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1876–2024
Congressional District 4·New Jersey

New Jersey 4th Congressional District has voted Republican in six straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NJ
Latest
R+25
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
708,798
2024 ACS

New Jersey 4th Congressional District, New Jersey: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+25%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+25MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
708,7982024 5-year
Median household income
$104,2702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.6%2024 5-year
Black
4.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+27 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+46 in 1956MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 0 D · 2 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−25.3%
138,134234,060378,919
R
−17.4%
158,108225,480386,385
R
−22.5%
117,574189,503320,026
R
−11.9%
125,705160,262289,669
R
−11.8%
137,479174,934316,158
R
−16.1%
124,116172,265299,064
D
+1.3%
124,520121,289256,436
D
+6.8%
114,50897,992241,926
R
−7.9%
94,081114,396258,138
R
−27.5%
82,620146,010230,395
R
−36.6%
68,406148,271218,189
R
−28.0%
62,158117,068196,266
R
−13.0%
76,17899,417178,870
R
−38.8%
46,230106,144154,526
R
−13.9%
48,65766,248126,772
D
+20.0%
66,62044,313111,633
R
−16.1%
41,05556,83698,227
R
−45.9%
20,59155,77876,688
R
−36.6%
22,25648,08970,536
R
−31.2%
17,85534,59753,605
R
−19.8%
20,60030,80651,451
R
−17.0%
22,00131,00353,054
R
−4.1%
23,90225,94850,150
R
−9.2%
20,71425,00246,473
R
−35.5%
13,82229,11743,029
R
−40.3%
8,40621,11131,526
R
−40.7%
7,23117,39324,972
R
−9.0%
6,1767,41513,739
D
+27.4%
5,6162,25112,276
R
−19.2%
5,2267,78213,312
R
−16.3%
5,1747,25912,826
R
−16.3%
4,7766,71511,908
R
−23.6%
4,2086,95611,654
R
−0.6%
5,0715,13510,590
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
20.7%
Irish
18.0%
German
11.5%
Polish
6.5%
English
6.2%
American
6.1%
Scottish
1.2%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.9%
2.9%
75–84
3.6%
5.5%
65–74
6.4%
6.9%
55–64
7.3%
5.7%
45–54
5.9%
5.5%
35–44
5.5%
5.6%
25–34
5.5%
3.9%
18–24
3.8%
8.6%
5–17
8.3%
3.3%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$104,270
Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 4$104,270
New Jersey$103,556
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)7.4%
Seniors (65+)9.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.7%
speak English only
Spanish6.8%
Other Indo-European5.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
32.4%
Non-Christian
7.3%
Other Christian
2.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Methodist
1.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.8%
Baptist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

New Jersey 4th Congressional District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in New Jersey 4th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-six points in 1956. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $104,270, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 708,798 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Congressional District 4, New Jersey — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/3404/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 4, New Jersey voted Republican by 25.3 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 378,919 votes cast, 138,134 went Democratic and 234,060 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 4, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, New Jersey as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 4, New Jersey last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, New Jersey voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Congressional District 4, New Jersey?
Congressional District 4, New Jersey has a population of 708,798 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, New Jersey?
Median household income in Congressional District 4, New Jersey is $104,270 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Congressional District 4, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.