House districts / New Jersey
New Jersey's 5th congressional district
NJ-5. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Josh Gottheimer Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $5.8mSpent $13.0m · Cash $13.5m
- Sean Joseph Kirrane Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $104kSpent $104k · Cash $196
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 49.8% | Trump 48.3% | 1.9% | D+1.5 |
| 2020 | Biden 55.6% | Trump 43.2% | 1.3% | D+12.4 |
| 2016 | Clinton 52.2% | Trump 44.5% | 3.3% | D+7.7 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 778,374 | |
| Adults (18+) | 613,283 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 90.2% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 16.4% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 22.9% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 36.3% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 24.4% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 57.0% | 57.4% |
| Black | 5.3% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 17.4% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 16.4% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.0% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 55.0% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $132,937 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Josh Gottheimer Democrat | 54.6% | Mary Jo Guinchard Republican others 2.2% | 43.3% | D+11.3 |
| 2022 | Josh Gottheimer Democrat | 54.7% | Frank T. Pallotta Republican others 0.9% | 44.3% | D+10.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 13 to 12 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Josh Gottheimer Democrat | 53.1% | Frank T. Pallotta Republican others 1.2% | 45.6% | D+7.5 |
| 2018 | Josh Gottheimer Democrat | 56.2% | John J. McCann, Jr. Republican others 1.3% | 42.5% | D+13.7 |
| 2016 | Joshua S. Gottheimer Democrat | 51.1% | Scott Garrett Republican others 2.2% | 46.7% | D+4.4 |
| 2014 | Scott Garrett Republican | 55.4% | Roy Cho Democrat others 1.3% | 43.3% | R+12.1 |
| 2012 | Scott Garrett Republican | 55.0% | Adam Gussen Democrat others 2.2% | 42.7% | R+12.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Scott Garrett Republican | 64.9% | Tod Theise Democrat others 2.3% | 32.8% | R+32.1 |
| 2008 | Scott Garrett Republican | 55.9% | Dennis Shulman Democrat others 1.7% | 42.4% | R+13.5 |
| 2006 | Scott Garrett Republican | 54.9% | Paul Aronsohn Democrat others 1.3% | 43.8% | R+11.1 |
| 2004 | Scott Garrett Republican | 57.6% | Dorothea Anne Wolfe Democrat others 1.3% | 41.1% | R+16.5 |
| 2002 | Scott Garrett Republican | 59.5% | Anne Sumers Democrat others 2.2% | 38.3% | R+21.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 14 to 13 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Marge Roukema Republican | 65.4% | Linda A. Mercurio Democrat others 4.2% | 30.4% | R+34.9 |
| 1998 | Marge Roukema Republican | 63.7% | Mike Scheider Democrat others 3.0% | 33.3% | R+30.5 |
| 1996 | Marge Roukema Republican | 71.3% | Bill Auer Democrat others 4.0% | 24.8% | R+46.5 |
| 1994 | Marge Roukema Republican | 74.2% | Bill Auer Democrat others 3.9% | 21.9% | R+52.4 |
| 1992 | Marge Roukema Republican | 71.5% | Frank R. Lucas Democrat others 3.9% | 24.6% | R+46.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 15 to 14 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Marge Roukema Republican | 75.7% | Lawrence Wayne Olsen Democrat others 1.9% | 22.4% | R+53.2 |
| 1988 | Marge Roukema Republican | 75.7% | Lee Monaco Democrat others 0.7% | 23.6% | R+52.0 |
| 1986 | Marge Roukema Republican | 68.0% | H. Vernon Jolley Democrat | 32.0% | R+36.0 |
| 1984 | Marge Roukema Republican | 71.2% | Rose Brunetto Democrat | 28.8% | R+42.3 |
| 1982 | Marge Roukema Republican | 65.3% | Fritz Cammerzell Democrat others 1.2% | 33.5% | R+31.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Millicent Fenwick Republican | 77.5% | Kieran E. Pillion Jr. Democrat others 2.0% | 20.5% | R+57.0 |
| 1978 | Millicent H. Fenwick Republican | 72.5% | John T. Fahy Democrat | 27.4% | R+45.1 |
| 1976 | Millicent II. Fenwick Republican | 66.9% | Frank R. Nero Democrat others 1.8% | 31.3% | R+35.5 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits