New Jersey's 11th congressional district
| New Jersey's 11th congressional district | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 775,849[1] |
| Median household income | $134,648[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+6[2] |
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New Jersey's 11th congressional district is a suburban district in northern New Jersey.[3] The district includes portions of Essex, Morris, and Passaic Counties.[4] It is centered in Morris County.[5]
The 11th congressional district, along with the 12th, was created in 1913 based on the results of the 1910 census, and was centered in Essex County. The congressional seat was held by Democrats for almost 36 years under Hugh Joseph Addonizio[6] and Joseph Minish.[7] The 1980 redistricting shifted the focus of the district to the Republican-dominated Morris County. Republican Dean Gallo defeated 22-year incumbent Democrat Joseph Minish in 1984.[8] The district became one of the most reliably Republican districts in the Northeast.[9] It has traditionally leaned Republican but has shifted slightly more Democratic in recent years,[5] and has been represented by Democrat Mikie Sherrill since 2019.[10]
Since 2023, the 11th district lost all of its towns in Sussex County, and gained several new towns in Essex County, such as Millburn and Belleville, but otherwise still contains most of Morris County. The current version of the district is not nearly as competitive, and is significantly more Democratic.[11]
Counties and municipalities in the district
[edit]For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 46 municipalities.[12][4]
Essex County: (15)
- Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Fairfield, Glen Ridge, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair (part; also 10th; includes Upper Montclair), North Caldwell, Nutley, Roseland, South Orange, West Caldwell.
Morris County: (27)
- Boonton, Boonton Township, Butler, Chatham Borough, Chatham Township, Denville Township, Dover, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover Township, Harding Township, Jefferson Township, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Madison, Mendham Township (part; also 7th), Montville, Morris Plains, Morris Township, Morristown, Mountain Lakes, Parsippany–Troy Hills, Pequannock Township, Randolph, Riverdale, Rockaway, Rockaway Township and Victory Gardens.
Passaic County: (4)
- Little Falls, Totowa, Wayne (part; also 9th; includes Packanack Lake, William Paterson University of New Jersey, and part of Preakness), Woodland Park.
Recent statewide election results
[edit]- Results under current lines (since 2023)
| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | President | Clinton 53.8% - 43.0% |
| 2017 | Governor | Murphy 55.1% - 43.1% |
| 2018 | Senator | Menendez 52.7% - 44.5% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 57.8% - 41.0% |
| 2020 | Senator | Booker 57.3% - 41.4% |
| 2021 | Governor | Murphy 51.7% - 47.6% |
- Results under old lines
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Bush 54 - 43% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 58 - 42% |
| 2008 | President | McCain 54 - 45% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 52 - 47% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 48.8 - 47.9% |
| 2017 | Governor | Murphy 49.2 - 48.5% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 52.7 - 46% |
| 2020 | Senator | Booker 50.2 - 48.5% |
| 2021 | Governor | Ciattarelli 53.0 - 46.4%[13] |
Recent election results
[edit]2012 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent) | 182,239 | 58.8 | |
| Democratic | John Arvanites | 123,935 | 40.0 | |
| Independent | Barry Berlin | 3,725 | 1.2 | |
| Total votes | 309,899 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent) | 109,455 | 62.6 | |
| Democratic | Mark Dunec | 65,477 | 37.4 | |
| Total votes | 174,932 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent) | 194,299 | 58.0 | |
| Democratic | Joseph M. Wenzel | 130,162 | 38.9 | |
| Independent | Thomas Depasquale | 7,056 | 2.1 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Hetrick | 3,475 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 334,992 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018 election
[edit]In January 2018, 12-term incumbent Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen announced that he would not seek re-election; earlier, leading political observers had rated the district as a "toss-up" in the November 2018 election.[17] Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, was the Democratic nominee in 2018. Assemblyman Jay Webber of New Jersey's 26th Assembly District was the Republican nominee. Attorney Ryan Martinez was the Libertarian Party nominee.[18] On November 6, 2018, Sherrill prevailed by an unexpectedly large margin,[19] defeating Webber 56.8%-42.1%. The district shifted 33% towards the Democrats.[19]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mikie Sherrill | 183,684 | 56.8 | |
| Republican | Jay Webber | 136,322 | 42.1 | |
| Independent | Robert Crook | 2,182 | 0.7 | |
| Libertarian | Ryan Martinez | 1,386 | 0.4 | |
| Total votes | 323,574 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2020 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mikie Sherrill (incumbent) | 235,163 | 53.3 | |
| Republican | Rosemary Becchi | 206,013 | 46.7 | |
| Total votes | 441,176 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mikie Sherrill (incumbent) | 161,436 | 59.0 | |
| Republican | Paul DeGroot | 109,952 | 40.2 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Biasco | 2,276 | 0.8 | |
| Total votes | 273,664 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
List of members representing the district
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List".
- ^ "11th District Leans Red but Democrats Think Sherrill Can Flip It to Blue". NJ Spotlight. October 2, 2018.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Obernauer, Eric. "Democrats take 11th District as Sherrill wins". New Jersey Herald.
- ^ "ADDONIZIO, Hugh Joseph". Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Joseph G. Minish, Ex-New Jersey Congressman, Dies at 91". The New York Times. November 26, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "MINISH LOSES IN JERSEY IN CONGRESSIONAL RACE". The New York Times. November 7, 1984.
- ^ "NJ Election 2020: District 11". June 24, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ NJ.com, Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for (January 29, 2018). "Top NJ Republican Frelinghuysen retiring from Congress". nj.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "New Jersey Congressional Districts: 2022-2031" (PDF). New Jersey Redistricting Commission. December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ [1], New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2021. Accessed November 5, 2022.
- ^ Fox, Joey (November 23, 2021). "Ciattarelli won all five of New Jersey's competitive congressional districts". New Jersey Globe.
- ^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 6, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "2018 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ Almukhtar, Sarah; Bloch, Matthew; Lee, Jasmine C. (June 5, 2018). "New Jersey Primary Election Results" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b "New Jersey Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis". www.politico.com.
- ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "Official General Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present