Geography
For the 108th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2000 Census), the district contains portions of 4 counties and 17 municipalities.
Essex County:
- Newark (part; also 10)
Hudson County:
- Bayonne (part), East Newark, Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City (part; also 9 and 10), Kearny (part; also 9), North Bergen (part; also 9), Union City, Weehawken, West New York
Middlesex County:
- Carteret, Perth Amboy, Woodbridge Township (part; also 7)
Union County:
- Elizabeth (part; also 10), Linden (part; also 7 and 10)
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