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Somerset County, NJ

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

Italian12.9%13.7%4.8%

Irish10.8%12.1%9.4%

German8.9%8.6%12.5%

Polish6.1%4.6%2.2%

English5.3%4.9%9.5%

American3.3%3.3%5.3%

Russian1.6%1.3%—

Hungarian1.3%——

Asian Indian11.1%4.6%1.4%

Chinese4.3%1.6%1.3%

Filipino1.6%1.3%0.9%

Pakistani0.7%0.4%—

Korean0.6%1.1%0.4%

Taiwanese0.3%——

Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%

Sri Lankan0.2%——

Puerto Rican2.9%5.1%1.8%

Mexican2.1%2.6%11.3%

Dominican2.1%4.0%0.7%

Colombian1.6%1.7%0.4%

Guatemalan1.3%—0.5%

Ecuadorian1.2%1.7%—

Costa Rican1.1%——

Salvadoran1.1%0.8%0.7%

African American†6.6%8.6%9.9%

Jamaican0.9%0.8%0.4%

African0.5%0.5%0.5%

Haitian0.4%0.7%0.3%

Nigerian0.2%0.4%0.2%

Ghanaian0.2%——

Trinidadian and Tobagonian0.2%0.2%—

Guyanese0.2%0.2%—

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Median age	41.8	40.3	39.1
Age 18–24	7.9%	8.4%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.0%	17.1%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Median household income	$140,374	$103,556	$84,427
Poverty rate	5.4%	9.7%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	57.8%	43.5%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	34.7%	33.2%	22.3%
Spanish	13.0%	17.2%	13.6%
Other Indo-European	8.5%	5.6%	2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)	3.7%	1.5%	1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island	3.2%	1.6%	1.1%

Religious landscape

Measure	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Catholic	28.4%	32.0%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	3.8%	5.1%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	49.8%	47.8%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	5.0%	4.2%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 74.7% of 240,836 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic55.7%98,790TrumpRepublican41.8%74,101SteinIndependent1.4%2,447

D+13.9

Lead: 24,689
Total: 177,412
vs nation: D+15.4
Turnout: 74.7%

BidenDemocratic60.2%111,173TrumpRepublican39.0%71,996OtherAll other candidates0.9%1,641

D+21.2

Lead: 39,177
Total: 184,810
vs nation: D+16.7
Turnout: 82.8%

ClintonDemocratic54.5%85,689TrumpRepublican41.7%65,505JohnsonLibertarian2.4%3,776

D+12.8

Lead: 20,184
Total: 157,092
vs nation: D+10.8
Turnout: 71.6%

ObamaDemocratic52.1%74,592RomneyRepublican46.5%66,603JohnsonLibertarian Pary0.8%1,088

D+5.6

Lead: 7,989
Total: 143,180
vs nation: D+1.7
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic52.5%79,321McCainRepublican46.4%70,085OtherAll other candidates1.1%1,672

D+6.1

Lead: 9,236
Total: 151,078
vs nation: R+1.2
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic47.4%66,476BushRepublican51.7%72,508OtherAll other candidates0.9%1,295

R+4.3

Lead: 6,032
Total: 140,279
vs nation: R+1.8
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic46.7%56,232BushRepublican49.6%59,725NaderGreen3.1%3,776

R+2.9

Lead: 3,493
Total: 120,377
vs nation: R+3.4
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic44.9%50,673DoleRepublican45.9%51,869PerotReform7.4%8,377

R+1.1

Lead: 1,196
Total: 112,929
vs nation: R+9.6
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+13.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 349,8462024 5-year
Median household income: $140,3742024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 49.3%2024 5-year
Black: 9.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 17.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+21.2 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48.4 in 1924MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Morris County, NJ · twin score 95.8

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 74.7%179,794 participants ÷ 240,836 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +33.1 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off versus state: +0.4 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 41.5%–52.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	160,545	224,071	71.6%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	138,293	225,865	61.2%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	189,233	228,462	82.8%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	118,909	239,216	49.7%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	179,794	240,836	74.7%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

