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New Jersey's 4th congressional district

U.S. House district for New Jersey

New Jersey's 4th congressional district

U.S. House district for New Jersey

FieldValue
stateNew Jersey
district number4
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeChris Smith
partyRepublican
residenceManchester Township
disambOcean County
percent urban95.08
percent rural4.92
population795,125
population year2024
median income$103,769
percent white80.5
percent hispanic10.3
percent black3.3
percent asian2.5
percent more than one race2.7
percent other race0.7
cpviR+14

| percent more than one race = 2.7 New Jersey's 4th congressional district is a congressional district that stretches along the Jersey Shore. It has been represented by Republican Chris Smith since 1981, the second-longest currently serving member of the US House of Representatives and the longest serving member of Congress from New Jersey in history.

Although the 4th district had a presence in Mercer County for decades, it lost its two municipalities in the county (Hamilton Township and Robbinsville Township) following the redistricting process in late 2021, which was based on the 2020 census. The district is currently contained to Monmouth County and Ocean County. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+14, it is the most Republican district in New Jersey,

Counties and municipalities in the district

The district from 2003 to 2013

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 Census), the district contains all or portions of two counties and 40 municipalities.

Municipalities in the district are:

Monmouth County (19) :Avon-By-The-Sea, Belmar, Brielle, Colts Neck Township, Eatontown, Farmingdale, Freehold Township (part; also 3rd), Howell Township, Lake Como, Manasquan, Middletown Township (part; also 6th; includes Lincroft, Navesink, and part of Belford, Fairview, North Middletown, and Port Monmouth), Ocean Township, Sea Girt, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Township, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, Tinton Falls, Wall Township

Ocean County (21) :Bay Head, Beachwood, Berkeley Township (part; also 2nd; includes Holiday City-Berkeley, Holiday City South, Holiday Heights, and Silver Ridge), Brick Township, Island Heights, Jackson Township, Lacey Township (part; also 2nd; includes Forked River), Lakehurst, Lakewood Township, Lavallette, Manchester Township, Mantoloking, Ocean Gate, Pine Beach, Point Pleasant Beach, Point Pleasant, Plumsted Township, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, South Toms River, Toms River

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 58% - 41%
2012PresidentRomney 59% - 41%
2016PresidentTrump 62% - 34%
2017GovernorGuadagno 61% - 37%
2018SenateHugin 61% - 36%
2020PresidentTrump 61% - 38%
SenateMehta 60% - 38%
2021GovernorCiattarelli 65% - 34%
2024PresidentTrump 64% - 34%
SenateBashaw 62% - 37%
2025GovernorCiattarelli 64% - 35%

