New Jersey Congressional Districts
Following each decennial census, the New Jersey Redistricting Commission forms to realign the districts. New Jersey currently has 13 House districts In the 111th Congress, eight of New Jersey's seats are held by Democrats and five by Republicans.
The more urban districts tend to be controlled by Democrats, while the rural and most of the suburban districts are Republican. The only district in New Jersey that is competitive as of 2006 is the 7th Congressional District (NJ-07) which includes urban, suburban and rural areas in North-Central New Jersey. The 2006 election in NJ-07 was won by the Republican incumbent by just over 3,000 votes or approximately 1%. Incumbents won handily by margins over 10% in the 2006 election in the other 12 districts, though two other districts (New Jersey's 2nd congressional district and New Jersey's 3rd congressional district) were only marginally won by President Bush in 2004.
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