267 precincts · 178,343 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Somerset County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 11Franklin W 2 D 11	1,284	684	45	2,013	63.8%	34.0%	D+29.8
Precinct -Hillsborough D 9Hillsborough D 9	635	440	40	1,115	57.0%	39.5%	D+17.5
Precinct -Hillsborough D 27Hillsborough D 27	627	449	30	1,106	56.7%	40.6%	D+16.1
Precinct -Somerville D 8Somerville D 8	764	308	33	1,105	69.1%	27.9%	D+41.3
Precinct -Raritan D 2Raritan D 2	485	561	17	1,063	45.6%	52.8%	R+7.1
Precinct -Montgomery D 18Montgomery D 18	726	277	29	1,032	70.3%	26.8%	D+43.5
Precinct -Warren D 12Warren D 12	526	485	15	1,026	51.3%	47.3%	D+4.0
Precinct -Hillsborough D 4Hillsborough D 4	540	452	32	1,024	52.7%	44.1%	D+8.6
Precinct -Montgomery D 7Montgomery D 7	596	371	29	996	59.8%	37.2%	D+22.6
Precinct -Hillsborough D 7Hillsborough D 7	415	535	21	971	42.7%	55.1%	R+12.4
Precinct -Hillsborough D 35Hillsborough D 35	589	351	28	968	60.8%	36.3%	D+24.6
Precinct -Bridgewater D 1Bridgewater D 1	516	391	30	937	55.1%	41.7%	D+13.3
Precinct -Warren D 7Warren D 7	444	468	13	925	48.0%	50.6%	R+2.6
Precinct -Bridgewater D 35Bridgewater D 35	571	317	20	908	62.9%	34.9%	D+28.0
Precinct -Bridgewater D 10Bridgewater D 10	446	430	16	892	50.0%	48.2%	D+1.8
Precinct -Bridgewater D 2Bridgewater D 2	329	531	20	880	37.4%	60.3%	R+23.0
Precinct -Bridgewater D 5Bridgewater D 5	548	301	31	880	62.3%	34.2%	D+28.1
Precinct -Branchburg D 6Branchburg D 6	398	460	19	877	45.4%	52.5%	R+7.1
Precinct -Branchburg D 8Branchburg D 8	388	464	25	877	44.2%	52.9%	R+8.7
Precinct -Raritan D 1Raritan D 1	455	398	18	871	52.2%	45.7%	D+6.5
Precinct -Peapack-Gladstone D 1Peapack-Gladstone D 1	411	415	23	849	48.4%	48.9%	R+0.5
Precinct -Bernards D 19Bernards D 19	427	407	14	848	50.4%	48.0%	D+2.4
Precinct -Bernards D 10Bernards D 10	455	357	26	838	54.3%	42.6%	D+11.7
Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 3Franklin W 1 D 3	482	251	104	837	57.6%	30.0%	D+27.6
Precinct -Warren D 5Warren D 5	343	472	18	833	41.2%	56.7%	R+15.5
Precinct -Watchung D 2Watchung D 2	415	379	39	833	49.8%	45.5%	D+4.3
Precinct -Hillsborough D 28Hillsborough D 28	447	359	25	831	53.8%	43.2%	D+10.6
Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 18Franklin W 2 D 18	514	293	22	829	62.0%	35.3%	D+26.7
Precinct -Hillsborough D 3Hillsborough D 3	407	402	20	829	49.1%	48.5%	D+0.6
Precinct -Green Brook D 3Green Brook D 3	393	412	18	823	47.8%	50.1%	R+2.3
Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 4Franklin W 1 D 4	533	237	51	821	64.9%	28.9%	D+36.1
Precinct -Warren D 3Warren D 3	412	377	25	814	50.6%	46.3%	D+4.3
Precinct -Green Brook D 1Green Brook D 1	383	398	28	809	47.3%	49.2%	R+1.9
Precinct -Hillsborough D 5Hillsborough D 5	397	388	23	808	49.1%	48.0%	D+1.1
Precinct -Bridgewater D 16Bridgewater D 16	346	446	15	807	42.9%	55.3%	R+12.4
Precinct -Bridgewater D 36Bridgewater D 36	502	287	18	807	62.2%	35.6%	D+26.6
Precinct -Bedminster D 5Bedminster D 5	412	377	16	805	51.2%	46.8%	D+4.3
Precinct -Bridgewater D 4Bridgewater D 4	421	368	16	805	52.3%	45.7%	D+6.6
Precinct -Bridgewater D 20Bridgewater D 20	408	371	20	799	51.1%	46.4%	D+4.6
Precinct -Bridgewater D 34Bridgewater D 34	407	368	24	799	50.9%	46.1%	D+4.9
Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 2Franklin W 1 D 2	476	278	45	799	59.6%	34.8%	D+24.8
Precinct -Watchung D 4Watchung D 4	353	418	26	797	44.3%	52.4%	R+8.2
Precinct -Bernards D 9Bernards D 9	407	347	30	784	51.9%	44.3%	D+7.7
Precinct -Warren D 10Warren D 10	338	409	29	776	43.6%	52.7%	R+9.1
Precinct -Warren D 13Warren D 13	332	399	39	770	43.1%	51.8%	R+8.7
Precinct -Branchburg D 2Branchburg D 2	316	430	23	769	41.1%	55.9%	R+14.8
Precinct -Bernards D 12Bernards D 12	370	362	34	766	48.3%	47.3%	D+1.0
Precinct -Hillsborough D 14Hillsborough D 14	411	327	26	764	53.8%	42.8%	D+11.0
Precinct -Bridgewater D 3Bridgewater D 3	379	369	12	760	49.9%	48.6%	D+1.3
Precinct -Watchung D 1Watchung D 1	344	393	23	760	45.3%	51.7%	R+6.4
Precinct -Warren D 11Warren D 11	385	359	13	757	50.9%	47.4%	D+3.4
Precinct -Somerville D 3Somerville D 3	507	217	30	754	67.2%	28.8%	D+38.5
Precinct -Montgomery D 17Montgomery D 17	495	216	42	753	65.7%	28.7%	D+37.1
Precinct -Manville D 5Manville D 5	301	430	21	752	40.0%	57.2%	R+17.2
Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 22Franklin W 2 D 22	521	207	23	751	69.4%	27.6%	D+41.8
Precinct -Warren D 4Warren D 4	336	394	20	750	44.8%	52.5%	R+7.7
Precinct -Bernards D 13Bernards D 13	382	348	19	749	51.0%	46.5%	D+4.5
Precinct -Bernards D 5Bernards D 5	361	369	19	749	48.2%	49.3%	R+1.1
Precinct -Branchburg D 7Branchburg D 7	340	390	19	749	45.4%	52.1%	R+6.7
Precinct -Bernardsville D 1Bernardsville D 1	399	317	30	746	53.5%	42.5%	D+11.0
Precinct -Bridgewater D 31Bridgewater D 31	386	341	19	746	51.7%	45.7%	D+6.0
Precinct -Montgomery D 11Montgomery D 11	428	304	14	746	57.4%	40.8%	D+16.6
Precinct -Montgomery D 8Montgomery D 8	474	245	27	746	63.5%	32.8%	D+30.7
Precinct -Somerville D 5Somerville D 5	457	254	35	746	61.3%	34.0%	D+27.2
Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 31Franklin W 3 D 31	535	170	38	743	72.0%	22.9%	D+49.1
Precinct -Bedminster D 6Bedminster D 6	364	371	7	742	49.1%	50.0%	R+0.9
Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 12Franklin W 2 D 12	443	287	11	741	59.8%	38.7%	D+21.1
Precinct -Montgomery D 15Montgomery D 15	441	263	36	740	59.6%	35.5%	D+24.1
Precinct -Bridgewater D 12Bridgewater D 12	340	377	22	739	46.0%	51.0%	R+5.0
Precinct -Bridgewater D 22Bridgewater D 22	386	339	14	739	52.2%	45.9%	D+6.4
Precinct -Bernards D 8Bernards D 8	394	324	20	738	53.4%	43.9%	D+9.5
Precinct -Bridgewater D 24Bridgewater D 24	348	371	17	736	47.3%	50.4%	R+3.1
Precinct -Bound Brook D 1Bound Brook D 1	408	294	33	735	55.5%	40.0%	D+15.5
Precinct -Bridgewater D 23Bridgewater D 23	397	325	13	735	54.0%	44.2%	D+9.8
Precinct -Branchburg D 1Branchburg D 1	366	347	21	734	49.9%	47.3%	D+2.6
Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 10Franklin W 1 D 10	426	232	75	733	58.1%	31.7%	D+26.5
Precinct -Warren D 6Warren D 6	358	356	19	733	48.8%	48.6%	D+0.3
Precinct -Bridgewater D 15Bridgewater D 15	344	367	19	730	47.1%	50.3%	R+3.2
Precinct -North Plainfield D 11North Plainfield D 11	506	200	24	730	69.3%	27.4%	D+41.9
Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 39Franklin W 4 D 39	527	183	19	729	72.3%	25.1%	D+47.2
Precinct -Montgomery D 2Montgomery D 2	480	215	33	728	65.9%	29.5%	D+36.4
Precinct -Bernards D 11Bernards D 11	372	322	30	724	51.4%	44.5%	D+6.9
Precinct -North Plainfield D 7North Plainfield D 7	462	251	9	722	64.0%	34.8%	D+29.2
Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 23Franklin W 5 D 23	467	229	25	721	64.8%	31.8%	D+33.0
Precinct -Branchburg D 13Branchburg D 13	257	448	15	720	35.7%	62.2%	R+26.5
Precinct -Branchburg D 9Branchburg D 9	375	327	18	720	52.1%	45.4%	D+6.7
Precinct -Bernards D 18Bernards D 18	373	330	13	716	52.1%	46.1%	D+6.0
Precinct -Branchburg D 11Branchburg D 11	329	371	15	715	46.0%	51.9%	R+5.9
Precinct -Somerville D 7Somerville D 7	456	236	22	714	63.9%	33.1%	D+30.8
Precinct -Bernardsville D 2Bernardsville D 2	362	328	23	713	50.8%	46.0%	D+4.8
Precinct -Bridgewater D 26Bridgewater D 26	371	322	19	712	52.1%	45.2%	D+6.9
Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 17Franklin W 3 D 17	451	250	10	711	63.4%	35.2%	D+28.3
Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 44Franklin W 5 D 44	498	196	17	711	70.0%	27.6%	D+42.5
Precinct -Hillsborough D 25Hillsborough D 25	401	293	17	711	56.4%	41.2%	D+15.2
Precinct -Hillsborough D 33Hillsborough D 33	380	300	31	711	53.4%	42.2%	D+11.3
Precinct -Warren D 9Warren D 9	267	415	27	709	37.7%	58.5%	R+20.9
Precinct -North Plainfield D 10North Plainfield D 10	443	241	24	708	62.6%	34.0%	D+28.5
Precinct -Somerville D 4Somerville D 4	389	305	14	708	54.9%	43.1%	D+11.9
Precinct -Hillsborough D 17Hillsborough D 17	375	300	31	706	53.1%	42.5%	D+10.6
Precinct -Watchung D 5Watchung D 5	408	281	16	705	57.9%	39.9%	D+18.0
Precinct -South Bound Brook D 1South Bound Brook D 1	372	307	25	704	52.8%	43.6%	D+9.2
Precinct -Bridgewater D 25Bridgewater D 25	355	331	17	703	50.5%	47.1%	D+3.4
Precinct -Bernards D 17Bernards D 17	375	311	16	702	53.4%	44.3%	D+9.1
Precinct -Bridgewater D 32Bridgewater D 32	357	316	28	701	50.9%	45.1%	D+5.8
Precinct -Montgomery D 5Montgomery D 5	443	221	37	701	63.2%	31.5%	D+31.7
Precinct -Montgomery D 9Montgomery D 9	423	242	36	701	60.3%	34.5%	D+25.8
Precinct -Peapack-Gladstone D 2Peapack-Gladstone D 2	345	335	21	701	49.2%	47.8%	D+1.4
Precinct -South Bound Brook D 2South Bound Brook D 2	405	259	36	700	57.9%	37.0%	D+20.9
Precinct -Bernardsville D 4Bernardsville D 4	364	320	15	699	52.1%	45.8%	D+6.3
Precinct -Bridgewater D 7Bridgewater D 7	353	319	26	698	50.6%	45.7%	D+4.9
Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 51Franklin W 5 D 51	433	234	28	695	62.3%	33.7%	D+28.6
Precinct -North Plainfield D 2North Plainfield D 2	491	190	14	695	70.6%	27.3%	D+43.3
Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 16Franklin W 2 D 16	469	211	14	694	67.6%	30.4%	D+37.2
Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 15Franklin W 2 D 15	454	216	23	693	65.5%	31.2%	D+34.3
Precinct -Bernardsville D 6Bernardsville D 6	305	374	12	691	44.1%	54.1%	R+10.0
Precinct -Manville D 4Manville D 4	267	404	20	691	38.6%	58.5%	R+19.8
Precinct -Bernards D 2Bernards D 2	395	275	20	690	57.2%	39.9%	D+17.4
Precinct -Bridgewater D 18Bridgewater D 18	344	318	23	685	50.2%	46.4%	D+3.8
Precinct -Bridgewater D 19Bridgewater D 19	318	354	11	683	46.6%	51.8%	R+5.3
Precinct -Bernards D 15Bernards D 15	356	298	27	681	52.3%	43.8%	D+8.5
Precinct -Bernards D 7Bernards D 7	368	291	20	679	54.2%	42.9%	D+11.3
Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 26Franklin W 3 D 26	370	271	37	678	54.6%	40.0%	D+14.6
Precinct -Green Brook D 4Green Brook D 4	331	323	22	676	49.0%	47.8%	D+1.2
Precinct -Montgomery D 13Montgomery D 13	431	212	31	674	63.9%	31.5%	D+32.5
Precinct -Manville D 1Manville D 1	248	411	9	668	37.1%	61.5%	R+24.4
Precinct -Hillsborough D 19Hillsborough D 19	388	261	18	667	58.2%	39.1%	D+19.0
Precinct -Bedminster D 7Bedminster D 7	316	326	23	665	47.5%	49.0%	R+1.5
Precinct -Raritan D 4Raritan D 4	313	338	13	664	47.1%	50.9%	R+3.8
Precinct -Raritan D 5Raritan D 5	308	340	11	659	46.7%	51.6%	R+4.9
Precinct -Hillsborough D 26Hillsborough D 26	349	286	22	657	53.1%	43.5%	D+9.6
Precinct -Bridgewater D 11Bridgewater D 11	319	314	23	656	48.6%	47.9%	D+0.8
Precinct -Green Brook D 5Green Brook D 5	339	286	31	656	51.7%	43.6%	D+8.1
Precinct -Hillsborough D 15Hillsborough D 15	370	270	15	655	56.5%	41.2%	D+15.3
Precinct -Watchung D 3Watchung D 3	299	332	22	653	45.8%	50.8%	R+5.1
Precinct -Bridgewater D 6Bridgewater D 6	320	315	17	652	49.1%	48.3%	D+0.8
Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 7Franklin W 1 D 7	442	190	18	650	68.0%	29.2%	D+38.8
Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 38Franklin W 4 D 38	455	184	11	650	70.0%	28.3%	D+41.7
Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 28Franklin W 3 D 28	368	259	22	649	56.7%	39.9%	D+16.8
Precinct -Bernardsville D 3Bernardsville D 3	358	271	18	647	55.3%	41.9%	D+13.4
Precinct -Bridgewater D 30Bridgewater D 30	320	313	13	646	49.5%	48.5%	D+1.1
Precinct -Bridgewater D 33Bridgewater D 33	345	282	19	646	53.4%	43.7%	D+9.8
Precinct -Hillsborough D 34Hillsborough D 34	317	317	12	646	49.1%	49.1%	Exact tie
Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 19Franklin W 3 D 19	448	190	7	645	69.5%	29.5%	D+40.0
Precinct -North Plainfield D 6North Plainfield D 6	455	177	13	645	70.5%	27.4%	D+43.1
Precinct -Warren D 8Warren D 8	283	355	6	644	43.9%	55.1%	R+11.2
Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 27Franklin W 3 D 27	376	233	33	642	58.6%	36.3%	D+22.3
Precinct -North Plainfield D 5North Plainfield D 5	418	211	13	642	65.1%	32.9%	D+32.2
Precinct -Hillsborough D 24Hillsborough D 24	369	255	17	641	57.6%	39.8%	D+17.8
Precinct -Bernards D 6Bernards D 6	305	317	17	639	47.7%	49.6%	R+1.9
Precinct -Hillsborough D 29Hillsborough D 29	340	274	24	638	53.3%	42.9%	D+10.3
Precinct -Montgomery D 12Montgomery D 12	371	225	41	637	58.2%	35.3%	D+22.9
Precinct -Bridgewater D 28Bridgewater D 28	372	243	21	636	58.5%	38.2%	D+20.3
Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 21Franklin W 2 D 21	443	172	21	636	69.7%	27.0%	D+42.6
Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 50Franklin W 5 D 50	441	175	20	636	69.3%	27.5%	D+41.8
Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 46Franklin W 5 D 46	457	157	20	634	72.1%	24.8%	D+47.3
Precinct -North Plainfield D 8North Plainfield D 8	387	221	26	634	61.0%	34.9%	D+26.2
Precinct -North Plainfield D 9North Plainfield D 9	408	206	20	634	64.4%	32.5%	D+31.9
Precinct -Bernards D 14Bernards D 14	359	253	21	633	56.7%	40.0%	D+16.7
Precinct -Somerville D 2Somerville D 2	403	216	13	632	63.8%	34.2%	D+29.6
Precinct -Hillsborough D 13Hillsborough D 13	351	250	25	626	56.1%	39.9%	D+16.1
Precinct -Manville D 6Manville D 6	237	380	9	626	37.9%	60.7%	R+22.8
Precinct -Bernardsville D 7Bernardsville D 7	307	300	15	622	49.4%	48.2%	D+1.1
Precinct -Manville D 2Manville D 2	274	332	16	622	44.1%	53.4%	R+9.3
Precinct -Hillsborough D 21Hillsborough D 21	357	245	17	619	57.7%	39.6%	D+18.1
Precinct -Bound Brook D 3Bound Brook D 3	369	229	20	618	59.7%	37.1%	D+22.7
Precinct -Hillsborough D 32Hillsborough D 32	357	250	11	618	57.8%	40.5%	D+17.3
Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 13Franklin W 2 D 13	323	276	14	613	52.7%	45.0%	D+7.7
Precinct -Branchburg D 5Branchburg D 5	270	335	7	612	44.1%	54.7%	R+10.6
Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 40Franklin W 4 D 40	517	87	8	612	84.5%	14.2%	D+70.3
Precinct -Bernards D 20Bernards D 20	318	277	16	611	52.0%	45.3%	D+6.7
Precinct -Bernardsville D 5Bernardsville D 5	276	321	14	611	45.2%	52.5%	R+7.4
Precinct -Bernards D 3Bernards D 3	346	256	8	610	56.7%	42.0%	D+14.8
Precinct -Bridgewater D 9Bridgewater D 9	295	295	19	609	48.4%	48.4%	Exact tie
Precinct -Hillsborough D 18Hillsborough D 18	314	273	20	607	51.7%	45.0%	D+6.8
Precinct -Hillsborough D 22Hillsborough D 22	329	266	12	607	54.2%	43.8%	D+10.4
Precinct -Hillsborough D 23Hillsborough D 23	327	272	8	607	53.9%	44.8%	D+9.1
Precinct -Bridgewater D 8Bridgewater D 8	295	299	11	605	48.8%	49.4%	R+0.7
Precinct -Far Hills D 1Far Hills D 1	237	349	19	605	39.2%	57.7%	R+18.5
Precinct -Bridgewater D 13Bridgewater D 13	348	236	20	604	57.6%	39.1%	D+18.5
Precinct -North Plainfield D 4North Plainfield D 4	397	193	11	601	66.1%	32.1%	D+33.9
Precinct -Bridgewater D 14Bridgewater D 14	299	292	9	600	49.8%	48.7%	D+1.2
Precinct -Warren D 1Warren D 1	300	270	30	600	50.0%	45.0%	D+5.0
Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 25Franklin W 4 D 25	395	182	22	599	65.9%	30.4%	D+35.6
Precinct -Hillsborough D 16Hillsborough D 16	324	237	36	597	54.3%	39.7%	D+14.6
Precinct -Branchburg D 12Branchburg D 12	326	245	23	594	54.9%	41.2%	D+13.6
Precinct -Bound Brook D 4Bound Brook D 4	334	240	17	591	56.5%	40.6%	D+15.9
Precinct -Branchburg D 3Branchburg D 3	261	311	18	590	44.2%	52.7%	R+8.5
Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 47Franklin W 5 D 47	444	130	15	589	75.4%	22.1%	D+53.3
Precinct -South Bound Brook D 3South Bound Brook D 3	283	292	11	586	48.3%	49.8%	R+1.5
Precinct -North Plainfield D 1North Plainfield D 1	360	211	14	585	61.5%	36.1%	D+25.5
Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 36Franklin W 4 D 36	422	126	31	579	72.9%	21.8%	D+51.1
Precinct -Montgomery D 10Montgomery D 10	387	174	18	579	66.8%	30.1%	D+36.8
Precinct -Bedminster D 8Bedminster D 8	309	256	12	577	53.6%	44.4%	D+9.2
Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 42Franklin W 4 D 42	445	111	21	577	77.1%	19.2%	D+57.9
Precinct -Montgomery D 16Montgomery D 16	357	189	30	576	62.0%	32.8%	D+29.2
Precinct -Warren D 2Warren D 2	267	293	16	576	46.4%	50.9%	R+4.5
Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 33Franklin W 3 D 33	373	170	31	574	65.0%	29.6%	D+35.4
Precinct -Green Brook D 2Green Brook D 2	273	281	17	571	47.8%	49.2%	R+1.4
Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 5Franklin W 1 D 5	374	174	22	570	65.6%	30.5%	D+35.1
Precinct -Hillsborough D 30Hillsborough D 30	226	321	21	568	39.8%	56.5%	R+16.7
Precinct -Montgomery D 19Montgomery D 19	388	165	15	568	68.3%	29.0%	D+39.3
Precinct -Bernards D 21Bernards D 21	355	178	33	566	62.7%	31.4%	D+31.3
Precinct -Hillsborough D 20Hillsborough D 20	329	221	16	566	58.1%	39.0%	D+19.1
Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 29Franklin W 3 D 29	341	182	42	565	60.4%	32.2%	D+28.1
Precinct -Branchburg D 4Branchburg D 4	283	264	14	561	50.4%	47.1%	D+3.4
Precinct -Bridgewater D 29Bridgewater D 29	301	248	12	561	53.7%	44.2%	D+9.4
Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 8Franklin W 1 D 8	406	133	22	561	72.4%	23.7%	D+48.7
Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 9Franklin W 1 D 9	374	150	34	558	67.0%	26.9%	D+40.1
Precinct -Somerville D 1Somerville D 1	319	225	14	558	57.2%	40.3%	D+16.8
Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 49Franklin W 5 D 49	420	114	21	555	75.7%	20.5%	D+55.1
Precinct -Hillsborough D 1Hillsborough D 1	274	270	9	553	49.5%	48.8%	D+0.7
Precinct -Bedminster D 4Bedminster D 4	281	257	13	551	51.0%	46.6%	D+4.4
Precinct -Bernards D 24Bernards D 24	373	159	18	550	67.8%	28.9%	D+38.9
Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 6Franklin W 1 D 6	371	149	29	549	67.6%	27.1%	D+40.4
Precinct -Green Brook D 6Green Brook D 6	312	212	16	540	57.8%	39.3%	D+18.5
Precinct -Bernards D 4Bernards D 4	295	229	15	539	54.7%	42.5%	D+12.2
Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 37Franklin W 4 D 37	397	131	11	539	73.7%	24.3%	D+49.4
Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 35Franklin W 4 D 35	402	110	24	536	75.0%	20.5%	D+54.5
Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 32Franklin W 1 D 32	341	167	24	532	64.1%	31.4%	D+32.7
Precinct -Somerville D 9Somerville D 9	290	217	24	531	54.6%	40.9%	D+13.7
Precinct -Bedminster D 2Bedminster D 2	214	302	13	529	40.5%	57.1%	R+16.6
Precinct -Bernards D 22Bernards D 22	342	165	22	529	64.7%	31.2%	D+33.5
Precinct -Montgomery D 3Montgomery D 3	316	190	22	528	59.8%	36.0%	D+23.9
Precinct -Montgomery D 1Montgomery D 1	354	151	21	526	67.3%	28.7%	D+38.6
Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 41Franklin W 4 D 41	452	62	11	525	86.1%	11.8%	D+74.3
Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 43Franklin W 4 D 43	385	126	14	525	73.3%	24.0%	D+49.3
Precinct -Hillsborough D 12Hillsborough D 12	281	227	17	525	53.5%	43.2%	D+10.3
Precinct -Bernards D 23Bernards D 23	294	206	21	521	56.4%	39.5%	D+16.9
Precinct -North Plainfield D 3North Plainfield D 3	299	205	16	520	57.5%	39.4%	D+18.1
Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 30Franklin W 3 D 30	360	138	21	519	69.4%	26.6%	D+42.8
Precinct -Montgomery D 6Montgomery D 6	323	180	16	519	62.2%	34.7%	D+27.6
Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 14Franklin W 2 D 14	318	179	21	518	61.4%	34.6%	D+26.8
Precinct -Branchburg D 10Branchburg D 10	262	242	13	517	50.7%	46.8%	D+3.9
Precinct -Bridgewater D 27Bridgewater D 27	317	191	7	515	61.6%	37.1%	D+24.5
Precinct -Manville D 7Manville D 7	189	311	12	512	36.9%	60.7%	R+23.8
Precinct -Raritan D 3Raritan D 3	274	228	10	512	53.5%	44.5%	D+9.0
Precinct -Hillsborough D 8Hillsborough D 8	192	298	16	506	37.9%	58.9%	R+20.9
Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 45Franklin W 5 D 45	357	133	12	502	71.1%	26.5%	D+44.6
Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 20Franklin W 2 D 20	315	174	11	500	63.0%	34.8%	D+28.2
Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 24Franklin W 3 D 24	315	169	14	498	63.3%	33.9%	D+29.3
Precinct -Bridgewater D 17Bridgewater D 17	226	250	16	492	45.9%	50.8%	R+4.9
Precinct -Hillsborough D 6Hillsborough D 6	220	256	14	490	44.9%	52.2%	R+7.3
Precinct -Bound Brook D 6Bound Brook D 6	237	235	14	486	48.8%	48.4%	D+0.4
Precinct -Hillsborough D 31Hillsborough D 31	288	181	17	486	59.3%	37.2%	D+22.0
Precinct -Hillsborough D 2Hillsborough D 2	227	245	12	484	46.9%	50.6%	R+3.7
Precinct -Montgomery D 4Montgomery D 4	322	148	14	484	66.5%	30.6%	D+36.0
Precinct -Branchburg D 14Branchburg D 14	219	254	5	478	45.8%	53.1%	R+7.3
Precinct -Somerville D 6Somerville D 6	257	209	11	477	53.9%	43.8%	D+10.1
Precinct -Bernards D 1Bernards D 1	233	225	16	474	49.2%	47.5%	D+1.7
Precinct -North Plainfield D 12North Plainfield D 12	333	135	6	474	70.3%	28.5%	D+41.8
Precinct -Manville D 3Manville D 3	215	243	12	470	45.7%	51.7%	R+6.0
Precinct -Bedminster D 1Bedminster D 1	196	260	9	465	42.2%	55.9%	R+13.8
Precinct -Bedminster D 3Bedminster D 3	199	250	11	460	43.3%	54.3%	R+11.1
Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 34Franklin W 3 D 34	346	94	20	460	75.2%	20.4%	D+54.8
Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 1Franklin W 1 D 1	253	166	21	440	57.5%	37.7%	D+19.8
Precinct -Hillsborough D 11Hillsborough D 11	225	198	10	433	52.0%	45.7%	D+6.2
Precinct -Bridgewater D 21Bridgewater D 21	198	230	4	432	45.8%	53.2%	R+7.4
Precinct -Bedminster D 9Bedminster D 9	236	176	11	423	55.8%	41.6%	D+14.2
Precinct -Montgomery D 14Montgomery D 14	252	144	27	423	59.6%	34.0%	D+25.5
Precinct -Bernards D 16Bernards D 16	194	213	14	421	46.1%	50.6%	R+4.5
Precinct -Rocky Hill D 1Rocky Hill D 1	313	98	9	420	74.5%	23.3%	D+51.2
Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 48Franklin W 5 D 48	310	92	17	419	74.0%	22.0%	D+52.0
Precinct -Bound Brook D 2Bound Brook D 2	188	213	14	415	45.3%	51.3%	R+6.0
Precinct -Hillsborough D 10Hillsborough D 10	167	218	14	399	41.9%	54.6%	R+12.8
Precinct -Bound Brook D 7Bound Brook D 7	225	158	11	394	57.1%	40.1%	D+17.0
Precinct -Bound Brook D 5Bound Brook D 5	222	152	8	382	58.1%	39.8%	D+18.3
Precinct -Millstone D 1Millstone D 1	148	141	5	294	50.3%	48.0%	D+2.4

