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      Home›New Jersey›NJ-06

      New Jersey's 6th Congressional District

      D+15.7
      ↓ R+0.7 vs 2022· New Jersey · Latest: 2024

      Safe Democratic — flipped 1 time in 25 elections

      Population780K

      Current Representative

      DEMFrank Pallone, Jr.Elected 2024

      118th Congress boundaries — Historical results before 2022 were contested under prior district lines.

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      Key Insights

      • Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
      • Swung 12.8 points toward Republican between 2020 and 2024

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      Who lives in New Jersey's 6th Congressional District? 780,307 residents as of the 2020 Census.

      Demographics

      NJ-06 vs New Jersey vs National

      Population

      Total Population
      780K
      State: 9.3M National: 334.9M
      Share of US Population
      0.23%
      National: 100%
      Voting Age Population
      76.1%
      State: 76.4% National: 75.7%

      Language at Home

      Non-English at Home
      41.3%
      State: 33.1% National: 22.2%
      English Only
      58.7%
      State: 66.9% National: 77.8%

      Economic

      Median Household Income
      $105,178
      State: $104,663 National: $83,960
      Poverty Rate
      9.7%
      State: 9.7% National: 12.5%
      College Degree
      42.6%
      State: 43.5% National: 35.6%
      Homeownership
      59.4%
      State: 63.8% National: 65.2%

      Age & Other

      Median Age
      38.7 yrs
      State: 40.3 yrs National: 39.1 yrs
      Age 18-29
      17.1%
      State: 14.6% National: 15.7%
      Age 65+
      15.5%
      State: 17.2% National: 17.0%
      Foreign Born
      30.3%
      State: 23.9% National: 14.1%

      Who Lives Here

      NJ-06 — Census ACS 2024

      White (Non-Hispanic) 41.8%Hispanic 25.0%Asian 18.1%Black 11.7%Multiracial 1.9%Native American 1.4%
      GroupNJ-06StateNational
      ▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)
      41.8%50.9%57.4%
      ▶Hispanic / Latino(20)
      25.0%22.5%19.3%
      ▶Asian(6)
      18.1%10.1%6.0%
      ▶Black(13)
      11.7%12.8%12.2%
      ▶Middle Eastern / North African(10)
      2.3%—0.9%
      Multiracial / Other
      1.9%3.1%4.0%
      ▶Native American / Alaska Native(1)
      1.4%0.6%0.9%

      Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

      Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

      MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

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