New Jersey's 9th Congressional District
New Jersey · NJ-09
New Jersey's 9th Congressional District is one of 12 U.S. House districts in New Jersey, represented in Congress by Nellie Pou (Democrat). It is home to roughly 762,240 people, with a median age of 38.4. The population is about 43% Hispanic. The median household income is $88,811, and 34% 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
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Covering 118 square miles, NJ-09 is the 406th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 6,460 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.19 ranks 324th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 48% of NJ-09 voters backed Kamala Harris and 49% Donald Trump — a R+1 margin, the 8th-closest result of any district in the country. That is a 20.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+19. Nellie Pou is one of only 13 House Democrats representing a district Donald Trump carried.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 38.4 years old; 22.3% of residents are under 18 and 15.2% are 65 or older. About 37.6% of residents were born outside the United States, and 55.4% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $88,811, the district's median household income ranks 134th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $468,888, and the median rent is $1,641 a month. 13.1% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 30.9-minute commute (10.3% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).