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+0.9%
1896	−24.4%
1900	−15.9%
1904	−17.9%
1908	−20.9%
1912	+14.6%
1916	−12.5%
1920	−43.9%
1924	−48.4%
1928	−33.6%
1932	−10.5%
1936	+0.6%
1940	−10.0%
1944	−16.7%
1948	−21.5%
1952	−26.8%
1956	−44.3%
1960	−11.9%
1964	+21.1%
1968	−19.0%
1972	−35.0%
1976	−16.7%
1980	−25.2%
1984	−34.6%
1988	−28.5%
1992	−10.9%
1996	−1.1%
2000	−2.9%
2004	−4.3%
2008	+6.1%
2012	+5.6%
2016	+12.8%
2020	+21.2%
2024	+13.9%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	D	55.7%Harris98,790	41.8%Trump74,101	1.4%Stein2,447 +6	D+13.9	R+7.3	D+15.4	177,412
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent Kamala D HarrisDemocratic55.7%98,790 Donald J TrumpRepublican41.8%74,101 Jill SteinIndependent1.4%2,447 Robert F KennedyIndependent0.5%958 Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%667 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%246 Randall TerryIndependent0.1%113 Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%52 Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%38
2020	D	60.2%Biden111,173	39.0%Trump71,996	0.9%	D+21.2	D+8.4	D+16.7	184,810
2016	D	54.5%Clinton85,689	41.7%Trump65,505	2.4%Johnson3,776	D+12.8	D+7.3	D+10.8	157,092
2012	D	52.1%Obama74,592	46.5%Romney66,603	0.8%Johnson1,088	D+5.6	R+0.5	D+1.7	143,180
2008	D	52.5%Obama79,321	46.4%McCain70,085	1.1%	D+6.1	D+10.4	R+1.2	151,078
2004	R	47.4%Kerry66,476	51.7%Bush72,508	0.9%	R+4.3	R+1.4	R+1.8	140,279
2000	R	46.7%Gore56,232	49.6%Bush59,725	3.1%Nader3,776	R+2.9	R+1.8	R+3.4	120,377
1996	R	44.9%Clinton50,673	45.9%Dole51,869	7.4%Perot8,377	R+1.1	D+9.8	R+9.6	112,929
1992	R	35.5%Clinton42,867	46.4%Bush56,044	17.4%Perot21,014	R+10.9	D+17.6	R+16.5	120,813
1988	R	35.2%Dukakis37,406	63.7%Bush67,658	1.1%	R+28.5	D+6.1	R+20.8	106,193
1984	R	32.2%Mondale31,924	66.8%Reagan66,303	1.1%	R+34.6	R+9.5	R+16.4	99,296
1980	R	32.1%Carter29,470	57.2%Reagan52,591	10.7%	R+25.2	R+8.4	R+15.4	91,928
1976	R	40.4%Carter36,258	57.2%Ford51,260	2.4%	R+16.7	D+18.3	R+18.8	89,691
1972	R	31.0%McGovern26,537	66.0%Nixon56,524	3.0%	R+35.0	R+16.1	R+11.9	85,605
1968	R	35.1%Humphrey27,580	54.1%Nixon42,459	10.7%	R+19.0	R+40.1	R+18.3	78,475
1964	D	60.4%Johnson43,659	39.3%Goldwater28,416	0.3%	D+21.1	D+33.0	R+1.5	72,270
1960	R	43.9%Kennedy28,489	55.8%Nixon36,200	0.3%	R+11.9	D+32.4	R+12.1	64,863
1956	R	27.5%Stevenson14,529	71.9%Eisenhower37,930	0.6%	R+44.3	R+17.5	R+28.9	52,789
1952	R	36.5%Stevenson18,007	63.3%Eisenhower31,239	0.2%	R+26.8	R+5.3	R+16.1	49,320
1948	R	38.3%Truman14,104	59.8%Dewey22,034	2.0%	R+21.5	R+4.8	R+26.0	36,862
1944	R	41.6%Roosevelt14,467	58.3%Dewey20,266	0.1%	R+16.7	R+6.7	R+24.2	34,770
1940	R	44.9%Roosevelt16,490	54.9%Willkie20,169	0.3%	R+10.0	R+10.6	R+20.0	36,755
1936	D	50.1%Roosevelt15,987	49.6%Landon15,806	0.3%	D+0.6	D+11.1	R+23.7	31,887
1932	R	43.7%Roosevelt12,345	54.2%Hoover15,317	2.2%	R+10.5	D+23.1	R+28.3	28,273
1928	R	33.0%Smith8,120	66.7%Hoover16,386	0.3%	R+33.6	D+14.8	R+16.2	24,580
1924	R	22.7%Davis4,143	71.1%Coolidge12,986	5.9%La Follette1,069	R+48.4	R+4.6	R+23.2	18,260
1920	R	27.2%Cox4,192	71.0%Harding10,962	1.8%	R+43.9	R+31.4	R+17.7	15,435
1916	R	43.2%Wilson3,653	55.7%Hughes4,707	1.1%	R+12.5	R+27.0	R+15.6	8,451
1912	D	42.5%Wilson3,146	27.9%Taft2,068	29.6%	D+14.6	D+35.4	R+5.0	7,402
1908	R	38.6%Bryan3,271	59.4%Taft5,043	2.0%	R+20.9	R+3.0	R+11.3	8,485
1904	R	39.8%Parker3,195	57.7%Roosevelt4,633	2.5%	R+17.9	R+2.0	D+1.8	8,029
1900	R	40.4%Bryan3,183	56.3%McKinley4,438	3.3%	R+15.9	D+8.5	R+8.4	7,878
1896	R	35.8%Bryan2,608	60.2%McKinley4,388	4.0%	R+24.4	R+25.4	R+18.3	7,291
1892	D	48.9%Cleveland3,408	47.9%Harrison3,342	3.2%	D+0.9	—	R+0.7	6,975
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 37 Senate · 4 Senate special · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	55.0%104,979	45.0%85,789	190,768
2020	D	56.8%100,729	43.2%76,488	177,217
2018	D	54.3%55,478	45.7%46,720	102,198

