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New Jersey presidential election results 2000

Albert Gore, Jr. carried New Jersey by 15.83 points (504,677 votes), winning 15 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
15
Votes counted
3,187,226
NJ result
D+15.8
Compared with the nation
15.3 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1996
2.0 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Albert Gore, Jr.Democratic1,788,85056.10%15
George W. BushRepublican1,284,17340.30%—
Ralph NaderGreen94,5543.00%—
Total votes3,187,226

Sources: 2000

County resultsMIT Election Lab

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MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)
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Camden County: Albert Gore, Jr. +32.9Gloucester County: Albert Gore, Jr. +17.5Passaic County: Albert Gore, Jr. +18.7Bergen County: Albert Gore, Jr. +13.6Cape May County: George W. Bush +3.4Essex County: Albert Gore, Jr. +45.7Hudson County: Albert Gore, Jr. +44.5Hunterdon County: George W. Bush +19.2Mercer County: Albert Gore, Jr. +27.0Ocean County: George W. Bush +1.7Salem County: Albert Gore, Jr. +5.4Somerset County: George W. Bush +2.9Warren County: George W. Bush +13.8Morris County: George W. Bush +11.2Sussex County: George W. Bush +20.7Atlantic County: Albert Gore, Jr. +19.0Burlington County: Albert Gore, Jr. +15.3Cumberland County: Albert Gore, Jr. +19.1Middlesex County: Albert Gore, Jr. +23.7Monmouth County: Albert Gore, Jr. +4.6Union County: Albert Gore, Jr. +23.3
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Albert Gore, Jr.George W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Atlantic 52,88035,5932,629 91,102 19.0
Bergen 202,682152,73111,308 366,721 13.6
Burlington 99,50672,2545,781 177,541 15.3
Camden 127,16662,4647,231 196,861 32.9
Cape May 22,18923,7941,611 47,594 3.4
Cumberland 28,18818,8821,614 48,684 19.1
Essex 185,50566,8427,226 259,573 45.7
Gloucester 61,09542,3153,888 107,298 17.5
Hudson 118,20643,8045,351 167,361 44.5
Hunterdon 21,38732,2102,858 56,455 19.2
Mercer 83,25646,6705,633 135,559 27.0
Middlesex 154,99893,54510,306 258,849 23.7
Monmouth 131,476119,29111,374 262,141 4.6
Morris 88,039111,0667,403 206,508 11.2
Ocean 102,104105,6848,605 216,393 1.7
Passaic 90,32461,0435,206 156,573 18.7
Salem 13,71812,257997 26,972 5.4
Somerset 56,23259,7254,420 120,377 2.9
Sussex 21,35333,2772,860 57,490 20.7
Union 112,00368,5545,816 186,373 23.3
Warren 16,54322,1722,086 40,801 13.8

Candidate votes as printed in the document. “Total” is the document’s total where it prints one, otherwise the sum of the candidate columns. Margin is the leading ticket’s lead in points over the second.

Notes on how this document was read
  • Secondary source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records).

Method: Machine-readable dataset; county sums checked against the state totals in The American Presidency Project summary (within 0.5% for both main tickets).

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Questions and answers

Who won New Jersey in 2000?

Albert Gore, Jr. won New Jersey by 15.83 percentage points (504,677 votes).

How many electoral votes did New Jersey have in 2000?

New Jersey cast 15 electoral votes in 2000.

How many people voted for president in New Jersey in 2000?

3,187,226 votes were counted for president.

How many counties did each candidate win in New Jersey in 2000?

Albert Gore, Jr. 14, George W. Bush 7 (out of 21 counties with results).

How did New Jersey change from 1996 to 2000?

The margin moved 2.0 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 17.9 points to Democratic by 15.8 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data