Population (2000) 647,258 Cook PVI R+4 | Median income 72,781 | |
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Current Representative Josh Gottheimer (D–Wyckoff) Distribution 82.83% urban
17.17% rural Ethnicity 89.3% White
1.5% Black
6.6% Asian
4.5% Hispanic
0.2% Native American
0.2% other | ||
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is represented by Democrat Josh Gottheimer.
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History
Garrett defeated Democrat Paul Aronsohn and independent candidate R. Matthew Fretz 55%-44% in the United States general elections, 2006.
Gottheimer defeated Garrett in the 2016 general election, making Garrett the only one of the state's 12 incumbents to lose his seat.
Counties and municipalities in the district
The redrawn New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is predominantly rural in area, but now the newly added suburban Bergen County areas closer to New York City contain over 75% of voters. The district is an L-shaped district comprising the rural northern and western parts of New Jersey. A portion of the district is in suburban northern Bergen County. All of the areas in the district are generally favorable for Republicans; although Bergen County has trended Democratic in recent elections.
For the 113th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2010 United States Census), the district contains all or portions of four counties and 79 municipalities.