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

New Jersey's 9th District

A district of about 762,000 people, 43% Hispanic, 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+3.9 relative to the nation for president.

Nellie Pou (D) · since Jan 3, 2025Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
NJ-9

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+3.9196th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line10812111635NJ-9724

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.

202220242026
U.S. SenateNo raceD+8.7No race
U.S. HouseD+11.4D+2.0D+34.9

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-9.

Adults with a bachelor's degree34% 51st pct · 10th of 12 in NJ

Higher than 51% of seats.

White adults without a degree23% 24th pct · 9th of 12 in NJ

Lower than 76% of seats.

Hispanic residents43% 89th pct · 2nd of 12 in NJ

Higher than 89% of seats.

Black residents8% 52nd pct · 7th of 12 in NJ

Higher than 52% of seats.

Asian residents9% 80th pct · 6th of 12 in NJ

Higher than 80% of seats.

People per square mile6,470 94th pct · 3rd of 12 in NJ

Denser than 94% 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. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.

CA-27
48% Hispanic · 29% college gradsD+12.4Held DAZ-4
27% Hispanic · 39% college gradsD+7.7Held DCA-6
23% Hispanic · 34% college gradsD+9.7Flipped DNV-1
37% Hispanic · 26% college gradsD+3.7Held 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. Nellie Pou (D)
    2025– · Won 2024 by 2.0, 2026 by 34.9
  2. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 11.4

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