List of members representing the district

Member
District homePartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyCounties/Towns
District established March 4, 1799
James H. Imlay
(Allentown)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1801Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1798.
Retired.1799–1801
Burlington and Monmouth
District dissolved March 3, 1801
District re-established March 4, 1843
Littleton Kirkpatrick
(New Brunswick)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845Elected in 1842.
Retired.1843–1845
Middlesex, Morris, and Somerset
Joseph E. Edsall
(Hamburg)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847Elected in 1844.
Redistricted to the .1845–1847
Morris, Sussex, and Warren
John Van Dyke
(New Brunswick)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Retired.1847–1853
Middlesex, Morris, and Somerset
George H. Brown
(Somerville)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853Elected in 1850.
Retired.
[[File:Gv1a200.gif100px]]
George Vail
(Morristown)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1857Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Retired.1853–1863
Bergen, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex
[[File:John Huyler (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
John Huyler
(Hackensack)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859Elected in 1856.
Lost re-election as a Lecompton Democrat.
Jetur R. Riggs
(Paterson)Anti-Lecompton DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861Elected in 1858.
Retired.
[[File:George T. Cobb (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
George T. Cobb
(Morristown)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863Elected in 1860.
Retired.
[[File:AJRogers.jpg100px]]
Andrew J. Rogers
(Newton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Lost re-election.1863–1873
Bergen, Essex (except Newark), Morris, Passaic, and Sussex
[[File:JHill.jpg100px]]
John Hill
(Boonton)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Retired.
[[File:RHamilton.jpg100px]]
Robert Hamilton
(Newton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Retired.1873–1893
Hunterdon, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren
[[File:AAClark.jpg100px]]
Alvah A. Clark
(Somerville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1881Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Retired.
[[File:Henry S. Harris (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
Henry S. Harris
(Belvidere)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883Elected in 1880.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Benjamin Franklin Howey (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
Benjamin F. Howey
(Columbia)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885Elected in 1882.
Retired.
[[File:James Nelson Pidcock (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
James N. Pidcock
(Whitehouse Station)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1889Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Retired.
Samuel Fowler
(Newton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired.
[[File:Johnston Cornish (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
Johnston Cornish
(Washington)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895Elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.1893–1903
Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, and Warren
[[File:Mahlon Pitney cph.3b30300.jpg100px]]
Mahlon Pitney
(Morristown)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1895 –
January 10, 1899Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898 but resigned on election to New Jersey State Senate.
VacantnowrapJanuary 10, 1899 –
March 3, 1899
[[File:Joshua S. Salmon (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
Joshua S. Salmon
(Boonton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1899 –
May 6, 1902Elected to finish Pitney's term.
Re-elected in 1900.
Died.
VacantnowrapMay 6, 1902 –
June 18, 1902
[[File:DeWittCFlanagan.jpg100px]]
De Witt C. Flanagan
(Morristown)DemocraticnowrapJune 18, 1902 –
March 3, 1903Elected to finish Salmon's term.
Retired.
[[File:William M. Lanning (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
William M. Lanning
(Trenton)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
June 6, 1904Elected in 1902.
Resigned on appointment as district judge of 3rd circuit.1903–1933
Hunterdon, Mercer, and Somerset
VacantnowrapJune 6, 1904 –
November 8, 1904
[[File:Ira W. Wood (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
Ira W. Wood
(Trenton)RepublicannowrapNovember 8, 1904 –
March 3, 1913Elected to finish Lanning's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Retired.
[[File:Allan B. Walsh (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
Allan B. Walsh
(Trenton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915Elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Elijah C. Hutchinson.jpeg100px]]
Elijah C. Hutchinson
(Trenton)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1923Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Chas. Browne of N.J. & LCCN2016848480 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Charles Browne
(Princeton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1925Elected in 1922.
Lost re-election.
[[File:CharlesAubreyEaton.jpg100px]]
Charles A. Eaton
(North Plainfield)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1933Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the .
D. Lane Powers
(Trenton)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
August 30, 1945Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Resigned to become member of New Jersey Public Utilities Commission.1933–1967
Burlington and Mercer
VacantnowrapAugust 30, 1945 –
November 6, 1945
[[File:MATTHEWS, FRANK A., JR. HONORABLE LCCN2016862771.jpg100px]]
Frank A. Mathews Jr.
(Riverton)RepublicannowrapNovember 6, 1945 –
January 3, 1949Elected to finish Powers's term.
Re-elected in 1946.
Retired.
[[File:Charles R. Howell (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
Charles R. Howell
(Pennington)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1955Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
[[File:Frank Thompson.jpg100px]]
Frank Thompson Jr.
(Trenton)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1955 –
December 29, 1980Elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost re-election and resigned early.
1967–1971:
Hunterdon, Mercer, Sussex, and Warren
1971–1973:
1973–1983:
Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Ocean
VacantnowrapDecember 29, 1980 –
January 3, 1981
[[File:Christopher H. Smith 113th Congress.jpg100px]]
Chris Smith
(Manchester Township)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1981 –
presentElected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
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:
[[File:NJ04congressdistrict.gifNJ04congressdistrict300px]]
Parts of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean
2013–2023:
[[File:New Jersey's 4th congressional district (2013).svg100px]]
Parts of Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean
2023–present:
[[File:New Jersey's 4th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]
Parts of Monmouth and Ocean

Recent election results

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

References

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  4. [https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2021. Accessed November 5, 2022.
  5. [http://chrissmith.house.gov/district/ District], [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)]]. Accessed June 15, 2016.
  6. [http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed November 6, 2016.
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  15. "Candidates for House of Representatives for GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2024 Election".
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