New Jersey presidential election results and history

New Jersey has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 35 of the 51 with a recorded winner (69%).

Current members of Congress from New Jersey (14)

Cory A. Booker Senator · Democrat
Andy Kim Senator · Democrat
Donald Norcross District 1 · Democrat
Jefferson Van Drew District 2 · Republican
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. District 3 · Democrat
Christopher H. Smith District 4 · Republican
Josh Gottheimer District 5 · Democrat
Frank Pallone, Jr. District 6 · Democrat
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. District 7 · Republican
Robert Menendez District 8 · Democrat
Nellie Pou District 9 · Democrat
LaMonica McIver District 10 · Democrat
Analilia Mejia District 11 · Democrat
Bonnie Watson Coleman District 12 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris5.9 pts
Electoral votes: 14
Democratic wins: 26
Republican wins: 19

New Jersey, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in New Jersey

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	52.0%	Donald J. Trump	5.9	14	4,272,725	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	57.3%	Donald J. Trump	15.9	14	4,549,353	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	55.5%	Donald J. Trump	14.1	14	3,874,046	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	58.3%	Mitt Romney	17.7	14	3,638,499	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	57.3%	John McCain	15.6	15	3,868,237	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	52.9%	George W. Bush	6.7	15	3,611,691	George W. Bush ✗
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	56.1%	George W. Bush	15.8	15	3,187,226	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	53.7%	Robert Dole	17.9	15	3,075,807	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	43.0%	George H. W. Bush	2.4	15	3,343,594	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	56.2%	Michael Dukakis	13.6	16	3,099,553	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	60.1%	Walter Mondale	20.9	16	3,217,862	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	52.0%	Jimmy Carter	13.4	17	2,975,684	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Gerald R. Ford	50.1%	Jimmy Carter	2.2	17	3,014,472	Jimmy Carter ✗
1972	Richard M. Nixon	61.6%	George McGovern	24.8	17	2,997,229	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	46.1%	Hubert Humphrey	2.1	17	2,875,395	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	65.6%	Barry Goldwater	31.8	17	2,847,663	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	50.0%	Richard M. Nixon	0.8	16	2,773,111	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	64.7%	Adlai Stevenson	30.5	16	2,484,312	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	56.8%	Adlai Stevenson	14.8	16	2,418,554	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Thomas E. Dewey	50.3%	Harry S Truman	4.4	16	1,949,555	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	50.3%	Thomas E. Dewey	1.4	16	1,963,761	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	51.5%	Wendell L. Willkie	3.6	16	1,972,552	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	59.5%	Alfred M. Landon	20.0	16	1,820,437	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	49.5%	Herbert Hoover	1.9	16	1,630,063	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	59.8%	Alfred E. Smith	20.0	14	1,549,381	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	62.2%	John W. Davis	34.8	14	1,088,054	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	67.6%	James M. Cox	39.2	14	910,251	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Charles E. Hughes	54.4%	Woodrow Wilson	11.7	14	494,442	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1912	Woodrow Wilson	41.2%	Theodore Roosevelt	7.6	14	433,663	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	56.8%	William Jennings Bryan	17.7	12	467,111	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	56.7%	Alton B. Parker	18.6	12	432,547	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	55.3%	William Jennings Bryan	14.2	10	401,050	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	59.7%	William Jennings Bryan	23.6	10	371,014	William McKinley ✓
1892	Grover Cleveland	50.7%	Benjamin Harrison	4.4	10	337,485	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	49.9%	Benjamin Harrison	2.4	9	303,801	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	49.0%	James G. Blaine	1.7	9	260,853	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	49.8%	James A. Garfield	0.8	9	245,928	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Samuel Tilden	52.7%	Rutherford B. Hayes	5.7	9	220,193	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	54.5%	Horace Greeley	8.8	9	168,467	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Horatio Seymour	50.9%	Ulysses S. Grant	1.8	7	163,133	Ulysses S. Grant ✗
1864	George McClellan	52.8%	Abraham Lincoln	5.7	7	128,744	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1860	Abraham Lincoln	48.1%	Stephen Douglas	-3.7	7	121,215	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1856	James Buchanan	47.2%	John C. Fremont	18.7	7	99,396	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	52.8%	Winfield Scott	6.9	7	83,926	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Zachary Taylor	51.5%	Lewis Cass	4.0	7	77,745	Zachary Taylor ✓
1844	Henry Clay	50.5%	James K. Polk	1.1	7	75,944	James K. Polk ✗
1840	William Henry Harrison	51.7%	Martin Van Buren	3.6	8	64,454	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	William Henry Harrison	50.5%	Martin Van Buren	1.1	8	51,729	Martin Van Buren ✗
1832	Andrew Jackson	49.9%	Henry Clay	0.8	8	47,760	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	John Quincy Adams	52.1%	Andrew Jackson	4.3	8	45,570	Andrew Jackson ✗
1824	Andrew Jackson	52.1%	John Quincy Adams	10.2	8	19,837	John Quincy Adams ✗

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Questions and answers

How has New Jersey voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 5.9 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 15.9 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 14.1 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 17.7 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 15.6 points.

When did New Jersey last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did New Jersey last vote Republican for president?

In 1988, for George H. W. Bush.

How often does New Jersey vote for the winning presidential candidate?

New Jersey backed the national winner in 35 of 51 elections in this record (69%).

Is New Jersey a swing state?

It is competitive but leans one way: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 17.7 points, Democratic by 14.1 points, Democratic by 15.9 points and Democratic by 5.9 points.

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