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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022

New Jersey's 8th District

A district of about 771,000 people, 51% Hispanic, 41% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+29.9 relative to the nation for president.

Robert Menendez (D) · since Jan 3, 2023Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
NJ-8

Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+29.984th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line10NJ-8121116359724

Labels below the bar mark 11 other seats in New Jersey.

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20222024
U.S. SenateNo raceD+32.2
U.S. HouseD+50.2D+24.5

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in New Jersey. The black marker is NJ-8.

Adults with a bachelor's degree41% 74th pct · 7th of 12 in NJ

Higher than 74% of seats.

White adults without a degree11% 8th pct · 11th of 12 in NJ

Lower than 92% of seats.

Hispanic residents51% 91st pct · 1st of 12 in NJ

Higher than 91% of seats.

Black residents8% 52nd pct · 8th of 12 in NJ

Higher than 52% of seats.

Asian residents11% 86th pct · 5th of 12 in NJ

Higher than 86% of seats.

People per square mile11,549 97th pct · 1st of 12 in NJ

Denser than 97% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

IL-3
45% Hispanic · 38% college gradsD+34.3Held DNY-14
53% Hispanic · 29% college gradsD+38.2Held DTX-33
55% Hispanic · 33% college gradsD+36.9Held DTX-7
36% Hispanic · 49% college gradsD+26.2Held D

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Robert J. Menendez (D)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 50.2, 2024 by 24.5, 2026 by 83.8

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)