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BARSOOM, RAAFAT

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FEC candidate id
H8NJ07249
Internal id
62183281-9311-43c6-a1de-e0e49e946deb
Status
challenger

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here β€” American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NJ-07. Source.

CategoryMetricValue
PeoplePopulation783,203
PeopleMedian age44
IncomeMedian household income$136,541
IncomePer-capita income$71,321
IncomeIn poverty4.8%
IncomeUnemployed4.8%
IncomeGini inequality index0.464
RaceWhite alone71.2%
RaceBlack alone5.4%
RaceAsian alone8.2%
RaceHispanic or Latino13.3%
RaceTwo or more races10.3%
OriginForeign-born16.3%
LanguageSpeaks English only at home78.3%
LanguageSpeaks Spanish at home8.9%
EducationHigh school or higher75.2%
EducationBachelor's or higher55.0%
EducationAdvanced degree23.0%
HouseholdFamily households71.6%
HouseholdAvg household size2.59
HouseholdNever married (15+)28.4%
HousingMedian home value$530,900
HousingMedian gross rent$1,802
HousingSingle-family detached69.7%
HousingBuilt before 19405.6%
HousingOvercrowded (>1 per room)1.4%
HousingVacant units3.4%
ServiceVeterans (18+)4.0%
HealthWith a disability9.2%
ConnectivityHouseholds with broadband95.0%
ConnectivityHouseholds with no internet3.6%
CommuteDrove alone67.1%
CommutePublic transit3.8%
CommuteWorked from home20.9%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

CycleRaisedSpentCash on handDebtsIndiv. contribs.
2020$9,200$3,875$125$9,000$200
2018$0$2,000$1,100$0$0

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Election prediction

Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 25.1%

FeatureΞ” P(win)
Base rate (historical)15.1%
R (major party)+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency Γ— party Γ— office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

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