| State: | New Jersey |
| District Number: | 11 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Mikie Sherrill |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Montclair |
| Percent Urban: | 96.21 |
| Percent Rural: | 3.79 |
| Population: | 779,192[1] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $128,233 |
| Percent White: | 61.6 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 16.5 |
| Percent Black: | 6.1 |
| Percent Asian: | 11.8 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.2 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.7 |
| Cpvi: | D+6[2] |
New Jersey's 11th congressional district is a suburban district in northern New Jersey.[3] The district includes portions of Essex, Morris, and Passaic Counties.[4] It is centered in Morris County.[5]
The 11th congressional district, along with the 12th, was created in 1913 based on the results of the 1910 census, and was centered in Essex County. The congressional seat was held by Democrats for almost 36 years under Hugh Joseph Addonizio[6] and Joseph Minish.[7] The 1980 redistricting shifted the focus of the district to the Republican-dominated Morris County. Republican Dean Gallo defeated 22-year incumbent Democrat Joseph Minish in 1984.[8] The district became one of the most reliably Republican districts in the Northeast.[9] It has traditionally leaned Republican but has shifted slightly more Democratic in recent years,[5] and has been represented by Democrat Mikie Sherrill since 2019.[10]
Since 2023, the 11th district lost all of its towns in Sussex County, and gained several new towns in Essex County, such as Millburn and Belleville, but otherwise still contains most of Morris County. The current version of the district is not nearly as competitive, and is significantly more Democratic.[11]
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 46 municipalities.[12] [4]
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Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Fairfield, Glen Ridge, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair (part; also 10th), North Caldwell, Nutley, Roseland, South Orange, West Caldwell.
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Boonton, Boonton Township, Butler, Chatham Borough, Chatham Township, Denville, Dover, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Jefferson Township, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Madison, Mendham Township (part; also 7th), Montville, Morris Plains, Morris Township, Morristown, Mountain Lakes, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Pequannock, Randolph Township, Riverdale, Rockaway, Rockaway Township, Victory Gardens.
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Little Falls, Totowa, Wayne (part; also 9th), Woodland Park.
| Year | Office | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | President | Clinton 53.8% - 43.0% | |
| 2017 | Governor | Murphy 55.1% - 43.1% | |
| 2018 | Senator | Menendez 52.7% - 44.5% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 57.8% - 41.0% | |
| 2020 | Senator | Booker 57.3% - 41.4% | |
| 2021 | Governor | Murphy 51.7% - 47.6% |
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Bush 54 - 43% | |
| 2004 | President | Bush 58 - 42% | |
| 2008 | President | McCain 54 - 45% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 52 - 47% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 48.8 - 47.9% | |
| 2017 | Governor | Murphy 49.2 - 48.5% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 52.7 - 46% | |
| 2020 | Senator | Booker 50.2 - 48.5% | |
| 2021 | Governor | Ciattarelli 53.0 - 46.4%[13] |
In January 2018, 12-term incumbent Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen announced that he would not seek re-election; earlier, leading political observers had rated the district as a "toss-up" in the November 2018 election.[14] Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, was the Democratic nominee in 2018. Assemblyman Jay Webber of New Jersey's 26th Assembly District was the Republican nominee. Attorney Ryan Martinez was the Libertarian Party nominee.[15] On November 6, 2018, Sherrill prevailed by an unexpectedly large margin,[16] defeating Webber 56.8%-42.1%. The district shifted 33% towards the Democrats.[16]
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Counties/Towns | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1913 | ||||||||
| align=left | John J. Eagan | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921 | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election. | 1913–1933: Parts of Hudson (Guttenberg, Hoboken, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, Weehawken, West New York) | ||
| align=left | Archibald E. Olpp | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 | Elected in 1920. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | John J. Eagan | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | Elected in 1922. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Oscar L. Auf der Heide | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Peter Angelo Cavicchia | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Lost re-election. | 1933–1965: Parts of Essex (the Oranges and parts of Newark) | ||
| align=left | Edward L. O'Neill | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Albert L. Vreeland | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Retired to serve in the military. | |||
| align=left | Frank Sundstrom | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 | Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Hugh Joseph Addonizio | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1949 – June 30, 1962 | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Resigned to become Mayor of Newark. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | June 30, 1962 – January 3, 1963 | ||||||
Joseph Minish | Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1985 | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Lost re-election after redistricting. | |||||
| 1963–1967: Parts of Essex (Maplewood, the Oranges, Verona, and parts of Newark) | ||||||||
| 1967–1973: Parts of Essex (Maplewood, the Oranges, and parts of Newark) | ||||||||
| 1973–1983: Parts of Essex, Passaic (Little Falls and West Paterson), and Union (Hillside) | ||||||||
| 1983–1985: Parts of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and Passaic | ||||||||
Dean Gallo | Republican | January 3, 1985 – November 6, 1994 | Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired and died before next term began. | 1985–1993: Parts of Essex, Morris, Sussex, and Warren | ||||
| 1993–2003: Morris and parts of Essex, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | November 6, 1994 – January 3, 1995 | ||||||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2019 | Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired. | |||||
| 2003–2013: Morris and parts of Essex, Passaic, Somerset, and Sussex | ||||||||
| 2013–2023: Parts of Essex, Morris, Passaic, and Sussex | ||||||||
Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |||||
| 2023–present: Parts of Essex, Morris, and Passaic | ||||||||