New Jersey 6th Congressional District, New Jersey: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 460,9922024 5-year
- Median household income
- $114,4262024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 48.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 6, NJOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 103,695 | 97,871 | 207,905 | ||
| D | 121,828 | 89,132 | 212,437 | ||
| D | 101,242 | 76,749 | 185,338 | ||
| D | 99,690 | 67,370 | 169,310 | ||
| D | 103,346 | 76,085 | 181,418 | ||
| D | 89,763 | 77,742 | 169,006 | ||
| D | 84,586 | 57,225 | 147,842 | ||
| D | 78,814 | 49,632 | 145,612 | ||
| D | 69,139 | 63,265 | 159,411 | ||
| R | 62,768 | 82,237 | 146,752 | ||
| R | 55,765 | 90,017 | 147,057 | ||
| R | 51,369 | 69,306 | 132,773 | ||
| D | 64,689 | 64,095 | 131,212 | ||
| R | 46,416 | 81,087 | 129,991 | ||
| D | 53,615 | 53,514 | 119,857 | ||
| D | 77,422 | 35,761 | 113,677 | ||
| D | 57,785 | 47,006 | 105,009 | ||
| R | 31,755 | 54,451 | 86,579 | ||
| R | 34,840 | 41,828 | 77,709 | ||
| D | 30,270 | 28,833 | 61,329 | ||
| D | 30,453 | 26,384 | 57,527 | ||
| D | 33,448 | 24,974 | 58,501 | ||
| D | 31,588 | 20,076 | 52,016 | ||
| D | 24,515 | 19,804 | 45,358 | ||
| R | 18,227 | 23,325 | 41,708 | ||
| R | 9,096 | 19,654 | 31,117 | ||
| R | 6,823 | 16,618 | 23,995 | ||
| R | 5,794 | 6,711 | 12,674 | ||
| D | 4,909 | 2,536 | 10,749 | ||
| R | 4,722 | 6,604 | 11,548 | ||
| R | 4,297 | 5,877 | 10,477 | ||
| R | 4,306 | 5,478 | 10,040 | ||
| R | 3,683 | 5,498 | 9,536 | ||
| D | 4,687 | 3,733 | 8,658 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
12.5%
Irish
10.3%
German
6.1%
Polish
4.9%
English
3.1%
American
2.7%
French
0.5%
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: 40.3 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$114,426
Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 6$114,426
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
8.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)7.4%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
58.9%
speak English only
Spanish16.1%
Other Indo-European14.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander8.4%
Other languages2.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New Jersey 6th Congressional District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 3 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in New Jersey 6th Congressional District reached its widest at thirty-seven points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was three points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $114,426, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 460,992 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 6, New Jersey — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/3406/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 6, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 6, New Jersey voted Democratic by 2.8 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 207,905 votes cast, 103,695 went Democratic and 97,871 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 6, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, New Jersey as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 6, New Jersey last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, New Jersey voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Congressional District 6, New Jersey?
Congressional District 6, New Jersey has a population of 460,992 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 6, New Jersey?
Median household income in Congressional District 6, New Jersey is $114,426 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Congressional District 6, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.