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MEDSL County Senate Returns 2022-2024; Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	55.6%Andy Kim95,344	41.8%Curtis Bashaw71,652	171,516
2020Class II	D	57.5%Cory Booker105,681	41.1%Rik Mehta 75,622	183,823
2018Class I	D	51.7%Bob Menendez70,359	45.1%Bob Hugin61,373	136,182
2014Class II	R	48.6%Cory Booker37,124	49.5%Jeff Bell37,835	76,407
2012Class I	D	51.6%Bob Menendez70,264	46.5%Joe Kyrillos63,349	136,258
2008Class II	R	47.1%Frank Lautenberg66,939	50.3%Dick Zimmer71,392	142,022
2006Class I	R	46.0%Bob Menendez42,242	50.9%Thomas H. Kean Jr.46,720	91,801
2002Class II	R	43.4%Frank Lautenberg36,476	54.3%Doug Forrester45,590	84,017
2000Class I	R	39.0%Jon Corzine45,948	58.6%Bob Franks69,045	117,804
1996Class II	R	41.4%Robert Torricelli44,748	54.0%Dick Zimmer58,393	108,209
1994Class I	R	41.7%Frank Lautenberg31,978	55.8%Chuck Haytaian42,812	76,721
1990Class II	R	40.3%Bill Bradley27,508	56.3%Christine Todd Whitman38,426	68,254
1988Class I	R	46.4%Frank Lautenberg47,648	52.5%Pete Dawkins53,969	102,755
1984Class II	D	58.0%Bill Bradley55,757	40.4%Mary V. Mochary38,862	96,181
1982Class I	R	31.1%Frank Lautenberg22,030	67.9%Millicent Fenwick48,067	70,820
1978Class II	R	44.5%Bill Bradley26,131	53.7%Jeffrey Bell31,569	58,742
1976Class I	D	53.9%Harrison Williams Jr.44,665	44.4%David F. Norcross36,740	82,797
1972Class II	R	29.0%Paul J. Krebs23,384	65.1%Clifford P. Case52,475	80,567
1970Class I	R	47.7%Harrison Williams Jr.28,739	49.6%Nelson G. Gross29,885	60,275
1966Class II	R	27.7%Warren W. Wilentz15,986	67.6%Clifford P. Case39,062	57,787
1964Class I	D	54.6%Harrison Williams Jr.37,312	44.7%Bernard M. Shanley30,551	68,289
1960Class II	R	37.1%Thorn Lord22,628	62.2%Clifford P. Case37,869	60,917
1958Class I	R	47.3%Harrison Williams Jr.18,461	51.4%Robert W. Kean20,047	39,006
1954Class II	R	40.5%Charles R. Howell13,250	56.8%Clifford P. Case18,587	32,714
1952Class I	R	40.0%Archibald Alexander19,148	59.9%H. Alexander Smith28,679	47,905
1948Class II	R	44.6%Archibald Alexander15,909	54.4%Robert C. Hendrickson19,404	35,670
1946Class I	R	28.6%George E. Brunner6,988	71.2%H. Alexander Smith17,390	24,413
1942Class II	R	32.4%William H. Smathers7,726	67.4%Albert W. Hawkes16,091	23,871
1940Class I	R	38.3%James H.R. Cromwell12,968	61.6%W. Warren Barbour20,855	33,860
1936Class II	R	43.9%William H. Smathers12,408	55.9%W. Warren Barbour15,797	28,281
1934Class I	D	55.6%A. Harry Moore13,958	43.3%Hamilton F. Kean10,873	25,085
1930Class II	R	33.0%Alexander Simpson5,269	64.3%Dwight T. Morrow10,260	15,961
1928Class I	R	34.9%Edward I. Edwards7,894	64.9%Hamilton F. Kean14,672	22,615
1924Class II	R	26.6%Frederick W. Donnelly4,300	72.2%Walter E. Edge11,681	16,175
1922Class I	R	47.8%Edward I. Edwards7,094	51.8%Joseph Frelinghuysen7,692	14,838
1918Class II	R	44.1%George M. Lamonte2,868	54.6%Walter E. Edge3,546	6,497
1916Class I	R	34.6%James Martine2,700	65.4%Joseph Frelinghuysen5,114	7,814

