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New Jersey's 8th Congressional District
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Current officeholder
Robert Menendez Democratic
2024 result
Democratic D+25.2
2024 votes cast
171,749
Office
U.S. House
Who lives in this district
This district is home to about 758,849 people, median age 35.8, median household income $81,478.
Population
758,849
Median age
35.8
Median household income
$81,478
Bachelor's degree or higher
40.3%
Race & ethnicity: White 25.2% · Black 9.3% · Hispanic 51.4% · Asian 11.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019–2023 American Community Survey (5-year).
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Model New Jersey's 8th Congressional District in five steps
- Set the candidates. Name the contenders for the New Jersey's 8th Congressional District (or keep the generic Democrat / Republican defaults). The map starts from real 2024 results in every precinct.
- Apply a swing. Move vote share statewide, or by demographic cohort, with a slider. The map and the running tally recompute instantly.
- Model turnout. Mobilize or depress turnout for any group — turnout and persuasion are modeled separately, the way a real campaign thinks about them.
- Drill to precincts. Zoom from the state down to individual precincts and override any of them by hand.
- Roll up & share. Roll the result up to chamber control, then publish a shareable, frozen link to your scenario.
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