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Congressional District 3·New Jersey

New Jersey 3rd Congressional District moved 6 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

A Philadelphia-suburb swing seat that has shifted notably rightward since 2020

2008 — 2024·5 elections
NJ
LatestD+8in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population885,9442024 ACS

New Jersey 3rd Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted D+8%. Democratic peak: D+14 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+8MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
885,9442024 5-year
Median household income
$111,4842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
63.8%2024 5-year
Black
13.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+14 in 2020MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
CONAWAY, Herbert C., Jr.Congress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.28 sits at approximately the 36th percentile.0-0.28−1 liberal+1 conservative
CONAWAY scores -0.28 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: KIM, Andy (2023–2025), KIM, Andy (2021–2023), KIM, Andy (2019–2021), MacARTHUR, Thomas Charles (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 3
HarrisD+8
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 3, NJA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 3, NJ, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Mercer County, NJ · D+34Monmouth County, NJ · R+11Burlington County, NJ · D+17
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic53.1%208,827
Donald TrumpRepublican45.0%177,001
OtherAll other candidates1.9%7,651
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +8.1% in 2024.+8.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+12.8%
2012+12.5%
2016+9.5%
2020+14.1%
2024+8.1%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+8.1%
208,827177,001393,479
D
+14.1%
248,350186,679438,523
D
+9.5%
195,596160,590369,134
D
+12.5%
197,106153,420350,526
D
+12.8%
206,435159,120370,059
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024D53.6%44.0%4,031,795
2020D57.2%40.9%4,440,440
2018D54.0%42.8%3,169,310
2014D55.8%42.3%1,869,535
2012D58.9%39.4%3,376,649
2008D56.0%42.0%3,482,445
2006D53.4%44.3%2,250,070
2002D53.9%43.9%2,112,604
2000D50.1%47.1%3,015,662
1996D52.7%42.6%2,883,466
1994D50.3%47.0%2,054,887
1990D50.4%47.4%1,938,454
1988D53.6%45.2%2,987,634
1984D64.2%34.9%3,096,456
1982D50.9%47.8%2,193,945
1978D55.3%43.1%1,957,515
1976D60.7%38.0%2,771,390

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
16.6%
Italian
16.1%
German
11.7%
English
7.5%
Polish
5.4%
American
3.3%
Scottish
1.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.3%
75–84
3.1%
4.9%
65–74
5.6%
7.1%
55–64
7.4%
6.6%
45–54
6.6%
6.5%
35–44
6.4%
6.2%
25–34
6.0%
4.3%
18–24
4.1%
8.1%
5–17
7.7%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$111,484
Congressional District 3 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 3$111,484
New Jersey$103,556
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.1%
Working age (18–64)6.6%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.4%
speak English only
Spanish8.6%
Other Indo-European6.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.6%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
29.5%
Non-Christian
4.0%
Other Christian
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.7%
Methodist
2.2%
Baptist
1.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering Burlington and Ocean counties, NJ-3 blends Philadelphia exurbs with Jersey Shore communities. The district moved roughly 8 points toward Republicans between 2020 and 2024, reflecting broader shifts among working-class and suburban voters in the region.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fourteen points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eight points.

A population of 885,944, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $111,484 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 3, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 3, New Jersey voted Democratic by 8.1 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 393,479 votes cast, 208,827 went Democratic and 177,001 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 3, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 3, New Jersey in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 3, New Jersey?
Congressional District 3, New Jersey has a population of 885,944 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 3, New Jersey?
Median household income in Congressional District 3, New Jersey is $111,484 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Congressional District 3, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 3, New Jersey from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.