New Jersey 7th Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Republican peak: R+11 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+1MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,006,7082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $122,3462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+4 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+11 in 2012MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
KEAN, Thomas
KEAN scores 0.20 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: MALINOWSKI, Tomaz (2021–2023), MALINOWSKI, Tomaz (2019–2021), LANCE, Leonard (2017–2019), LANCE, Leonard (2015–2017)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 7
TrumpR+1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 49.5% | 220,942 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 48.2% | 215,087 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.4% | 10,671 |
D+60R+60
6 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −8.1% |
| 2012 | −11.1% |
| 2016 | −5.7% |
| 2020 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | −1.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 215,087 | 220,942 | 446,700 | ||
| D | 235,336 | 217,919 | 457,791 | ||
| R | 175,242 | 197,286 | 388,082 | ||
| R | 154,915 | 193,736 | 348,651 | ||
| R | 173,624 | 204,769 | 383,505 |
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 53.6% | 44.0% | 4,031,795 |
| 2020 | D | 57.2% | 40.9% | 4,440,440 |
| 2018 | D | 54.0% | 42.8% | 3,169,310 |
| 2014 | D | 55.8% | 42.3% | 1,869,535 |
| 2012 | D | 58.9% | 39.4% | 3,376,649 |
| 2008 | D | 56.0% | 42.0% | 3,482,445 |
| 2006 | D | 53.4% | 44.3% | 2,250,070 |
| 2002 | D | 53.9% | 43.9% | 2,112,604 |
| 2000 | D | 50.1% | 47.1% | 3,015,662 |
| 1996 | D | 52.7% | 42.6% | 2,883,466 |
| 1994 | D | 50.3% | 47.0% | 2,054,887 |
| 1990 | D | 50.4% | 47.4% | 1,938,454 |
| 1988 | D | 53.6% | 45.2% | 2,987,634 |
| 1984 | D | 64.2% | 34.9% | 3,096,456 |
| 1982 | D | 50.9% | 47.8% | 2,193,945 |
| 1978 | D | 55.3% | 43.1% | 1,957,515 |
| 1976 | D | 60.7% | 38.0% | 2,771,390 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
14.7%
Irish
13.0%
German
10.7%
English
6.0%
Polish
5.4%
American
3.6%
French
0.7%
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: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$122,346
Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 7$122,346
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
6.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.1%
Working age (18–64)6.0%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.3%
speak English only
Spanish16.7%
Other Indo-European9.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.2%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New Jersey's 7th spans Somerset and parts of Morris and Essex counties, where a college-educated suburban electorate has shifted the district's presidential margins from safely red to competitive, landing at D+4.2 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of four points in 2020 and a Republican high of eleven points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was one point.
A population of 1,006,708, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $122,346 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 7, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 7, New Jersey voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 446,700 votes cast, 215,087 went Democratic and 220,942 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 7, New Jersey's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 7, 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 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 7, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Congressional District 7, New Jersey?
Congressional District 7, New Jersey has a population of 1,006,708 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, New Jersey?
Median household income in Congressional District 7, New Jersey is $122,346 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Congressional District 7, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, New Jersey from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.