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The New Jersey Congressional District 08 is made of 13 municipalities across 3 counties.

Essex: Newark(partial),
Hudson: Bayonne, East Newark, Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City(partial), Kearny(partial), North Bergen, Union City, Weehawken, West New York,
Union: Elizabeth City,

Congressional District CD08 overlaps part of Legislative Districts 28 31 29 33 03 32 20


Voter Registrations
AffiliationNov 2018ChangeNov 2019ChangeNov 2020ChangeNov 2021ChangeMar 2022ChangeApr 2022ChangeNov 2022ChangeJan 2023ChangeMay 2023
Dem211,34610,107221,45315,590237,0432,023239,066-1,043238,023-21,487216,536756217,292115217,407-701216,706
Rep34,9353,22338,1584,51642,6743,28345,95746746,424-4,84141,5831,13342,71628743,00351743,520
Una140,5124,544145,0568,945154,001-3,929150,0722,435152,507-21,687130,8204,853135,6731,436137,1091,605138,714
Oth3,5202,3975,9176046,521-606,461-486,413-4575,956-775,879-85,871-625,809
Total390,31320,271410,58429,655440,2391,317441,5561,811443,367-48,472394,8956,665401,5601,830403,3901,359404,749
Margin176,4116,884183,29511,074194,3691,260193,1091,510191,59916,646174,953377174,576172174,4041,218173,186
Source: NJ State Voter Registrations By Congressional District

Note: Between March and April 2022 the State switched to count registered voters with the 2021 Redistricting district boundaries



Previous Elections Results
YearElectionRegistered VotersBallots CastTurnoutDem VotesDem Votes %Rep VotesRep Votes %Dem CandidateRep CandidateMarginMargin %
2022US House959,323225,09323.46 %111,52049.54 %30,77513.67 %Robert J. MenendezMarcos Arroyo

80,745

35.87%

2021NJ Senate964,586247,17025.62 %119,50448.35 %22,3969.06 %Ronald L RiceFrank Contella

97,108

39.29%

2021Assembly 1964,586247,17025.62 %113,81646.05 %24,3649.86 %Cleopatra G TuckerMonique Headen

89,452

36.19%

2021Assembly 2964,586247,17025.62 %111,85345.25 %23,4869.50 %Ralph R CaputoAnthony D'Angelo

88,367

35.75%

2020President629,963362,52357.55 %269,46174.33 %81,56122.50 %Joe BidenDonald Trump

187,900

51.83%

2020US Senate629,963362,52357.55 %264,21072.88 %67,87818.72 %Cory BookerRikin Mehta

196,332

54.16%

2020US House1,027,967584,92856.90 %258,37244.17 %68,99411.80 %Donald M. Payne Jr.Jennifer Zinone

189,378

32.37%

2019Assembly 1895,686147,46516.46 %110,44974.90 %17,63811.96 %Cleopatra TuckerJoy Bembry-

92,811

62.94%

2019Assembly 2895,686147,46516.46 %104,51470.87 %16,69711.32 %RalphR. CaputoAntonio Pires

87,817

59.55%

2018US Senate558,413253,28545.36 %199,05178.59 %42,04716.60 %Bob MenendezBob Hugin

157,004

61.99%

2018US House909,506405,27044.56 %174,90943.16 %32,1727.94 %Albio SiresJohn R. Muniz

142,737

35.22%

2017Governor674,001198,68029.48 %196,87199.09 %27,91614.05 %Philip MurphyKim Guadagno

168,955

85.04%

2017NJ Senate811,030243,43530.02 %180,70874.23 %21,2558.73 %M. Teresa RuizMaria E. Lopez

159,453

65.50%

2017Assembly 1811,030243,43530.02 %164,60767.62 %22,8309.38 %Eliana Pintor MarinJeannette Veras

141,777

58.24%

2017Assembly 2811,030243,43530.02 %165,56068.01 %13,3915.50 %Shanique SpeightCharles G. Hood

152,169

62.51%

2016President556,686329,00659.10 %257,50378.27 %57,09617.35 %Hillary ClintonDonald Trump

200,407

60.92%

2016US House911,096529,30558.10 %201,73238.11 %38,1057.20 %Donald M. Payne Jr.David H. Pinckney

163,627

30.91%

2015Assembly 1778,23898,42812.65 %56,04756.94 %13,54613.76 %CleopatraG. TuckerDarnelC. Henry

42,501

43.18%

2015Assembly 2778,23898,42812.65 %54,01054.87 %11,31411.49 %RalphR. CaputoDavidH. Pinckney

42,696

43.38%

2014US Senate511,112135,34326.48 %104,09276.91 %19,41914.35 %Cory BookerJeff Bell

84,673

62.56%

2014US House837,086212,45425.38 %92,54643.56 %17,3788.18 %Albio SiresJude Anthony Tiscornia

75,168

35.38%

2013Governor539,947152,29828.21 %88,49158.10 %51,17533.60 %Barbara BuonoChris Christie

37,316

24.50%

2012President526,208304,55657.88 %251,79382.68 %48,77516.02 %Barack ObamaMitt Romney

203,018

66.66%

2012US Senate526,208304,55657.88 %37,28912.24 %227,22574.61 %Bob MenendezJoe Kyrillos

189,936

62.37%

2012US House856,489493,62257.63 %205,22341.57 %35,7667.25 %Donald Payne Jr.Brian Kelemen

169,457

34.32%

Source: State and Counties elections results reports
The results before 2022 are based on the current district composition, not at the time of the elections





Counties


The "County Relevance" chart shows how the different counties within NJ08 contribute to the 2022 district electoral results (for Congress).

County Relevance
CountyRegistered VotersTurnoutDem VotesRep Votes
Essex323,26053,20223,0202,367
Hudson571,613159,45180,33025,048
Union64,45012,4408,1703,360