[1990 United States Census|1990 Census]], and the {{Ushr|New Jersey|13|thirteenth district}} was lost after the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]].
+There currently are 12 United States [[congressional districts]] in [[New Jersey]] based on results from the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. There were once as many as 15. The {{Ushr|New Jersey|15|fifteenth district}} was lost after the [[1980 United States census|1980 census]], the {{Ushr|New Jersey|14|fourteenth district}} was lost after the [[1990 United States census|1990 census]], and the {{Ushr|New Jersey|13|thirteenth district}} was lost after the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].
-During the [[114th Congress]], Democrats held six seats, and Republicans held six seats, in New Jersey's delegation to the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The [[115th United States Congress|115th Congress]] 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 (politician)|Andy Kim]] won an additional four seats for their party. This left [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)|Chris Smith]] in the [[New Jersey's 4th congressional district|4th district]] as the only Republican member of New Jersey's congressional delegation for the [[116th United States Congress|116th Congress]]. Van Drew, however, left the Democratic Party on December 19, 2019, to become a Republican.
+Between the 1998 and 2018 elections, Democrats held between 6 and 8 seats. The 2018 elections brought Democrats to 11 of the 12 seats, which was their highest since the 1912 elections. This left [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)|Chris Smith]] in the [[New Jersey's 4th congressional district|4th district]] as the only Republican member of New Jersey's congressional delegation for the [[116th United States Congress|116th Congress]]. It was also the first time since that election that Republicans failed to hold any seat in North Jersey. In the [[118th United States Congress|118th Congress]], Democrats hold 9 of the 12 seats.
 ==Current 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 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] and 2 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]].
+List of members of the United States House delegation from New Jersey, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings, according to the [[CPVI]]. The delegation currently has a total of 10 members, including 7 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 3 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], and 2 vacancies.
+<section begin="Current representatives"/>
+{{sticky header}}
+{| class="wikitable sticky-header-multi sortable"
+|-
+! colspan=6 | Current U.S. representatives from New Jersey
+|-
+! District
+! Member<br/>{{Small|(Residence)}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives|url=https://clerk.house.gov/Members#MemberProfiles|access-date=2022-01-06|website=clerk.house.gov}}</ref>
+! Party
+! data-sort-type="date" | Incumbent since
+! data-sort-type="number" | [[CPVI]]<br/>{{Small|(2022)}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=January 5, 2023|website=Cook Political Report|language=en}}</ref>
+! class="unsortable" | District map
+|-
-{{Current U.S. representatives from New Jersey}}
+! {{ushr|NJ|1|R}}
+| data-sort-value="Norcross, Donald" | [[File:Donald Norcross official portrait.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Donald Norcross]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]])}}
+| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}
+| November 12, 2014
+| {{Shading PVI|D|10}}
+| [[File:New Jersey's 1st congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|x200px]]
+|-
+! {{ushr|NJ|2|R}}
+| data-sort-value="Van Drew, Jeff" | [[File:Congressman Jeff Van Drew.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Jeff Van Drew]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Dennis Township, New Jersey|Dennis Township]])}}
+| {{party shading/Text/Republican}}
+| January 3, 2019
+| {{Shading PVI|R|5}}
+| [[File:New Jersey's 2nd congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|x200px]]
+|-
+! {{ushr|NJ|3|R}}
+| data-sort-value="Conaway, Herb" | [[File:Rep. Herb Conaway Official Portrait.jpg |100px]]<br/>'''[[Herb Conaway]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Delran, New Jersey|Delran]])}}
+| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}
+| January 3, 2025
+| {{Shading PVI|D|5}}
+| [[File:New Jersey's 3rd congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|x200px]]
+|-
+! {{ushr|NJ|4|R}}
+| data-sort-value="Smith, Chris" | [[File:Chris Smith official photo.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)|Chris Smith]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Manchester Township, New Jersey|Manchester Township]])}}
+| {{party shading/Text/Republican}}
+| January 3, 1981
+| {{Shading PVI|R|14}}
+| [[File:New Jersey's 4th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|x200px]]
+|-
+! {{ushr|NJ|5|R}}
