United States presidential elections in New Jersey


Following is a table of United States presidential elections in New Jersey, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1787, New Jersey has participated in every U.S. presidential election.
Winners of the state are in bold.

Elections from 1864 to present

YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentOther national
candidates		VotesPercentElectoral
Votes		Notes
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2016Donald Trump1,601,93341.00Hillary Clinton2,148,27854.77-14
2012Barack Obama2,125,10158.38Mitt Romney1,477,56840.59-14
2008Barack Obama2,215,42257.27John McCain1,613,20741.70-15
2004George W. Bush1,670,00346.24John Kerry1,911,43052.92-15
2000George W. Bush1,284,17340.29Al Gore1,788,85056.13-15
1996Bill Clinton1,652,32953.72Bob Dole1,103,07835.86Ross Perot262,1348.5215
1992Bill Clinton1,436,20642.95George H. W. Bush1,356,86540.58Ross Perot521,82915.6115
1988George H. W. Bush1,743,19256.24Michael Dukakis1,320,35242.60-16
1984Ronald Reagan1,933,63060.09Walter Mondale1,261,32339.20-16
1980Ronald Reagan1,546,55751.97Jimmy Carter1,147,36438.56John B. Anderson234,6327.8817
1976Jimmy Carter1,444,65347.92Gerald Ford1,509,68850.08-17
1972Richard Nixon1,845,50261.57George McGovern1,102,21136.77-17
1968Richard Nixon1,325,46746.10Hubert Humphrey1,264,20643.97George Wallace262,1879.1217
1964Lyndon B. Johnson1,867,67165.61Barry Goldwater963,84333.86-17
1960John F. Kennedy1,385,41549.96Richard Nixon1,363,32449.16-16
1956Dwight D. Eisenhower1,606,94264.68Adlai Stevenson II850,33734.23T. Coleman Andrews/
Unpledged Electors		5,3170.2116
1952Dwight D. Eisenhower1,374,61356.81Adlai Stevenson II1,015,90241.99-16
1948Harry S. Truman895,45545.93Thomas E. Dewey981,12450.33Strom Thurmond-16
1944Franklin D. Roosevelt987,87450.31Thomas E. Dewey961,33548.95-16
1940Franklin D. Roosevelt1,016,40451.48Wendell Willkie944,87647.86-16
1936Franklin D. Roosevelt1,083,85059.54Alf Landon720,32239.57-16
1932Franklin D. Roosevelt806,39449.49Herbert Hoover775,40647.59-16
1928Herbert Hoover925,28559.77Al Smith616,16239.80-14
1924Calvin Coolidge675,16262.17John W. Davis297,74327.41Robert M. La Follette Sr.108,90110.0314
1920Warren G. Harding611,54167.65James M. Cox256,88728.42Parley P. Christensen2,2000.2414
1916Woodrow Wilson211,01842.68Charles E. Hughes268,98254.40-14
1912Woodrow Wilson178,28941.20Theodore Roosevelt145,41033.60William H. Taft88,83520.5314
1908William H. Taft265,29856.80William Jennings Bryan182,52239.07-12
1904Theodore Roosevelt245,16456.68Alton B. Parker164,56638.05-12
1900William McKinley221,70755.28William Jennings Bryan164,80841.09-10
1896William McKinley221,53559.68William Jennings Bryan133,69536.02-10
1892Grover Cleveland171,06650.67Benjamin Harrison156,10146.24James B. Weaver9850.2910
1888Benjamin Harrison144,36047.52Grover Cleveland151,50849.87-9
1884Grover Cleveland127,79848.98James G. Blaine123,44047.31-9
1880James A. Garfield120,55549.02Winfield S. Hancock122,56549.84James B. Weaver2,6171.069
1876Rutherford B. Hayes38,51048.05Samuel J. Tilden41,54051.83-9
1872Ulysses S. Grant91,65654.52Horace Greeley76,45645.48-9
1868Ulysses S. Grant80,13249.1Horatio Seymour83,00150.9-7
1864Abraham Lincoln60,72447.2George B. McClellan68,02052.8-7

Election of 1860

The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two-party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country. The result of the election, with the victory of an ardent opponent of slavery, spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the American Civil War.
New Jersey’s electoral vote was split, with four of the electors pledged to Lincoln being elected because the alternative, a fusion ticket of electors supporting other candidates, saw the Breckinridge and Bell electors finish behind all other candidates. and three Douglas electors being elected.
YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentElectoral
Votes
1860Abraham Lincoln58,34648.1Stephen A. Douglasno ballotsJohn C. Breckinridgeno ballotsJohn Bellno ballots7

Elections from 1828 to 1856

YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentOther national
candidates		VotesPercentElectoral
Votes		Notes
1856James Buchanan46,94347.23John C. Frémont28,33828.51Millard Fillmore24,11524.267
1852Franklin Pierce44,30553.24Winfield Scott38,55646.33John P. Hale3590.437
1848Zachary Taylor40,01551.48Lewis Cass36,90147.47Martin Van Buren8191.057
1844James K. Polk37,49549.37Henry Clay38,31850.46-7
1840William Henry Harrison33,35151.74Martin Van Buren31,03448.15-8
1836Martin Van Buren25,59249.47William Henry Harrison26,13750.53various8
1832Andrew Jackson23,82649.89Henry Clay23,46649.13William Wirt4680.988
1828Andrew Jackson21,80947.86John Quincy Adams23,75352.12-8

Election of 1824

The election of 1824 was a complex realigning election following the collapse of the prevailing Democratic-Republican Party, resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party, and competing for influence in different parts of the country. The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote. It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes did not become President, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain.
YearWinner VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentLoser VotesPercentElectoral
Votes
1824Andrew Jackson10,33252.08John Quincy Adams8,30941.89Henry Clayno ballotsWilliam H. Crawford1,1966.038

Elections from 1788-89 to 1820

In the election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe ran effectively unopposed, winning all 8 of New Jersey's electoral votes, and all electoral votes nationwide except one vote in New Hampshire. To the extent that a popular vote was held, it was primarily directed to filling the office of Vice President.
YearWinner Loser Electoral
Votes		Notes
1820James Monroe-8Monroe effectively ran unopposed.
1816James MonroeRufus King8
1812James MadisonDeWitt Clinton8
1808James MadisonCharles C. Pinckney8
1804Thomas JeffersonCharles C. Pinckney8
1800Thomas JeffersonJohn Adams7
1796John AdamsThomas Jefferson7
1792George Washington-7Washington effectively ran unopposed.
1788-89George Washington-6Washington effectively ran unopposed.