New Jersey's 1st congressional district

New Jersey's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

"NJ 1" redirects here. NJ 1 may also refer to New Jersey Route 1.

New Jersey's 1st congressional district
District map as of 2013
Representative	Donald Norcross D–Camden
Distribution	98.2% urban 1.8% rural
Population (2017)	729,675[1]
Median income	$69,804[1]
Ethnicity	68.7% white 16.9% black 14.1% Hispanic 5.5% Asian 5.5% other 0.2% Native American
Cook PVI	D+13[2]

NJ-01 is one of the most reliably Democratic districts in New Jersey, as it is mainly made up of Democratic-dominated Camden County, New Jersey.

The district from 2003 to 2013

The district has been represented by Democrat Donald Norcross since 2014.

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 United States Census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 52 municipalities:[3]

Burlington County (2 municipalities)

Maple Shade Township, Palmyra

Camden County (36 municipalities)

Audubon, Audubon Park, Barrington, Bellmawr, Berlin, Berlin Township, Brooklawn, Camden, Cherry Hill Township, Chesilhurst, Clementon, Collingswood, Gibbsboro, Gloucester City, Gloucester Township, Haddon Heights, Haddon Township, Haddonfield, Hi-Nella, Laurel Springs, Lawnside, Lindenwold, Magnolia, Merchantville, Mount Ephraim, Oaklyn, Pennsauken Township, Pine Hill, Pine Valley, Runnemede, Somerdale, Stratford, Tavistock, Voorhees Township, Winslow Township, Woodlynne

Gloucester County (14 municipalities)

Deptford Township, East Greenwich Township (part, remainder in 2nd district), Glassboro, Greenwich Township, Logan Township, Monroe Township, National Park, Paulsboro, Washington Township, Wenonah, West Deptford Township, Westville, Woodbury Heights, Woodbury

Recent election results in statewide races

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 63 – 34%
2004	President	Kerry 61 – 39%
2008	President	Obama 65 – 34%
2012	President	Obama 65 – 34%
2016	President	Clinton 61 – 36%

List of members representing the district

1789–1813: One seat

Member (Residence)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
Seats had been elected at-large until 1799.
John Condit (Orange: Bergen, Essex, and Middlesex Counties)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801	6th	[data unknown/missing]
All seats elected at-large after 1801.

1813–1815: Two seats

From 1813 to 1815, two seats were apportioned, elected at-large on a general ticket.

Cong ress	Years	Seat A				Seat B
		Member (Residence)	Party	Electoral history		Member (Residence)	Party	Electoral history
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Lewis Condict (Morristown: Bergen, Essex, Morris, and Sussex Counties)	Democratic-Republican	[data unknown/missing]		Thomas Ward (Newark)	Democratic-Republican	[data unknown/missing]

All seats elected at-large starting in 1815.

1843–present: One seat

Member (Residence)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Counties/Towns
Seats had been elected at-large until 1843.
Lucius Q.C. Elmer (Bridgeton)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	[data unknown/missing]	Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem
James G. Hampton (Bridgeton)	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	29th 30th	[data unknown/missing]	Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem
Andrew K. Hay (Winslow)	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	[data unknown/missing]
Nathan T. Stratton (Mulica Hill)	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	32nd 33rd	[data unknown/missing]
Isaiah D. Clawson (Woodstown)	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th 35th	[data unknown/missing]
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
John T. Nixon (Bridgeton)	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	36th 37th	[data unknown/missing]
John F. Starr (Camden)	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	38th 39th	[data unknown/missing]
William Moore ([data unknown/missing])	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871	40th 41st	[data unknown/missing]
John W. Hazelton ([data unknown/missing])	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	42nd 43rd	[data unknown/missing]
					1873–1893: Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem
Clement H. Sinnickson ([data unknown/missing])	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	44th 45th	[data unknown/missing]
George M. Robeson ([data unknown/missing])	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	[data unknown/missing]
Thomas M. Ferrell ([data unknown/missing])	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	[data unknown/missing]
George Hires ([data unknown/missing])	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	[data unknown/missing]
Christopher A. Bergen ([data unknown/missing])	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	51st 52nd	[data unknown/missing]
Henry C. Loudenslager ([data unknown/missing])	Republican	March 4, 1893 – August 12, 1911	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd	[data unknown/missing] Died.	Camden, Gloucester, and Salem
Vacant		August 12, 1911 – November 7, 1911	62nd
William J. Browning ([data unknown/missing])	Republican	November 7, 1911 – March 24, 1920	62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th	Elected to finish Loudenslager's term. Died.
Vacant		March 24, 1920 – November 2, 1920	66th
Francis F. Patterson ([data unknown/missing])	Republican	November 2, 1920 – March 3, 1927	66th 67th 68th 69th	Elected to finish Browning's term. [data unknown/missing]
Charles A. Wolverton ([data unknown/missing])	Republican	March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1959	70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th	[data unknown/missing]
William T. Cahill ([data unknown/missing])	Republican	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1967	86th 87th 88th 89th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 6th district.
John E. Hunt ([data unknown/missing])	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	[data unknown/missing]	1967–1973 Gloucester and parts of Camden County
					1973–1985 Gloucester and parts of Camden County
James Florio ([data unknown/missing])	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 16, 1990	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become Governor of New Jersey.
					1985–1993 Parts of Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester
Vacant		January 16, 1990 – November 6, 1990	101st
Rob Andrews ([data unknown/missing])	Democratic	November 6, 1990 – February 18, 2014	101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th	Elected to finish Florio's term. Resigned.
					1993–2003 Parts of Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester
					2003–2013 Parts of Burlington (Maple Shade and Palmyra), Camden, and Gloucester
					2013–present Parts of Burlington (Maple Shade and Palmyra), Camden, and Gloucester
Vacant		February 18, 2014 – November 12, 2014	113th
Donald Norcross (Camden)	Democratic	November 12, 2014 – present	113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected to finish Andrews's term.

References

1. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
3. Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed September 29, 2013.

Sources

• 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