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New Jersey's 8th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

NJ · District 8
Democrat
Raised $1,958,766 · 51K followers (office + personal) · missed 0.0% of votes
3.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Energy +2 more
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Cook PVI: D+15

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population780,391
Median household income$88,096
Median age35.2
Bachelor's degree or higher43.0%
White alone23.4%
Black alone8.6%
Hispanic or Latino51.3%
Asian alone12.2%
Unemployment rate5.6%
Population density (per sq mi)15,414

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.