+| data-sort-value="Gottheimer, Josh" | [[File:Josh Gottheimer, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |100px]]<br/>'''[[Josh Gottheimer]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Wyckoff, New Jersey|Wyckoff]])}}
+| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}
+| January 3, 2017
+| {{Shading PVI|D|4}}
+| [[File:New Jersey's 5th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|x200px]]
+|-
+! {{ushr|NJ|6|R}}
+| data-sort-value="Pallone, Frank" | [[File:Frank Pallone, Official Portrait, 113th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Frank Pallone]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Long Branch, New Jersey|Long Branch]])}}
+| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}
+| November 8, 1988
+| {{Shading PVI|D|8}}
+| [[File:New Jersey's 6th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|x200px]]
+|-
+! {{ushr|NJ|7|R}}
+| data-sort-value="Kean, Tom" | [[File:Rep. Tom Kean official photo, 118th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Thomas Kean Jr.]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Westfield, New Jersey|Westfield]])}}
+| {{party shading/Text/Republican}}
+| January 3, 2023
+| {{Shading PVI|R|1}}
+| [[File:New Jersey's 7th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|x200px]]
+|-
+! {{ushr|NJ|8|R}}
+| data-sort-value="Menendez, Rob" | [[File:Rep. Rob Menendez Jr. - 118th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Rob Menendez]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]])}}
+| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}
+| January 3, 2023
+| {{Shading PVI|D|22}}
+| [[File:New Jersey's 8th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|x200px]]
+|-
+! {{ushr|NJ|9|R}}
+| data-sort-value="Pou, Nellie" | [[File:Representative Nellie Pou Official Portrait.jpg |100px]]<br/>'''[[Nellie Pou]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[North Haledon, New Jersey|North Haledon]])}}
+| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}
+| January 3, 2025
+| {{Shading PVI|D|8}}
+| [[File:New Jersey's 9th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|x200px]]
+|-
+! {{ushr|NJ|10|R}}
+| data-sort-value="McIver, LaMonica" | [[File:LaMonica McIver 118th Congress portrait.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[LaMonica McIver]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]])}}
+| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}
+| September 18, 2024
+| {{Shading PVI|D|30}}
+| [[File:New Jersey's 10th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|x200px]]
+|-
+! {{ushr|NJ|11|R}}
+| data-sort-value="Sherrill, Mikie" | [[File:Mikie Sherrill, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Mikie Sherrill]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]])}}
+| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}
+| January 3, 2019
+| {{Shading PVI|D|6}}
+| [[File:New Jersey's 11th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|x200px]]
+|-
+! {{ushr|NJ|12|R}}
+| data-sort-value="Watson Coleman, Bonnie" | [[File:Bonnie Watson Coleman.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Bonnie Watson Coleman]]'''<br/>{{Small|([[Ewing Township, New Jersey|Ewing Township]])}}
+| {{party shading/Text/Democratic}}
+| January 3, 2015
+| {{Shading PVI|D|12}}
+| [[File:New Jersey's 12th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|x200px]]
+|-
+|}<section end="Current representatives"/>
 ==Historical district boundaries==
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 | [[File:United States Congressional Districts in New Jersey, 2003 – 2013.tif|450px]]
 |-
+! 2013–2023
-! Since 2013
 | [[File:United States Congressional Districts in New Jersey, since 2013.tif|450px]]
 |-
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 ==Obsolete districts==
-*[[New Jersey's 13th congressional district|13th district]], ''obsolete since [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]]''
+*[[New Jersey's 13th congressional district|13th district]], obsolete since the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]
-*[[New Jersey's 14th congressional district|14th district]], ''obsolete since [[United States Census, 1990|1990 census]]''
+*[[New Jersey's 14th congressional district|14th district]], obsolete since the [[1990 United States census|1990 census]]
-*[[New Jersey's 15th congressional district|15th district]], ''obsolete since [[United States Census, 1980|1980 census]]''
+*[[New Jersey's 15th congressional district|15th district]], obsolete since the [[1980 United States census|1980 census]]
-*[[New Jersey's at-large congressional district|At-large district]], ''obsolete since 1843''
+*[[New Jersey's at-large congressional district|At-large district]], obsolete since 1843
 ==See also==

v t e New Jersey's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌Cory Booker (D) ▌Andy Kim (D)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Donald Norcross (D) ▌Jeff Van Drew (R) ▌Herb Conaway (D) ▌Chris Smith (R) ▌Josh Gottheimer (D) ▌Frank Pallone (D) ▌Thomas Kean Jr. (R) ▌Rob Menendez (D) ▌Nellie Pou (D) ▌LaMonica McIver (D) ▌Mikie Sherrill (D) ▌Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)