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2013Special · Class II	R	48.9%Cory Booker28,539	50.2%Steven M. Lonegan29,304	58,346
1944Special · Class I	R	39.2%Elmer H. Wene12,753	60.8%H. Alexander Smith19,787	32,563
1938Special · Class I	R	36.9%William H.J. Ely10,674	62.7%W. Warren Barbour18,127	28,924
1932Special · Class II	R	43.7%Percy H. Stewart10,988	55.3%W. Warren Barbour13,904	25,145

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2025	D	59.3%Mikie Sherrill83,355	39.9%Jack Ciattarelli56,095	140,487
2017	D	49.8%Phil Murphy45,935	47.9%Kim Guadagno44,231	92,273
2013	R	30.8%Barbara Buono26,913	67.6%Chris Christie58,981	87,313
2009	R	34.3%Jon Corzine35,089	56.2%Chris Christie57,481	102,221
2005	R	43.3%Jon Corzine40,459	52.8%Doug Forrester49,406	93,526
2001	R	45.6%Jim McGreevey39,110	52.2%Bret Schundler44,815	85,828
1997	R	32.4%Jim McGreevey29,089	57.4%Christine Todd Whitman51,465	89,708
1993	R	38.6%James Florio36,046	59.3%Christine Todd Whitman55,444	93,423
1989	D	50.5%James Florio37,159	47.3%Jim Courter34,815	73,653
1985	R	23.1%Peter Shapiro13,601	75.6%Thomas Kean44,502	58,864
1981	R	36.0%James Florio25,121	62.5%Thomas Kean43,697	69,863
1977	R	41.3%Brendan Byrne29,286	56.7%Raymond Bateman40,164	70,871

voter registration

Registered voters

By party of registration, over time

Party registration · 2026D+10.9

Presidential vote · 2024D+13.9

Registration and the presidential vote track closely here — within 3.0 points.

261,639 registered voters · 2026

Democratic36.3%Republican25.3%Unaffiliated37.4%Other0.9%

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

−1,362 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −15,292 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $114,037 in average income, against $172,915 for residents who stayed — 34% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean D+15.0 on average — 1.1 points more Democratic-leaning than Somerset County, NJ itself (D+13.9).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Middlesex County, NJ2,662D+8.0
Union County, NJ1,238D+24.2
Morris County, NJ674R+2.7
Hudson County, NJ515D+28.1
Essex County, NJ483D+44.9
Hunterdon County, NJ400R+6.7

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Middlesex County, NJ1,868
Union County, NJ713
Hunterdon County, NJ689
Morris County, NJ538
New York County, NY446
Hudson County, NJ433

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Somerset County, NJ in Somerset County, NJ: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−430
2012	−894
2013	−391
2014	−1,605
2015	−2,033
2016	−1,812
2017	−1,443
2018	−1,523
2019	−2,279
2021	+269
2022	−1,229
2023	−596
2024	+36
2025	−1,362

Somerset County's transformation tracks a broader pattern in affluent suburban New Jersey: college-educated voters shifted the presidential margin to D+13.9 in 2024, a reversal from its Republican-leaning baseline of the early 2000s.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.2 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 48.4 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.9 points.

A population of 349,846, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $140,374 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Morris County and Bergen County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Morris County

New Jersey

95.8twin score

median incomecollege share12-yr trend≠ Irish ancestry

Bergen County

New Jersey

95.6twin score

% Asianmedian incomecollege share≠ 12-yr trend

DuPage County

Illinois

94.1twin score

% Asian2020–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ median income

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Somerset County, New Jersey vote in 2024?

In 2024, Somerset County, New Jersey voted Democratic by 13.9 points (D+13.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 177,412 votes cast, 98,790 went Democratic and 74,101 went Republican.

When did Somerset County, New Jersey last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Somerset County, New Jersey voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Somerset County, New Jersey?

Somerset County, New Jersey has a population of 349,846 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Somerset County, New Jersey?

Median household income in Somerset County, New Jersey is $140,374 — above the national median of $80,734. The New Jersey state median is $103,556.

What is the political history of Somerset County, New Jersey?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Somerset County, New Jersey from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican.

Measure

Somerset County

New Jersey

United States

Median age

41.8

40.3

39.1

Age 18–24

7.9%

8.4%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

17.0%

17.1%

17.2%

Measure

Somerset County

New Jersey

United States

Median household income

$140,374

$103,556

$84,427

Poverty rate

5.4%

9.7%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

57.8%

43.5%

35.6%

Measure

Somerset County

New Jersey

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

34.7%

33.2%

22.3%

Spanish

13.0%

17.2%

13.6%

Other Indo-European

8.5%

5.6%

2.0%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)

3.7%

1.5%

1.1%

Other Asian & Pacific Island

3.2%

1.6%

1.1%

Measure

Somerset County

New Jersey

United States

Catholic

28.4%

32.0%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

3.8%

5.1%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

49.8%

47.8%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

5.0%

4.2%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

D+13.9MIT Election Lab

Population

349,8462024 5-year

Median household income

$140,3742024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

49.3%2024 5-year

Black

9.3%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

17.6%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+21.2 in 2020MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+48.4 in 1924MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Morris County, NJ · twin score 95.8

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

160,545

224,071

71.6%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

138,293

225,865

61.2%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

189,233

228,462

82.8%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

118,909

239,216

49.7%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

179,794

240,836

74.7%

A/A

Somerset County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 11Franklin W 2 D 11

