NEW JERSEY · 14 REPRESENTATIVES
NJ REPS ARE20 YEARS OLDERTHAN NJ RESIDENTS
THE_AGE_DISCONNECT
GEN_X
MILLENNIAL
60
VS
20_YRS
40
AVG_REP_AGE
AVG_RESIDENT
AVG_YEAR_ELECTED
2015
AVG_TERMS
6
AVG_TENURE
11_YRS
NEW JERSEY
12 DISTRICTS · 2 SENATORS
UPPER CHAMBER REPRESENTATION
DEMOGRAPHIC DISPARITY
STATE DELEGATION % (BOOMER + SILENT)50%
POPULATION % (BOOMER + SILENT)29%
STATE_ANALYTICS: NJ
How the generational makeup of New Jersey's congressional delegation compares to its voting-age population.
BOOMER
DELEGATION
43%
POPULATION
24%
GEN X
DELEGATION
29%
POPULATION
26%
MILLENNIAL
DELEGATION
21%
POPULATION
33%
SILENT
DELEGATION
7%
POPULATION
5%
GEN Z
DELEGATION
0%
POPULATION
11%
DATA_NOTE: VOTING-AGE POPULATION ONLY (18+) · GEN_Z CAPPED AT 1997–2012 · SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS ACS
DELEGATION BREAKDOWN
DISTRICT BY DISTRICT FORENSIC AUDIT — SORTED BY AGE GAP
DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVE
PARTY
AGE
GENERATION
AGE GAP VS DISTRICT AVG
12
Bonnie
Watson Coleman
Watson Coleman
Elected: 2015
D
81
SILENT
06
Frank
Pallone
Pallone
Elected: 1987
D
74
BOOMER
04
Chris
Smith
Smith
Elected: 1981
R
73
BOOMER
02
Jefferson
Van Drew
Van Drew
Elected: 2019
R
73
BOOMER
09
Nellie
Pou
Pou
Elected: 2025
D
69
BOOMER
01
Donald
Norcross
Norcross
Elected: 2014
D
67
BOOMER
03
Herbert
Conaway
Conaway
Elected: 2025
D
63
BOOMER
07
Thomas
Kean
Kean
Elected: 2023
R
57
GEN X
05
Josh
Gottheimer
Gottheimer
Elected: 2017
D
51
GEN X
11
Analilia
Mejia
Mejia
Elected: 2026
D
48
GEN X