2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey


The 2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey was won by Hillary Clinton on November 8, 2016, with 55.5% of the vote over Donald Trump's 41.35%. New Jersey's 14 electoral votes were assigned to Clinton and her Vice-presidential running mate Tim Kaine.

Primary elections

New Jersey's presidential primaries were on June 7, 2016, with the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties participating. Registered members of each party could only vote in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated could choose any 1 primary in which to vote.

Democratic primary

Two candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:
3 candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:
Candidate ballot access:

Results by county

By congressional district

Clinton won 7 of 12 congressional districts.
DistrictTrumpClintonRepresentative
36%61%Donald Norcross
51%46%Frank LoBiondo
51%45%Tom MacArthur
56%41%Chris Smith
49%48%Scott Garrett
49%48%Josh Gottheimer
41%56%Frank Pallone, Jr.
48%49%Leonard Lance
22%76%Albio Sires
33%64%Bill Pascrell
13%85%Donald M. Payne Jr.
49%48%Rodney Frelinghuysen
32%65%Bonnie Watson Coleman

Analysis

Hillary Clinton's 55.5% of the vote was 2.9% less than Barack Obama's win in the state in 2012. This was the first time since 1976 that New Jersey did not vote for the same candidate as neighboring Pennsylvania. Donald Trump became the first Republican to win Gloucester County since George H. W. Bush in 1988.