1,284

684

2,013

63.8%

34.0%

D+29.8

Precinct -Hillsborough D 9Hillsborough D 9

635

440

1,115

57.0%

39.5%

D+17.5

Precinct -Hillsborough D 27Hillsborough D 27

627

449

1,106

56.7%

40.6%

D+16.1

Precinct -Somerville D 8Somerville D 8

764

308

1,105

69.1%

27.9%

D+41.3

Precinct -Raritan D 2Raritan D 2

485

561

1,063

45.6%

52.8%

R+7.1

Precinct -Montgomery D 18Montgomery D 18

726

277

1,032

70.3%

26.8%

D+43.5

Precinct -Warren D 12Warren D 12

526

485

1,026

51.3%

47.3%

D+4.0

Precinct -Hillsborough D 4Hillsborough D 4

540

452

1,024

52.7%

44.1%

D+8.6

Precinct -Montgomery D 7Montgomery D 7

596

371

996

59.8%

37.2%

D+22.6

Precinct -Hillsborough D 7Hillsborough D 7

415

535

971

42.7%

55.1%

R+12.4

Precinct -Hillsborough D 35Hillsborough D 35

589

351

968

60.8%

36.3%

D+24.6

Precinct -Bridgewater D 1Bridgewater D 1

516

391

937

55.1%

41.7%

D+13.3

Precinct -Warren D 7Warren D 7

444

468

925

48.0%

50.6%

R+2.6

Precinct -Bridgewater D 35Bridgewater D 35

571

317

908

62.9%

34.9%

D+28.0

Precinct -Bridgewater D 10Bridgewater D 10

446

430

892

50.0%

48.2%

D+1.8

Precinct -Bridgewater D 2Bridgewater D 2

329

531

880

37.4%

60.3%

R+23.0

Precinct -Bridgewater D 5Bridgewater D 5

548

301

880

62.3%

34.2%

D+28.1

Precinct -Branchburg D 6Branchburg D 6

398

460

877

45.4%

52.5%

R+7.1

Precinct -Branchburg D 8Branchburg D 8

388

464

877

44.2%

52.9%

R+8.7

Precinct -Raritan D 1Raritan D 1

455

398

871

52.2%

45.7%

D+6.5

Precinct -Peapack-Gladstone D 1Peapack-Gladstone D 1

411

415

849

48.4%

48.9%

R+0.5

Precinct -Bernards D 19Bernards D 19

427

407

848

50.4%

48.0%

D+2.4

Precinct -Bernards D 10Bernards D 10

455

357

838

54.3%

42.6%

D+11.7

Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 3Franklin W 1 D 3

482

251

104

837

57.6%

30.0%

D+27.6

Precinct -Warren D 5Warren D 5

343

472

833

41.2%

56.7%

R+15.5

Precinct -Watchung D 2Watchung D 2

415

379

833

49.8%

45.5%

D+4.3

Precinct -Hillsborough D 28Hillsborough D 28

447

359

831

53.8%

43.2%

D+10.6

Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 18Franklin W 2 D 18

514

293

829

62.0%

35.3%

D+26.7

Precinct -Hillsborough D 3Hillsborough D 3

407

402

829

49.1%

48.5%

D+0.6

Precinct -Green Brook D 3Green Brook D 3

393

412

823

47.8%

50.1%

R+2.3

Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 4Franklin W 1 D 4

533

237

821

64.9%

28.9%

D+36.1

Precinct -Warren D 3Warren D 3

412

377

814

50.6%

46.3%

D+4.3

Precinct -Green Brook D 1Green Brook D 1

383

398

809

47.3%

49.2%

R+1.9

Precinct -Hillsborough D 5Hillsborough D 5

397

388

808

49.1%

48.0%

D+1.1

Precinct -Bridgewater D 16Bridgewater D 16

346

446

807

42.9%

55.3%

R+12.4

Precinct -Bridgewater D 36Bridgewater D 36

502

287

807

62.2%

35.6%

D+26.6

Precinct -Bedminster D 5Bedminster D 5

412

377

805

51.2%

46.8%

D+4.3

Precinct -Bridgewater D 4Bridgewater D 4

421

368

805

52.3%

45.7%

D+6.6

Precinct -Bridgewater D 20Bridgewater D 20

408

371

799

51.1%

46.4%

D+4.6

Precinct -Bridgewater D 34Bridgewater D 34

407

368

799

50.9%

46.1%

D+4.9

Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 2Franklin W 1 D 2

476

278

799

59.6%

34.8%

D+24.8

Precinct -Watchung D 4Watchung D 4

353

418

797

44.3%

52.4%

R+8.2

Precinct -Bernards D 9Bernards D 9

407

347

784

51.9%

44.3%

D+7.7

Precinct -Warren D 10Warren D 10

338

409

776

43.6%

52.7%

R+9.1

Precinct -Warren D 13Warren D 13

332

399

770

43.1%

51.8%

R+8.7

Precinct -Branchburg D 2Branchburg D 2

316

430

769

41.1%

55.9%

R+14.8

Precinct -Bernards D 12Bernards D 12

370

362

766

48.3%

47.3%

D+1.0

Precinct -Hillsborough D 14Hillsborough D 14

411

327

764

53.8%

42.8%

D+11.0

Precinct -Bridgewater D 3Bridgewater D 3

379

369

760

49.9%

48.6%

D+1.3

Precinct -Watchung D 1Watchung D 1

344

393

760

45.3%

51.7%

R+6.4

Precinct -Warren D 11Warren D 11

385

359

757

50.9%

47.4%

D+3.4

Precinct -Somerville D 3Somerville D 3

507

217

754

67.2%

28.8%

D+38.5

Precinct -Montgomery D 17Montgomery D 17

495

216

753

65.7%

28.7%

D+37.1

Precinct -Manville D 5Manville D 5

301

430

752

40.0%

57.2%

R+17.2

Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 22Franklin W 2 D 22

521

207

751

69.4%

27.6%

D+41.8

Precinct -Warren D 4Warren D 4

336

394

750

44.8%

52.5%

R+7.7

Precinct -Bernards D 13Bernards D 13

382

348

749

51.0%

46.5%

D+4.5

Precinct -Bernards D 5Bernards D 5

361

369

749

48.2%

49.3%

R+1.1

Precinct -Branchburg D 7Branchburg D 7

340

390

749

45.4%

52.1%

R+6.7

Precinct -Bernardsville D 1Bernardsville D 1

399

317

746

53.5%

42.5%

D+11.0

Precinct -Bridgewater D 31Bridgewater D 31

386

341

746

51.7%

45.7%

D+6.0

Precinct -Montgomery D 11Montgomery D 11

428

304

746

57.4%

40.8%

D+16.6

Precinct -Montgomery D 8Montgomery D 8

474

245

746

63.5%

32.8%

D+30.7

Precinct -Somerville D 5Somerville D 5

457

254

746

61.3%

34.0%

D+27.2

Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 31Franklin W 3 D 31

535

170

743

72.0%

22.9%

D+49.1

Precinct -Bedminster D 6Bedminster D 6

364

371

742

49.1%

50.0%

R+0.9

Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 12Franklin W 2 D 12

443

287

741

59.8%

38.7%

D+21.1

Precinct -Montgomery D 15Montgomery D 15

441

263

740

59.6%

35.5%

D+24.1

Precinct -Bridgewater D 12Bridgewater D 12

340

377

739

46.0%

51.0%

R+5.0

Precinct -Bridgewater D 22Bridgewater D 22

386

339

739

52.2%

45.9%

D+6.4

Precinct -Bernards D 8Bernards D 8

394

324

738

53.4%

43.9%

D+9.5

Precinct -Bridgewater D 24Bridgewater D 24

348

371

736

47.3%

50.4%

R+3.1

Precinct -Bound Brook D 1Bound Brook D 1

408

294

735

55.5%

40.0%

D+15.5

Precinct -Bridgewater D 23Bridgewater D 23

397

325

735

54.0%

44.2%

D+9.8

Precinct -Branchburg D 1Branchburg D 1

366

347

734

49.9%

47.3%

D+2.6

Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 10Franklin W 1 D 10

426

232

733

58.1%

31.7%

D+26.5

Precinct -Warren D 6Warren D 6

358

356

733

48.8%

48.6%

D+0.3

Precinct -Bridgewater D 15Bridgewater D 15

344

367

730

47.1%

50.3%

R+3.2

Precinct -North Plainfield D 11North Plainfield D 11

506

200

730

69.3%

27.4%

D+41.9

Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 39Franklin W 4 D 39

527

183

729

72.3%

25.1%

D+47.2

Precinct -Montgomery D 2Montgomery D 2

480

215

728

65.9%

29.5%

D+36.4

Precinct -Bernards D 11Bernards D 11

372

322

724

51.4%

44.5%

D+6.9

Precinct -North Plainfield D 7North Plainfield D 7

462

251

722

64.0%

34.8%

D+29.2

Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 23Franklin W 5 D 23

467

229

721

64.8%

31.8%

D+33.0

Precinct -Branchburg D 13Branchburg D 13

257

448

720

35.7%

62.2%

R+26.5

Precinct -Branchburg D 9Branchburg D 9

375

327

720

52.1%

45.4%

D+6.7

Precinct -Bernards D 18Bernards D 18

373

330

716

52.1%

46.1%

D+6.0

Precinct -Branchburg D 11Branchburg D 11

329

371

715

46.0%

51.9%

R+5.9

Precinct -Somerville D 7Somerville D 7

456

236

714

63.9%

33.1%

D+30.8

Precinct -Bernardsville D 2Bernardsville D 2

362

328

713

50.8%

46.0%

D+4.8

Precinct -Bridgewater D 26Bridgewater D 26

371

322

712

52.1%

45.2%

D+6.9

Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 17Franklin W 3 D 17

451

250

711

63.4%

35.2%

D+28.3

Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 44Franklin W 5 D 44

498

196

711

70.0%

27.6%

D+42.5

Precinct -Hillsborough D 25Hillsborough D 25

401

293

711

56.4%

41.2%

D+15.2

Precinct -Hillsborough D 33Hillsborough D 33

380

300

711

53.4%

42.2%

D+11.3

Precinct -Warren D 9Warren D 9

267

415

709

37.7%

58.5%

R+20.9

Precinct -North Plainfield D 10North Plainfield D 10

443

241

708

62.6%

34.0%

D+28.5

Precinct -Somerville D 4Somerville D 4

389

305

708

54.9%

43.1%

D+11.9

Precinct -Hillsborough D 17Hillsborough D 17

375

300

706

53.1%

42.5%

D+10.6

Precinct -Watchung D 5Watchung D 5

408

281

705

57.9%

39.9%

D+18.0

Precinct -South Bound Brook D 1South Bound Brook D 1

372

307

704

52.8%

43.6%

D+9.2

Precinct -Bridgewater D 25Bridgewater D 25

355

331

703

50.5%

47.1%

D+3.4

Precinct -Bernards D 17Bernards D 17

375

311

702

53.4%

44.3%

D+9.1

Precinct -Bridgewater D 32Bridgewater D 32

357

316

701

50.9%

45.1%

D+5.8

Precinct -Montgomery D 5Montgomery D 5

443

221

701

63.2%

31.5%

D+31.7

Precinct -Montgomery D 9Montgomery D 9

423

242

701

60.3%

34.5%

D+25.8

Precinct -Peapack-Gladstone D 2Peapack-Gladstone D 2

345

335

701

49.2%

47.8%

D+1.4

Precinct -South Bound Brook D 2South Bound Brook D 2

405

259

700

57.9%

37.0%

D+20.9

Precinct -Bernardsville D 4Bernardsville D 4

364

320

699

52.1%

45.8%

D+6.3

Precinct -Bridgewater D 7Bridgewater D 7

353

319

698

50.6%

45.7%

D+4.9

Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 51Franklin W 5 D 51

433

234

695

62.3%

33.7%

D+28.6

Precinct -North Plainfield D 2North Plainfield D 2

491

190

695

70.6%

27.3%

D+43.3

Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 16Franklin W 2 D 16

469

211

694

67.6%

30.4%

D+37.2

Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 15Franklin W 2 D 15

454

216

693

65.5%

31.2%

D+34.3

Precinct -Bernardsville D 6Bernardsville D 6

305

374

691

44.1%

54.1%

R+10.0

Precinct -Manville D 4Manville D 4

267

404

691

38.6%

58.5%

R+19.8

Precinct -Bernards D 2Bernards D 2

395

275

690

57.2%

39.9%

D+17.4

Precinct -Bridgewater D 18Bridgewater D 18

344

318

685

50.2%

46.4%

D+3.8

Precinct -Bridgewater D 19Bridgewater D 19

318

354

683

46.6%

51.8%

R+5.3

Precinct -Bernards D 15Bernards D 15

356

298

681

52.3%

43.8%

D+8.5

Precinct -Bernards D 7Bernards D 7

368

291

679

54.2%

42.9%

D+11.3

Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 26Franklin W 3 D 26

370

271

678

54.6%

40.0%

D+14.6

Precinct -Green Brook D 4Green Brook D 4

331

323

676

49.0%

47.8%

D+1.2

Precinct -Montgomery D 13Montgomery D 13

431

212

674

63.9%

31.5%

D+32.5

Precinct -Manville D 1Manville D 1

248

411

668

37.1%

61.5%

R+24.4

Precinct -Hillsborough D 19Hillsborough D 19

388

261

667

58.2%

39.1%

D+19.0

Precinct -Bedminster D 7Bedminster D 7

316

326

665

47.5%

49.0%

R+1.5

Precinct -Raritan D 4Raritan D 4

313

338

664

47.1%

50.9%

R+3.8

Precinct -Raritan D 5Raritan D 5

308

340

659

46.7%

51.6%

R+4.9

Precinct -Hillsborough D 26Hillsborough D 26

349

286

657

53.1%

43.5%

D+9.6

Precinct -Bridgewater D 11Bridgewater D 11

319

314

656

48.6%

47.9%

D+0.8

Precinct -Green Brook D 5Green Brook D 5

339

286

656

51.7%

43.6%

D+8.1

Precinct -Hillsborough D 15Hillsborough D 15

370

270

655

56.5%

41.2%

D+15.3

Precinct -Watchung D 3Watchung D 3

299

332

653

45.8%

50.8%

R+5.1

Precinct -Bridgewater D 6Bridgewater D 6

320

315

652

49.1%

48.3%

D+0.8

Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 7Franklin W 1 D 7

442

190

650

68.0%

29.2%

D+38.8

Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 38Franklin W 4 D 38

455

184

650

70.0%

28.3%

D+41.7

Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 28Franklin W 3 D 28

368

259

649

56.7%

39.9%

D+16.8

Precinct -Bernardsville D 3Bernardsville D 3

358

271

647

55.3%

41.9%

D+13.4

Precinct -Bridgewater D 30Bridgewater D 30

320

313

646

49.5%

48.5%

D+1.1

Precinct -Bridgewater D 33Bridgewater D 33

345

282

646

53.4%

43.7%

D+9.8

Precinct -Hillsborough D 34Hillsborough D 34

317

646

49.1%

Exact tie

Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 19Franklin W 3 D 19

448

190

645

69.5%

29.5%

D+40.0

Precinct -North Plainfield D 6North Plainfield D 6

455

177

645

70.5%

27.4%

D+43.1

Precinct -Warren D 8Warren D 8

283

355

644

43.9%

55.1%

R+11.2

Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 27Franklin W 3 D 27

376

233

642

58.6%

36.3%

D+22.3

Precinct -North Plainfield D 5North Plainfield D 5

418

211

642

65.1%

32.9%

D+32.2

Precinct -Hillsborough D 24Hillsborough D 24

369

255

641

57.6%

39.8%

D+17.8

Precinct -Bernards D 6Bernards D 6

305

317

639

47.7%

49.6%

R+1.9

Precinct -Hillsborough D 29Hillsborough D 29

340

274

638

53.3%

42.9%

D+10.3

Precinct -Montgomery D 12Montgomery D 12

371

225

637

58.2%

35.3%

D+22.9

Precinct -Bridgewater D 28Bridgewater D 28

372

243

636

58.5%

38.2%

D+20.3

Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 21Franklin W 2 D 21

443

172

636

69.7%

27.0%

D+42.6

Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 50Franklin W 5 D 50

441

175

636

69.3%

27.5%

D+41.8

Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 46Franklin W 5 D 46

457

157

634

72.1%

24.8%

D+47.3

Precinct -North Plainfield D 8North Plainfield D 8

387

221

634

61.0%

34.9%

D+26.2

Precinct -North Plainfield D 9North Plainfield D 9

408

206

634

64.4%

32.5%

D+31.9

Precinct -Bernards D 14Bernards D 14

359

253

633

56.7%

40.0%

D+16.7

Precinct -Somerville D 2Somerville D 2

403

216

632

63.8%

34.2%

D+29.6

Precinct -Hillsborough D 13Hillsborough D 13

351

250

626

56.1%

39.9%

D+16.1

Precinct -Manville D 6Manville D 6

237

380

626

37.9%

60.7%

R+22.8

Precinct -Bernardsville D 7Bernardsville D 7

307

300

622

49.4%

48.2%

D+1.1

Precinct -Manville D 2Manville D 2

274

332

622

44.1%

53.4%

R+9.3

Precinct -Hillsborough D 21Hillsborough D 21

357

245

619

57.7%

39.6%

D+18.1

Precinct -Bound Brook D 3Bound Brook D 3

369

229

618

59.7%

37.1%

D+22.7

Precinct -Hillsborough D 32Hillsborough D 32

357

250

618

57.8%

40.5%

D+17.3

Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 13Franklin W 2 D 13

323

276

613

52.7%

45.0%

D+7.7

Precinct -Branchburg D 5Branchburg D 5

270

335

612

44.1%

54.7%

R+10.6

Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 40Franklin W 4 D 40

517

612

84.5%

14.2%

D+70.3

Precinct -Bernards D 20Bernards D 20

318

277

611

52.0%

45.3%

D+6.7

Precinct -Bernardsville D 5Bernardsville D 5

276

321

611

45.2%

52.5%

R+7.4

Precinct -Bernards D 3Bernards D 3

346

256

610

56.7%

42.0%

D+14.8

Precinct -Bridgewater D 9Bridgewater D 9

295

609

48.4%

Exact tie

Precinct -Hillsborough D 18Hillsborough D 18

314

273

607

51.7%

45.0%

D+6.8

Precinct -Hillsborough D 22Hillsborough D 22

329

266

607

54.2%

43.8%

D+10.4

Precinct -Hillsborough D 23Hillsborough D 23

327

272

607

53.9%

44.8%

D+9.1

Precinct -Bridgewater D 8Bridgewater D 8

295

299

605

48.8%

49.4%

R+0.7

Precinct -Far Hills D 1Far Hills D 1

237

349

605

39.2%

57.7%

R+18.5

Precinct -Bridgewater D 13Bridgewater D 13

348

236

604

57.6%

39.1%

D+18.5

Precinct -North Plainfield D 4North Plainfield D 4

397

193

601

66.1%

32.1%

D+33.9

Precinct -Bridgewater D 14Bridgewater D 14

299

292

600

49.8%

48.7%

D+1.2

Precinct -Warren D 1Warren D 1

300

270

600

50.0%

45.0%

D+5.0

Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 25Franklin W 4 D 25

395

182

599

65.9%

30.4%

D+35.6

Precinct -Hillsborough D 16Hillsborough D 16

324

237

597

54.3%

39.7%

D+14.6

Precinct -Branchburg D 12Branchburg D 12

326

245

594

54.9%

41.2%

D+13.6

Precinct -Bound Brook D 4Bound Brook D 4

334

240

591

56.5%

40.6%

D+15.9

Precinct -Branchburg D 3Branchburg D 3

261

311

590

44.2%

52.7%

R+8.5

Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 47Franklin W 5 D 47

444

130

589

75.4%

22.1%

D+53.3

Precinct -South Bound Brook D 3South Bound Brook D 3

283

292

586

48.3%

49.8%

R+1.5

Precinct -North Plainfield D 1North Plainfield D 1

360

211

585

61.5%

36.1%

D+25.5

Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 36Franklin W 4 D 36

422

126

579

72.9%

21.8%

D+51.1

Precinct -Montgomery D 10Montgomery D 10

387

174

579

66.8%

30.1%

D+36.8

Precinct -Bedminster D 8Bedminster D 8

309

256

577

53.6%

44.4%

D+9.2

Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 42Franklin W 4 D 42

445

111

577

77.1%

19.2%

D+57.9

Precinct -Montgomery D 16Montgomery D 16

357

189

576

62.0%

32.8%

D+29.2

Precinct -Warren D 2Warren D 2

267

293

576

46.4%

50.9%

R+4.5

Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 33Franklin W 3 D 33

373

170

574

65.0%

29.6%

D+35.4

Precinct -Green Brook D 2Green Brook D 2

273

281

571

47.8%

49.2%

R+1.4

Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 5Franklin W 1 D 5

374

174

570

65.6%

30.5%

D+35.1

Precinct -Hillsborough D 30Hillsborough D 30

226

321

568

39.8%

56.5%

R+16.7

Precinct -Montgomery D 19Montgomery D 19

388

165

568

68.3%

29.0%

D+39.3

Precinct -Bernards D 21Bernards D 21

355

178

566

62.7%

31.4%

D+31.3

Precinct -Hillsborough D 20Hillsborough D 20

329

221

566

58.1%

39.0%

D+19.1

Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 29Franklin W 3 D 29

341

182

565

60.4%

32.2%

D+28.1

Precinct -Branchburg D 4Branchburg D 4

283

264

561

50.4%

47.1%

D+3.4

Precinct -Bridgewater D 29Bridgewater D 29

301

248

561

53.7%

44.2%

D+9.4

Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 8Franklin W 1 D 8

406

133

561

72.4%

23.7%

D+48.7

Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 9Franklin W 1 D 9

374

150

558

67.0%

26.9%

D+40.1

Precinct -Somerville D 1Somerville D 1

319

225

558

57.2%

40.3%

D+16.8

Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 49Franklin W 5 D 49

420

114

555

75.7%

20.5%

D+55.1

Precinct -Hillsborough D 1Hillsborough D 1

274

270

553

49.5%

48.8%

D+0.7

Precinct -Bedminster D 4Bedminster D 4

281

257

551

51.0%

46.6%

D+4.4

Precinct -Bernards D 24Bernards D 24

373

159

550

67.8%

28.9%

D+38.9

Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 6Franklin W 1 D 6

371

149

549

67.6%

27.1%

D+40.4

Precinct -Green Brook D 6Green Brook D 6

312

212

540

57.8%

39.3%

D+18.5

Precinct -Bernards D 4Bernards D 4

295

229

539

54.7%

42.5%

D+12.2

Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 37Franklin W 4 D 37

397

131

539

73.7%

24.3%

D+49.4

Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 35Franklin W 4 D 35

402

110

536

75.0%

20.5%

D+54.5

Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 32Franklin W 1 D 32

341

167

532

64.1%

31.4%

D+32.7

Precinct -Somerville D 9Somerville D 9

290

217

531

54.6%

40.9%

D+13.7

Precinct -Bedminster D 2Bedminster D 2

214

302

529

40.5%

57.1%

R+16.6

Precinct -Bernards D 22Bernards D 22

342

165

529

64.7%

31.2%

D+33.5

Precinct -Montgomery D 3Montgomery D 3

316

190

528

59.8%

36.0%

D+23.9

Precinct -Montgomery D 1Montgomery D 1

354

151

526

67.3%

28.7%

D+38.6

Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 41Franklin W 4 D 41

452

525

86.1%

11.8%

D+74.3

Precinct -Franklin W 4 D 43Franklin W 4 D 43

385

126

525

73.3%

24.0%

D+49.3

Precinct -Hillsborough D 12Hillsborough D 12

281

227

525

53.5%

43.2%

D+10.3

Precinct -Bernards D 23Bernards D 23

294

206

521

56.4%

39.5%

D+16.9

Precinct -North Plainfield D 3North Plainfield D 3

299

205

520

57.5%

39.4%

D+18.1

Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 30Franklin W 3 D 30

360

138

519

69.4%

26.6%

D+42.8

Precinct -Montgomery D 6Montgomery D 6

323

180

519

62.2%

34.7%

D+27.6

Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 14Franklin W 2 D 14

318

179

518

61.4%

34.6%

D+26.8

Precinct -Branchburg D 10Branchburg D 10

262

242

517

50.7%

46.8%

D+3.9

Precinct -Bridgewater D 27Bridgewater D 27

317

191

515

61.6%

37.1%

D+24.5

Precinct -Manville D 7Manville D 7

189

311

512

36.9%

60.7%

R+23.8

Precinct -Raritan D 3Raritan D 3

274

228

512

53.5%

44.5%

D+9.0

Precinct -Hillsborough D 8Hillsborough D 8

192

298

506

37.9%

58.9%

R+20.9

Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 45Franklin W 5 D 45

357

133

502

71.1%

26.5%

D+44.6

Precinct -Franklin W 2 D 20Franklin W 2 D 20

315

174

500

63.0%

34.8%

D+28.2

Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 24Franklin W 3 D 24

315

169

498

63.3%

33.9%

D+29.3

Precinct -Bridgewater D 17Bridgewater D 17

226

250

492

45.9%

50.8%

R+4.9

Precinct -Hillsborough D 6Hillsborough D 6

220

256

490

44.9%

52.2%

R+7.3

Precinct -Bound Brook D 6Bound Brook D 6

237

235

486

48.8%

48.4%

D+0.4

Precinct -Hillsborough D 31Hillsborough D 31

288

181

486

59.3%

37.2%

D+22.0

Precinct -Hillsborough D 2Hillsborough D 2

227

245

484

46.9%

50.6%

R+3.7

Precinct -Montgomery D 4Montgomery D 4

322

148

484

66.5%

30.6%

D+36.0

Precinct -Branchburg D 14Branchburg D 14

219

254

478

45.8%

53.1%

R+7.3

Precinct -Somerville D 6Somerville D 6

257

209

477

53.9%

43.8%

D+10.1

Precinct -Bernards D 1Bernards D 1

233

225

474

49.2%

47.5%

D+1.7

Precinct -North Plainfield D 12North Plainfield D 12

333

135

474

70.3%

28.5%

D+41.8

Precinct -Manville D 3Manville D 3

215

243

470

45.7%

51.7%

R+6.0

Precinct -Bedminster D 1Bedminster D 1

196

260

465

42.2%

55.9%

R+13.8

Precinct -Bedminster D 3Bedminster D 3

199

250

460

43.3%

54.3%

R+11.1

Precinct -Franklin W 3 D 34Franklin W 3 D 34

346

460

75.2%

20.4%

D+54.8

Precinct -Franklin W 1 D 1Franklin W 1 D 1

253

166

440

57.5%

37.7%

D+19.8

Precinct -Hillsborough D 11Hillsborough D 11

225

198

433

52.0%

45.7%

D+6.2

Precinct -Bridgewater D 21Bridgewater D 21

198

230

432

45.8%

53.2%

R+7.4

Precinct -Bedminster D 9Bedminster D 9

236

176

423

55.8%

41.6%

D+14.2

Precinct -Montgomery D 14Montgomery D 14

252

144

423

59.6%

34.0%

D+25.5

Precinct -Bernards D 16Bernards D 16

194

213

421

46.1%

50.6%

R+4.5

Precinct -Rocky Hill D 1Rocky Hill D 1

313

420

74.5%

23.3%

D+51.2

Precinct -Franklin W 5 D 48Franklin W 5 D 48

310

419

74.0%

22.0%

D+52.0

Precinct -Bound Brook D 2Bound Brook D 2

188

213

415

45.3%

51.3%

R+6.0

Precinct -Hillsborough D 10Hillsborough D 10

167

218

399

41.9%

54.6%

R+12.8

Precinct -Bound Brook D 7Bound Brook D 7

225

158

394

57.1%

40.1%

D+17.0

Precinct -Bound Brook D 5Bound Brook D 5

222

152

382

58.1%

39.8%

D+18.3

Precinct -Millstone D 1Millstone D 1

148

141

294

50.3%

48.0%

D+2.4

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+0.9%
1896	−24.4%
1900	−15.9%
1904	−17.9%
1908	−20.9%
1912	+14.6%
1916	−12.5%
1920	−43.9%
1924	−48.4%
1928	−33.6%
1932	−10.5%
1936	+0.6%
1940	−10.0%
1944	−16.7%
1948	−21.5%
1952	−26.8%
1956	−44.3%
1960	−11.9%
1964	+21.1%
1968	−19.0%
1972	−35.0%
1976	−16.7%
1980	−25.2%
1984	−34.6%
1988	−28.5%
1992	−10.9%
1996	−1.1%
2000	−2.9%
2004	−4.3%
2008	+6.1%
2012	+5.6%
2016	+12.8%
2020	+21.2%
2024	+13.9%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

