New Jersey's 11th congressional district
New Jersey's 11th congressional district | |||
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Interactive map of district boundaries, with Essex County highlighted in red | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 717,657[1] | ||
Median household income | $120,847[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | EVEN[2] |
New Jersey's 11th congressional district is a suburban district in northern New Jersey.[3] The district includes portions of Essex, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex Counties;[4] it is centered in Morris County.[5] It is one of the ten most affluent congressional districts in the United States.[6] It has traditionally leaned Republican but has shifted more Democratic in recent years,[5] and has been represented by Democrat Mikie Sherrill since 2019.[7]
On December 22nd, 2021, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission adopted a new congressional map that will take effect in January 2023 for the following decade. In this map, the 11th district will lose all of its towns in Sussex County, and gain several new towns in Essex County, such as Millburn and Belleville, but will otherwise still contain most of Morris County. The new version will no longer be nearly as competitive, and will be significantly more Democratic.[8]
Counties and municipalities in the district[edit]
For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), the district contains all or portions of four counties and 54 municipalities.[9][4]
- Bloomfield (part; also 10th), Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Livingston, Montclair (part; also 10th), North Caldwell, Nutley, Roseland, Verona, West Caldwell, West Orange (part; also 10th).
- Boonton Town, Boonton Township, Butler, Chatham Borough, Chatham Township, Denville, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Jefferson Township, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Madison, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Montville, Morris Plains, Morris Township, Morristown Town, Mountain Lakes, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Pequannock, Randolph Township, Riverdale, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township and Victory Gardens.
History[edit]
The 11th congressional district (together with the 12th) was created in 1913 based on the results of the 1910 United States Census.[citation needed]
Prior to a redistricting in the early 1980s, the 11th congressional district was centered in Essex County.[citation needed] The congressional seat was held by Democrats for almost 36 years under Hugh Joseph Addonizio[10] and Joseph Minish.[11] The early 1980s redistricting, conducted under a Republican-dominated legislature, shifted the focus of the district to the Republican-dominated Morris County.[citation needed] In 1984, Republican Dean Gallo defeated 22-year incumbent Democrat Joseph Minish.[12] The district became one of the most reliably Republican districts in the Northeast.[13]
2012 election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | % | |
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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 | % | |
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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. Assemblymember 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; this was the largest partisan swing of any congressional district in the nation in 2018.[19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | % | |
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Democratic | Mikie Sherrill (incumbent) | 235,163 | 53.3 | |
Republican | Rosemary Becchi | 206,013 | 46.7 | |
Total votes | 441,176 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Recent national election results[edit]
Year | Office | Results |
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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% |
2020 | President | Biden 52.7 - 46% |
2020 | Senator | Booker 50.2 - 48.5% |
List of members representing the district[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ "11th District Leans Red but Democrats Think Sherrill Can Flip It to Blue". NJ Spotlight. October 2, 2018.
- ^ a b [1][dead link]
- ^ a b Obernauer, Eric. "Democrats take 11th District as Sherrill wins". New Jersey Herald.
- ^ "After the Midterms, One Party Controls All the Wealthiest Congressional Districts". finance.yahoo.com.
- ^ NJ.com, Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for (January 29, 2018). "Top NJ Republican Frelinghuysen retiring from Congress". nj.
- ^ "New Jersey Congressional Districts: 2022-2031" (PDF). New Jersey Redistricting Commission. December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed November 6, 2016.
- ^ "ADDONIZIO, Hugh Joseph". Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Joseph G. Minish, Ex-New Jersey Congressman, Dies at 91". November 26, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "MINISH LOSES IN JERSEY IN CONGRESSIONAL RACE". November 7, 1984.
- ^ "NJ Election 2020: District 11". June 24, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "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