New Jersey's 7th Congressional District
New Jersey · NJ-07
New Jersey's 7th Congressional District is one of 12 U.S. House districts in New Jersey, represented in Congress by Thomas Kean (Republican). It is home to roughly 770,139 people, with a median age of 43.6. The population is about 70% White. The median household income is $134,753, and 55% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election the district was highly competitive (R+1).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
NJ-07 is shown in red. Click a neighboring district to open it, or zoom out to explore the country.
Covering 1,376 square miles, NJ-07 is the 257th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 560 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.22 ranks 290th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 48% of NJ-07 voters backed Kamala Harris and 50% Donald Trump — a R+1 margin, the 7th-closest result of any district in the country. That is a 5.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+4.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 43.6 years old, making this one of the oldest districts in the nation by median age; 21.5% of residents are under 18 and 17.9% are 65 or older. About 16.1% of residents were born outside the United States, and 21.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $134,753, the district's median household income ranks 14th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $504,207, and the median rent is $1,765 a month. 4.7% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 35.6-minute commute (19.3% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).