New Jersey 8th Congressional District, New Jersey: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+29%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+29MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 627,2062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $92,3512024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 32.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 39.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+27 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 8, 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 | 132,485 | 72,175 | 210,985 | ||
| D | 163,635 | 60,465 | 225,234 | ||
| D | 147,035 | 46,469 | 200,346 | ||
| D | 138,159 | 41,769 | 181,873 | ||
| D | 139,256 | 52,811 | 193,687 | ||
| D | 115,671 | 57,505 | 174,530 | ||
| D | 107,278 | 42,928 | 155,097 | ||
| D | 104,830 | 38,563 | 154,338 | ||
| D | 90,899 | 62,621 | 171,503 | ||
| D | 89,450 | 79,541 | 170,845 | ||
| R | 87,107 | 103,943 | 192,253 | ||
| D | 86,010 | 84,672 | 182,664 | ||
| D | 104,650 | 87,179 | 195,510 | ||
| R | 81,799 | 124,365 | 208,991 | ||
| D | 111,836 | 85,597 | 221,840 | ||
| D | 176,850 | 65,490 | 244,415 | ||
| D | 150,435 | 104,753 | 257,623 | ||
| R | 92,075 | 160,985 | 258,445 | ||
| R | 134,091 | 135,654 | 276,969 | ||
| D | 146,979 | 98,334 | 254,874 | ||
| D | 155,004 | 103,094 | 259,203 | ||
| D | 165,708 | 95,592 | 262,228 | ||
| D | 184,635 | 60,666 | 247,161 | ||
| D | 145,264 | 63,348 | 213,394 | ||
| D | 120,138 | 88,085 | 209,133 | ||
| R | 69,254 | 70,085 | 157,225 | ||
| R | 48,438 | 83,418 | 137,110 | ||
| R | 34,998 | 35,149 | 71,871 | ||
| D | 31,546 | 7,758 | 62,288 | ||
| R | 30,992 | 34,635 | 68,960 | ||
| R | 29,578 | 30,443 | 63,126 | ||
| D | 29,484 | 26,908 | 58,253 | ||
| R | 21,932 | 27,605 | 51,435 | ||
| D | 25,645 | 19,076 | 45,457 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Italian
7.2%
Irish
6.1%
German
3.5%
Polish
2.6%
American
2.5%
English
1.9%
French
0.6%
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: 36.3 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
$92,351
Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 8$92,351
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
14.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.7%
Working age (18–64)12.5%
Seniors (65+)19.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
45.7%
speak English only
Spanish32.2%
Other Indo-European11.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander7.1%
Other languages3.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New Jersey 8th Congressional District is a political anchor of the Mid-Atlantic. Its population of 627,206 and its concentration of urban, diverse, and college-educated voters have made it a Democratic stronghold for decades running.
The Democratic margin in New Jersey 8th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at fifty-three points in 2012; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $92,351, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 8, New Jersey vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 8, New Jersey voted Democratic by 28.6 points (D+29), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 210,985 votes cast, 132,485 went Democratic and 72,175 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 8, New Jersey's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, New Jersey as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 8, New Jersey last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, New Jersey voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Congressional District 8, New Jersey?
Congressional District 8, New Jersey has a population of 627,206 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, New Jersey?
Median household income in Congressional District 8, New Jersey is $92,351 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.
What is the political history of Congressional District 8, New Jersey?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.