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New Jersey presidential election results 2004

John Kerry carried New Jersey by 6.68 points (241,427 votes), winning 15 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
15
Votes counted
3,611,691
NJ result
D+6.7
Compared with the nation
9.1 pts more Democratic
Swing since 2000
9.2 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
John KerryDemocratic1,911,43052.90%15
George W. BushRepublican1,670,00346.20%—
Total votes3,611,691

Sources: 2004

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: John Kerry +25.5Gloucester County: John Kerry +5.3Passaic County: John Kerry +11.5Bergen County: John Kerry +4.5Cape May County: George W. Bush +14.5Essex County: John Kerry +41.6Hudson County: John Kerry +35.3Hunterdon County: George W. Bush +20.8Mercer County: John Kerry +23.4Ocean County: George W. Bush +20.6Salem County: George W. Bush +6.6Somerset County: George W. Bush +4.3Warren County: George W. Bush +23.9Morris County: George W. Bush +15.8Sussex County: George W. Bush +29.6Atlantic County: John Kerry +5.9Burlington County: John Kerry +7.0Cumberland County: John Kerry +6.6Middlesex County: John Kerry +13.6Monmouth County: George W. Bush +10.0Union County: John Kerry +18.1
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County John KerryGeorge W. BushOthers TotalMargin
Atlantic 55,74649,487864 106,097 5.9
Bergen 207,666189,8332,745 400,244 4.5
Burlington 110,41195,9361,609 207,956 7.0
Camden 137,76581,4271,741 220,933 25.5
Cape May 21,47528,832455 50,762 14.5
Cumberland 27,87524,362948 53,185 6.6
Essex 203,68183,3742,293 289,348 41.6
Gloucester 66,83560,0331,096 127,964 5.3
Hudson 127,44760,6461,353 189,446 35.3
Hunterdon 26,05039,888742 66,680 20.8
Mercer 91,58056,6041,326 149,510 23.4
Middlesex 166,628126,4922,685 295,805 13.6
Monmouth 133,773163,6502,516 299,939 10.0
Morris 98,066135,2411,847 235,154 15.8
Ocean 99,839152,2042,263 254,306 20.6
Passaic 94,96275,2001,149 171,311 11.5
Salem 13,74915,721311 29,781 6.6
Somerset 66,47672,5081,295 140,279 4.3
Sussex 23,99044,506900 69,396 29.6
Union 119,37282,5171,498 203,387 18.1
Warren 18,04429,542622 48,208 23.9

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 2004?

John Kerry won New Jersey by 6.68 percentage points (241,427 votes).

How many electoral votes did New Jersey have in 2004?

New Jersey cast 15 electoral votes in 2004.

How many people voted for president in New Jersey in 2004?

3,611,691 votes were counted for president.

How many counties did each candidate win in New Jersey in 2004?

John Kerry 12, George W. Bush 9 (out of 21 counties with results).

How did New Jersey change from 2000 to 2004?

The margin moved 9.2 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 15.8 points to Democratic by 6.7 points.

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