New Jersey's 10th congressional district

"NJ-10" redirects here. NJ-10 may also refer to New Jersey Route 10.

New Jersey's 10th congressional district
Current Representative		Donald M. Payne (D–Newark)
Distribution	100.00% urban, 0.00% rural
Population (2000)	647,258
Median income	$38,177
Ethnicity	28.4% White, 57.7% Black, 3.6% Asian, 15.0% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 5.2% other
Cook PVI	D+33

New Jersey's Tenth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Donald M. Payne.

Counties and municipalities in the district

For the 108th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2000 Census), the district contains all or portions of 3 counties and 16 municipalities.

Essex County:

East Orange, Irvington, Maplewood (part), Montclair (part), Newark (part), Orange, South Orange (part), West Orange (part)

Hudson County:

Bayonne (part; also 13th), Jersey City (part; also 9th and 13th)

Union County:

Elizabeth (part), Hillside, Linden (part), Rahway, Roselle, Union Township (part)

History

The 10th congressional district (together with the 9th) was created starting with the 58th United States Congress in 1903, based on redistricting predicated on the results of the United States Census, 1900.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 87 - 13%
2004	President	Kerry 82 - 18%
2000	President	Gore 83 - 16%

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created March 4, 1903
Allan L. McDermott	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907		redistricted from the 7th district
James A. Hamill	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913		redistricted to the 12th district
Edward W. Townsend	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915		redistricted from the 7th district
Frederick R. Lehlbach	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933		redistricted to the 12th district
Fred A. Hartley, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1949		redistricted from the 8th district
Peter W. Rodino, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1989
Donald M. Payne	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – Present

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present