New Jersey's 4th congressional district
New Jersey's 4th congressional district elects one member of the United States House of Representatives by the first-past-the-post voting method. It has been represented by Republican Chris Smith since 1981. With a Cook PVI rating of R+8, it is the most Republican-leaning district in New Jersey, and is considered one of the most conservative congressional districts in the Northeast.
New Jersey's 4th congressional district | |||
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District map as of 2013 | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2017) | 756,825 | ||
Median income | $86,365[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+8[2] |
Counties and municipalities in the district
For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 Census), the Fourth Congressional District of New Jersey includes 43 municipalities in parts of Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties.
Municipalities in the district are:[3][4]
Mercer County (2 municipalities)
Monmouth County (34)
- Allentown Borough, Avon-By-The-Sea Borough, Belmar Borough, Bradley Beach Borough, Brielle Borough, Colts Neck Township, Eatontown Borough, Englishtown Borough, Fair Haven Borough, Farmingdale Borough, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Holmdel Township, Howell Township, Lake Como Borough, Little Silver Borough, Manalapan Township, Manasquan Borough, Middletown Township (part), Millstone Township, Neptune City, Neptune Township, Ocean Township, Red Bank Borough, Roosevelt Borough, Rumson Borough, Sea Girt Borough, Shrewsbury Borough, Shrewsbury Township, Spring Lake Borough, Spring Lake Heights Borough, Tinton Falls Borough, Upper Freehold Township and Wall Township
Ocean County (7)
Voting
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2016 | President | Trump 56 - 41% |
2012 | President | Romney 54 - 45% |
2008 | President | McCain 52 - 47% |
2004 | President | Bush 56 - 44% |
2000 | President | Gore 50 - 46% |
List of members representing the district
Member | District home | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral History | Counties/Towns |
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District organized from New Jersey's at-large congressional district | ||||||
James H. Imlay | Allentown | Federalist | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
6th | [data unknown/missing] | Burlington and Monmouth |
District organized to New Jersey's at-large congressional district | ||||||
District organized from New Jersey's at-large congressional district | ||||||
Littleton Kirkpatrick | New Brunswick | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | [data unknown/missing] | Middlesex, Morris, and Somerset |
Joseph E. Edsall | Hamburg | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | [data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
Morris, Sussex, and Warren |
John Van Dyke | New Brunswick | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
30th 31st |
[data unknown/missing] | Middlesex, Morris, and Somerset |
George H. Brown | Somerville | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | [data unknown/missing] | |
George Vail |
Morristown | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 |
33rd 34th |
[data unknown/missing] | Bergen, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex |
John Huyler |
Hackensack | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | [data unknown/missing] | |
Jetur R. Riggs | Paterson | Anti-Lecompton Democratic | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | [data unknown/missing] | |
George T. Cobb |
Morristown | Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | [data unknown/missing] | |
Andrew J. Rogers |
Newton | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 |
38th 39th |
[data unknown/missing] | Bergen, Essex (except Newark), Morris, Passaic, and Sussex |
John Hill |
Boonton | Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 |
40th 41st 42nd |
[data unknown/missing] | |
Robert Hamilton |
Newton | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
43rd 44th |
[data unknown/missing] | Hunterdon, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren |
Alvah A. Clark |
[data unknown/missing] | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
45th 46th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
Henry S. Harris |
[data unknown/missing] | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | [data unknown/missing] | |
Benjamin F. Howey |
[data unknown/missing] | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | [data unknown/missing] | |
James N. Pidcock |
[data unknown/missing] | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
49th 50th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
Samuel Fowler | [data unknown/missing] | Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
51st 52nd |
[data unknown/missing] | |
Johnston Cornish |
[data unknown/missing] | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | [data unknown/missing] | Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, and Warren |
Mahlon Pitney |
[data unknown/missing] | Republican | March 4, 1895 – January 10, 1899 |
54th 55th |
[data unknown/missing] Resigned on election to New Jersey State Senate | |
Vacant | January 10, 1899 – March 3, 1899 | |||||
Joshua S. Salmon |
[data unknown/missing] | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – May 6, 1902 |
56th 57th |
[data unknown/missing] Died. | |
Vacant | May 6, 1902 – June 18, 1902 | |||||
De Witt C. Flanagan |
[data unknown/missing] | Democratic | June 18, 1902 – March 3, 1903 |
57th | [data unknown/missing] | |
William M. Lanning |
[data unknown/missing] | Republican | March 4, 1903 – June 6, 1904 |
58th | [data unknown/missing] Resigned on appointment as district judge of 3rd circuit |
Hunterdon, Mercer, and Somerset |
Vacant | June 6, 1904 – November 8, 1904 | |||||
Ira W. Wood |
[data unknown/missing] | Republican | November 8, 1904 – March 3, 1913 |
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd |
[data unknown/missing] | |
Allan B. Walsh |
[data unknown/missing] | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | [data unknown/missing] | |
Elijah C. Hutchinson |
[data unknown/missing] | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 |
64th 65th 66th 67th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
Charles Browne | [data unknown/missing] | Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
68th | [data unknown/missing] | |
Charles A. Eaton |
[data unknown/missing] | Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 |
69th 70th 71st 72nd |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 5th district. | |
D. Lane Powers | [data unknown/missing] | Republican | March 4, 1933 – August 30, 1945 |
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th |
[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become member of New Jersey Public Utilities Commission |
Burlington and Mercer |
Vacant | August 30, 1945 – November 6, 1945 | |||||
Frank A. Mathews Jr. | [data unknown/missing] | Republican | November 6, 1945 – January 3, 1949 |
79th 80th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
Charles R. Howell |
[data unknown/missing] | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1955 |
81st 82nd 83rd |
[data unknown/missing] | |
Frank Thompson Jr. |
Trenton | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – December 29, 1980 |
84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th |
[data unknown/missing] Resigned. | |
1967–1971: Hunterdon, Mercer, Sussex, and Warren | ||||||
1971–1973: [data unknown/missing] | ||||||
1973–1983: Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Ocean | ||||||
Vacant | December 29, 1980 – January 3, 1981 | |||||
Chris Smith |
Hamilton Township | Republican | January 3, 1981 – present |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th |
Elected in 1980. | |
1983–1985: Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Monmouth | ||||||
1985–1993: Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean | ||||||
1993–2003: Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean | ||||||
2003–2013: Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean | ||||||
2013–present: Parts of Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean |
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References
- https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=34&cd=04
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- District, Chris Smith (New Jersey politician). Accessed June 15, 2016.
- Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed November 6, 2016.
- 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
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