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New Jersey's 9th congressional district

U.S. House district for New Jersey

U.S. House district for New Jersey

FieldValue
stateNew Jersey
district number9
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeNellie Pou
partyDemocratic
residenceNorth Haledon
percent urban100
percent rural0
population772,342
population year2024
median income$87,122
percent white38.3
percent hispanic41.6
percent black8.0
percent asian9.0
percent more than one race2.1
percent other race1.0
cpviD+2

| percent more than one race = 2.1 New Jersey's 9th congressional district is an urban congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and is currently represented in Congress by Democrat Nellie Pou following the death of Bill Pascrell in 2024, first elected in 1996 from the old 8th district. The 9th district consists largely of municipalities in Bergen and Passaic Counties.

Due to redistricting following the 2010 census, portions of the old 9th district were shifted to the 5th district and the new 8th district, as part of a reduction in congressional districts from 13 to 12 in New Jersey. The new congressional map resulted in Pascrell's hometown of Paterson being added to the 9th district, which had been represented by Steve Rothman, a fellow Democrat who, like Pascrell, entered Congress after winning a seat in the 1996 election. In 2012, both incumbents ran for their party's nomination for the seat in the June primary, which Pascrell won. Later that year, Pascrell defeated Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the Republican nominee, in the general election. He ran for 5 more terms before dying at the age of 87.

In the 2024 election, the district shifted dramatically to the right, voting by 1.1 points for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after having previously voted for Democrat Joe Biden over Trump by 19 points in 2020. The Democratic congressional candidate, Nellie Pou, won by 5 points over the Republican Billy Prempeh, a much narrower margin than previous congressional races. Pou was elected to succeed Pascrell and took office in January 2025. It was one of 13 congressional districts that voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election while simultaneously electing a Democrat in the 2024 House of Representatives elections.

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 35 municipalities.

Bergen County (24): :Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, East Rutherford, Edgewater, Elmwood Park, Fairview, Franklin Lakes, Garfield, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Maywood (part, also 5th), Moonachie, North Arlington, Oakland, Ridgefield, Rochelle Park, Rutherford, Saddle Brook, South Hackensack, Teterboro, Wallington, Wood-Ridge

Hudson County (2): :Kearny (part, also 8th), Secaucus

Passaic County (9): :Clifton, Haledon, Hawthorne, North Haledon, Passaic, Paterson, Pompton Lakes, Prospect Park, Wayne (part, also 11th; includes Pines Lake and part of Preakness)

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 61% - 38%
2012PresidentObama 66% - 34%
2016PresidentClinton 61% - 37%
2017GovernorMurphy 63% - 36%
2018SenateMenendez 60% - 37%
2020PresidentBiden 59% - 40%
SenateBooker 61% - 36%
2021GovernorMurphy 54% - 46%
2024PresidentTrump 49% - 48%
SenateKim 51% - 45%
2025GovernorSherrill 59% - 40%

