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New Jersey presidential election results 2008

Barack Obama carried New Jersey by 15.57 points (602,215 votes), winning 15 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
15
Votes counted
3,868,237
NJ result
D+15.6
Compared with the nation
8.4 pts more Democratic
Swing since 2004
8.9 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Barack ObamaDemocratic2,215,42257.30%15
John McCainRepublican1,613,20741.70%—
Total votes3,868,237

Sources: 2008

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: Barack Obama +36.6Gloucester County: Barack Obama +12.3Passaic County: Barack Obama +21.9Bergen County: Barack Obama +9.5Cape May County: John McCain +8.7Essex County: Barack Obama +52.8Hudson County: Barack Obama +47.0Hunterdon County: John McCain +13.5Mercer County: Barack Obama +36.4Ocean County: John McCain +18.6Salem County: Barack Obama +4.0Somerset County: Barack Obama +6.2Warren County: John McCain +14.2Morris County: John McCain +8.2Sussex County: John McCain +20.9Atlantic County: Barack Obama +15.2Burlington County: Barack Obama +18.8Cumberland County: Barack Obama +21.8Middlesex County: Barack Obama +22.0Monmouth County: John McCain +3.8Union County: Barack Obama +28.4
Each county coloured by its winner and shaded by margin. Tap one for its history.
County Barack ObamaJohn McCainOthers TotalMargin
Atlantic 67,83049,902341 118,073 15.2
Bergen 225,367186,1181,153 412,638 9.5
Burlington 131,21989,626569 221,414 18.8
Camden 159,25973,819515 233,593 36.6
Cape May 22,89327,288200 50,381 8.7
Cumberland 34,91922,360205 57,484 21.8
Essex 240,30674,063635 315,004 52.8
Gloucester 77,26760,315400 137,982 12.3
Hudson 154,14055,360648 210,148 47.0
Hunterdon 29,77639,092231 69,099 13.5
Mercer 107,92650,223400 158,549 36.4
Middlesex 193,812123,695872 318,379 22.0
Monmouth 148,737160,433745 309,915 3.8
Morris 112,275132,331542 245,148 8.2
Ocean 110,189160,677594 271,460 18.6
Passaic 113,25772,552387 186,196 21.9
Salem 16,04414,81699 30,959 4.0
Somerset 79,32170,085357 149,763 6.2
Sussex 28,84044,184316 73,340 20.9
Union 141,41778,768465 220,650 28.4
Warren 20,62827,500195 48,323 14.2

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 2008?

Barack Obama won New Jersey by 15.57 percentage points (602,215 votes).

How many electoral votes did New Jersey have in 2008?

New Jersey cast 15 electoral votes in 2008.

How many people voted for president in New Jersey in 2008?

3,868,237 votes were counted for president.

How many counties did each candidate win in New Jersey in 2008?

Barack Obama 14, John McCain 7 (out of 21 counties with results).

How did New Jersey change from 2004 to 2008?

The margin moved 8.9 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 6.7 points to Democratic by 15.6 points.

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