New Jersey Congressional District 08

Congressional District Profile

Overview

District ID
NJ-08
State
New Jersey
District Number
08
Total Candidates
92
Election Cycles
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1986, 1984, 1982, 1980

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Voters

Registered Voters
426,754
Active Voters
375,734 (88.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic218,18051.1%
Republican54,67812.8%
Unaffiliated148,68334.8%
Other parties5,2131.2%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026164,750 (38.6%)68,885 (16.1%)9,917 (2.3%)
2023–2024226,021 (53.0%)56,145 (13.2%)8,714 (2.0%)
2021–2022133,765 (31.3%)43,138 (10.1%)6,471 (1.5%)
2019–2020221,423 (51.9%)66,339 (15.5%)8,172 (1.9%)
2017–2018153,514 (36.0%)48,675 (11.4%)6,453 (1.5%)
2015–2016169,054 (39.6%)56,441 (13.2%)8,323 (2.0%)
2013–201490,415 (21.2%)40,207 (9.4%)6,254 (1.5%)
2011–2012125,668 (29.4%)25,456 (6.0%)4,126 (1.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/02/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Citizen Population
567,003
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
428,645

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic292,85351.6%
Hispanic274,14848.4%
White176,92331.2%
Black57,02710.1%
Asian44,9197.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native7090.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3400.1%
Two or More Races1,6250.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic236,32955.1%
Hispanic192,31544.9%
White149,38234.8%
Black48,06011.2%
Asian36,4638.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,7600.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2570.1%
Two or More Races1,1950.3%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation.

Candidates