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New Jersey's 8th District

Who represents New Jersey's 8th District, the federal money flowing to it, and what's on the ballot next. Data is coverage-honest — sections fill in as they land.

Your representatives

Data from Congress.gov

Where it is

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Demographics

Data from Census ACS — ACS 5-year, 2023

Population
758,849
Median household income
$81,478
Median age
35.8 yrs
Bachelor's degree or higher
40.3%

Race & ethnicity

  • White 275,145 · 36.3%
  • Black 70,425 · 9.3%
  • Native American 7,404 · 1%
  • Asian 86,563 · 11.4%
  • Pacific Islander 229 · 0%
  • Other 178,207 · 23.5%
  • Two or more races 140,876 · 18.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin (any race): 389,970 · 51.4%. Ethnicity is counted separately from race, so it doesn't add to the bars above.

Federal money to the district

Data from USAspending — $4,051,701,965 in FY

Federal spending in New Jersey's 8th District by fiscal year
FYFederal spending
2017$2,130,245,694
2018$2,274,333,339
2019$2,202,011,815
2020$3,238,490,141
2021$3,273,610,938
2022$2,431,909,465
2023$2,749,194,602
2024$3,437,807,145
2025$4,592,385,047
2026$4,051,701,965
  • FY2025$4,592,385,04715.1%
  • FY2026$4,051,701,96513.3%
  • FY2024$3,437,807,14511.3%
  • FY2021$3,273,610,93810.8%
  • FY2020$3,238,490,14110.7%
  • FY2023$2,749,194,6029.0%
  • FY2022$2,431,909,4658.0%
  • FY2018$2,274,333,3397.5%
  • FY2019$2,202,011,8157.2%
  • FY2017$2,130,245,6947.0%

Federal buildings in this district

Data from GSA IOLP — 24 federal assets (11 owned, 13 leased) the government owns or leases here. We locate, we don't assess.

  • PETER W. RODINO FB Owned · NEWARK · 445,394 sq ft
  • MLK, JR COURTHOUSE Owned · NEWARK · 308,499 sq ft
  • 3 GATEWAY CENTER, 100 MULBERRY ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102 Leased · NEWARK · 117,349 sq ft
  • 3 GATEWAY CENTER, 100 MULBERRY ST, NEWARK, NJ 07102 Owned · NEWARK · 116,310 sq ft
  • SEA-LAND BUILDING (ON-AIRPORT) Owned · ELIZABETH · 92,553 sq ft
  • SEA-LAND BUILDING (ON-AIRPORT) Leased · ELIZABETH · 92,553 sq ft

See all federal assets in New Jersey's 8th District →

Upcoming elections

Election administration

Who administers elections in New Jersey, and where to check how and when to vote. Elections are run by the state, not the federal government.

Data from EAC · NASS · NASED

How to vote here

Past elections

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