List of members representing the district

Member
(District home)PartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyCounties/towns
District established March 4, 1903
[[File:Allan Benny (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
Allan Benny
(Bayonne)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905Elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.Hudson County (except parts of Jersey City)
[[File:Marshall Van Winkle (New Jersey Congresman).jpg100px]]
Marshall Van Winkle
(Jersey City)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907Elected in 1904.
Retired.
Eugene W. Leake
(Jersey City)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909Elected in 1906.
Retired.
[[File:Eugene Francis Kinkead.jpg100px]]
Eugene F. Kinkead
(Jersey City)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1913Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:WalterIMcCoy.jpg100px]]
Walter I. McCoy
(East Orange)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1913 –
October 3, 1914Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912.
Resigned on appointment as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.Parts of Essex (East Orange, Orange, and parts of South Orange and Newark)
VacantnowrapOctober 3, 1914 –
December 1, 1914
[[File:Richard W. Parker (New Jersey).jpg100px]]
Richard W. Parker
(Newark)RepublicannowrapDecember 1, 1914 –
March 3, 1919Elected to finish McCoy's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.
[[File:DanielMinahan.jpg100px]]
Daniel F. Minahan
(Orange)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921Elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Richard W. Parker (New Jersey).jpg100px]]
Richard W. Parker
(Newark)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.
[[File:DanielMinahan.jpg100px]]
Daniel F. Minahan
(Orange)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1925Elected in 1922.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Franklin W. Fort (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
Franklin William Fort
(East Orange)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1931Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
[[File:Peter A. Cavicchia (New Jersey Congressman).png100px]]
Peter Angelo Cavicchia
(Newark)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933Elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Edward Aloysius Kenney (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
Edward Aloysius Kenney
(Cliffside Park)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 27, 1938Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Died.Parts of Bergen and Hudson (North Bergen)
VacantnowrapJanuary 27, 1938 –
January 3, 1939
[[File:Frank C. Osmers Jr. (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
Frank C. Osmers Jr.
(Haworth)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Retired to become a second lieutenant in the 77th Infantry Division.
[[File:Harry L. Towe (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
Harry Lancaster Towe
(Tenafly)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1943 –
September 7, 1951Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Resigned to become Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey for Bergen County.
VacantnowrapSeptember 7, 1951 –
November 6, 1951
[[File:Frank C. Osmers Jr. (New Jersey Congressman).jpg100px]]
Frank C. Osmers Jr.
(Tenafly)RepublicannowrapNovember 6, 1951 –
January 3, 1965Elected to finish Towe's term.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Henry Helstoski.png100px]]
Henry Helstoski
(East Rutherford)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1977Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Lost re-election.
1967–1969
southern Bergen (Bogota, Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, East Rutherford, Fairview, Fort Lee, Garfield, Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Leonia, Little Ferry, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Maywood, Moonachie, North Arlington, Palisades Park, Saddle Brook, South Hackensack, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Rochelle Park, Rutherford, Teaneck, Teterboro, Wallington, Wood-Ridge)
1969–1971
Eastern Bergen
1971–1973
1973–1977
Eastern Bergen and parts of Hudson
[[File:HollenbeckHC.png100px]]
Harold C. Hollenbeck
(East Rutherford)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1983Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Rep Robert Torricelli.jpg100px]]
Robert Torricelli
(Englewood)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1997Elected 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.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.1983–1985
eastern Bergen
1985–1993
Parts of Bergen and Hudson
1993–1997
Parts of Bergen and Hudson
[[File:Steve Rothman, official photo portrait color.jpg100px]]
Steve Rothman
(Fair Lawn)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2013Elected 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.
Lost renomination.
2003–2013
[[File:NJ09congressdistrict.gif300px]]
Parts of Bergen, Hudson (parts of Jersey City, Kearney, North Bergen and Secaucus) and Passaic (Hawthorne)
[[File:Bill pascrell 375.jpg100px]]
Bill Pascrell
(Paterson)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2013 –
August 21, 2024Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Ran for re-election, but died.2013–2023
[[File:New Jersey's 9th congressional district (2013).svg100px]]
Parts of Bergen, Hudson (Secaucus and parts of Kearny), and Passaic (Clifton, Haledon, Hawthorne, Passaic, Paterson and Prospect Park)
2023–present
[[File:New Jersey's 9th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]
Parts of Bergen, Hudson (parts of Kearny), and Passaic (Clifton, Haledon, Hawthorne, North Haledon, Passaic, Paterson, Prospect Park, Pompton Lakes, and Wayne)
VacantAugust 21, 2024 –
January 3, 2025118th
[[File:Representative Nellie Pou Official Portrait.jpg100px ]]
Nellie Pou
(North Haledon)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2025 –
presentElected in 2024.

Recent election results

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

References

References

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  2. "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  3. Roberts, Sam. (2024-08-21). "Bill Pascrell Jr., 14-Term House Democrat From N.J., Dies at 87". The New York Times.
  4. Fox, Joey. (2024-11-20). "Nellie Pou, Trump-district congresswoman".
  5. (14 December 2024). "Trump's victory sets up fight for the House on his turf in 2026". [[NBC News]].
  6. [https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2021. Accessed November 5, 2022.
  7. https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::6ff0b024-2e5d-4e9b-ba0e-56f6de17ea80
  8. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SXtNRjZ9ccOn58-X9_W2Qo7XSgu7GTsqRlK9UxooOkU/edit?gid=78360187#gid=78360187
  9. (November 6, 2012). "Election Information". NJ Department of State.
  10. Haas, Karen L.. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.
  11. (November 8, 2016). "Election Information". NJ Department of State.
  12. Johnson, Cheryl L.. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.
  13. "Official General Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives".
  14. "2022 Official General Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives".
  15. "2024 Official General Election Results: U.S. House of Representatives".
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