55.7%Harris98,790

41.8%Trump74,101

1.4%Stein2,447 +6

D+13.9

R+7.3

D+15.4

177,412

All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent

Kamala D HarrisDemocratic55.7%98,790
Donald J TrumpRepublican41.8%74,101
Jill SteinIndependent1.4%2,447
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.5%958
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%667
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%246
Randall TerryIndependent0.1%113
Joseph KishoreIndependent0.0%52
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%38

2020

60.2%Biden111,173

39.0%Trump71,996

0.9%

D+21.2

D+8.4

D+16.7

184,810

2016

54.5%Clinton85,689

41.7%Trump65,505

2.4%Johnson3,776

D+12.8

D+7.3

D+10.8

157,092

2012

52.1%Obama74,592

46.5%Romney66,603

0.8%Johnson1,088

D+5.6

R+0.5

D+1.7

143,180

2008

52.5%Obama79,321

46.4%McCain70,085

1.1%

D+6.1

D+10.4

R+1.2

151,078

2004

47.4%Kerry66,476

51.7%Bush72,508

0.9%

R+4.3

R+1.4

R+1.8

140,279

2000

46.7%Gore56,232

49.6%Bush59,725

3.1%Nader3,776

R+2.9

R+1.8

R+3.4

120,377

1996

44.9%Clinton50,673

45.9%Dole51,869

7.4%Perot8,377

R+1.1

D+9.8

R+9.6

112,929

1992

35.5%Clinton42,867

46.4%Bush56,044

17.4%Perot21,014

R+10.9

D+17.6

R+16.5

120,813

1988

35.2%Dukakis37,406

63.7%Bush67,658

1.1%

R+28.5

D+6.1

R+20.8

106,193

1984

32.2%Mondale31,924

66.8%Reagan66,303

1.1%

R+34.6

R+9.5

R+16.4

99,296

1980

32.1%Carter29,470

57.2%Reagan52,591

10.7%

R+25.2

R+8.4

R+15.4

91,928

1976

40.4%Carter36,258

57.2%Ford51,260

2.4%

R+16.7

D+18.3

R+18.8

89,691

1972

31.0%McGovern26,537

66.0%Nixon56,524

3.0%

R+35.0

R+16.1

R+11.9

85,605

1968

35.1%Humphrey27,580

54.1%Nixon42,459

10.7%

R+19.0

R+40.1

R+18.3

78,475

1964

60.4%Johnson43,659

39.3%Goldwater28,416

0.3%

D+21.1

D+33.0

R+1.5

72,270

1960

43.9%Kennedy28,489

55.8%Nixon36,200

0.3%

R+11.9

D+32.4

R+12.1

64,863

1956

27.5%Stevenson14,529

71.9%Eisenhower37,930

0.6%

R+44.3

R+17.5

R+28.9

52,789

1952

36.5%Stevenson18,007

63.3%Eisenhower31,239

0.2%

R+26.8

R+5.3

R+16.1

49,320

1948

38.3%Truman14,104

59.8%Dewey22,034

2.0%

R+21.5

R+4.8

R+26.0

36,862

1944

41.6%Roosevelt14,467

58.3%Dewey20,266

0.1%

R+16.7

R+6.7

R+24.2

34,770

1940

44.9%Roosevelt16,490

54.9%Willkie20,169

0.3%

R+10.0

R+10.6

R+20.0

36,755

1936

50.1%Roosevelt15,987

49.6%Landon15,806

0.3%

D+0.6

D+11.1

R+23.7

31,887

1932

43.7%Roosevelt12,345

54.2%Hoover15,317

2.2%

R+10.5

D+23.1

R+28.3

28,273

1928

33.0%Smith8,120

66.7%Hoover16,386

0.3%

R+33.6

D+14.8

R+16.2

24,580

1924

22.7%Davis4,143

71.1%Coolidge12,986

5.9%La Follette1,069

R+48.4

R+4.6

R+23.2

18,260

1920

27.2%Cox4,192

71.0%Harding10,962

1.8%

R+43.9

R+31.4

R+17.7

15,435

1916

43.2%Wilson3,653

55.7%Hughes4,707

1.1%

R+12.5

R+27.0

R+15.6

8,451

1912

42.5%Wilson3,146

27.9%Taft2,068

29.6%

D+14.6

D+35.4

R+5.0

7,402

1908

38.6%Bryan3,271

59.4%Taft5,043

2.0%

R+20.9

R+3.0

R+11.3

8,485

1904

39.8%Parker3,195

57.7%Roosevelt4,633

2.5%

R+17.9

R+2.0

D+1.8

8,029

1900

40.4%Bryan3,183

56.3%McKinley4,438

3.3%

R+15.9

D+8.5

R+8.4

7,878

1896

35.8%Bryan2,608

60.2%McKinley4,388

4.0%

R+24.4

R+25.4

R+18.3

7,291

1892

48.9%Cleveland3,408

47.9%Harrison3,342

3.2%

D+0.9

—

R+0.7

6,975

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

55.0%104,979

45.0%85,789

190,768

2020

56.8%100,729

43.2%76,488

177,217

2018

54.3%55,478

45.7%46,720

102,198

Sources · MEDSL County Senate Returns 2022-2024; Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

55.6%Andy Kim95,344

41.8%Curtis Bashaw71,652

171,516

2020Class II

57.5%Cory Booker105,681

41.1%Rik Mehta 75,622

183,823

2018Class I

51.7%Bob Menendez70,359

45.1%Bob Hugin61,373

136,182

2014Class II

48.6%Cory Booker37,124

49.5%Jeff Bell37,835

76,407

2012Class I

51.6%Bob Menendez70,264

46.5%Joe Kyrillos63,349

136,258

2008Class II

47.1%Frank Lautenberg66,939

50.3%Dick Zimmer71,392

142,022

2006Class I

46.0%Bob Menendez42,242

50.9%Thomas H. Kean Jr.46,720

91,801

2002Class II

43.4%Frank Lautenberg36,476

54.3%Doug Forrester45,590

84,017

2000Class I

39.0%Jon Corzine45,948

58.6%Bob Franks69,045

117,804

1996Class II

41.4%Robert Torricelli44,748

54.0%Dick Zimmer58,393

108,209

1994Class I

41.7%Frank Lautenberg31,978

55.8%Chuck Haytaian42,812

76,721

1990Class II

40.3%Bill Bradley27,508

56.3%Christine Todd Whitman38,426

68,254

1988Class I

46.4%Frank Lautenberg47,648

52.5%Pete Dawkins53,969

102,755

1984Class II

58.0%Bill Bradley55,757

40.4%Mary V. Mochary38,862

96,181

1982Class I

31.1%Frank Lautenberg22,030

67.9%Millicent Fenwick48,067

70,820

1978Class II

44.5%Bill Bradley26,131

53.7%Jeffrey Bell31,569

58,742

1976Class I

53.9%Harrison Williams Jr.44,665

44.4%David F. Norcross36,740

82,797

1972Class II

29.0%Paul J. Krebs23,384

65.1%Clifford P. Case52,475

80,567

1970Class I

47.7%Harrison Williams Jr.28,739

49.6%Nelson G. Gross29,885

60,275

1966Class II

27.7%Warren W. Wilentz15,986

67.6%Clifford P. Case39,062

57,787

1964Class I

54.6%Harrison Williams Jr.37,312

44.7%Bernard M. Shanley30,551

68,289

1960Class II

37.1%Thorn Lord22,628

62.2%Clifford P. Case37,869

60,917

1958Class I

47.3%Harrison Williams Jr.18,461

51.4%Robert W. Kean20,047

39,006

1954Class II

40.5%Charles R. Howell13,250

56.8%Clifford P. Case18,587

32,714

1952Class I

40.0%Archibald Alexander19,148

59.9%H. Alexander Smith28,679

47,905

1948Class II

44.6%Archibald Alexander15,909

54.4%Robert C. Hendrickson19,404

35,670

1946Class I

28.6%George E. Brunner6,988

71.2%H. Alexander Smith17,390

24,413

1942Class II

32.4%William H. Smathers7,726

67.4%Albert W. Hawkes16,091

23,871

1940Class I

38.3%James H.R. Cromwell12,968

61.6%W. Warren Barbour20,855

33,860

1936Class II

43.9%William H. Smathers12,408

55.9%W. Warren Barbour15,797

28,281

1934Class I

55.6%A. Harry Moore13,958

43.3%Hamilton F. Kean10,873

25,085

1930Class II

33.0%Alexander Simpson5,269

64.3%Dwight T. Morrow10,260

15,961

1928Class I

34.9%Edward I. Edwards7,894

64.9%Hamilton F. Kean14,672

22,615

1924Class II

26.6%Frederick W. Donnelly4,300

72.2%Walter E. Edge11,681

16,175

1922Class I

47.8%Edward I. Edwards7,094

51.8%Joseph Frelinghuysen7,692

14,838

1918Class II

44.1%George M. Lamonte2,868

54.6%Walter E. Edge3,546

6,497

1916Class I

34.6%James Martine2,700

65.4%Joseph Frelinghuysen5,114

7,814

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2013Special · Class II

48.9%Cory Booker28,539

50.2%Steven M. Lonegan29,304

58,346

1944Special · Class I

39.2%Elmer H. Wene12,753

60.8%H. Alexander Smith19,787

32,563

1938Special · Class I

36.9%William H.J. Ely10,674

62.7%W. Warren Barbour18,127

28,924

1932Special · Class II

43.7%Percy H. Stewart10,988

55.3%W. Warren Barbour13,904

25,145

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2025

59.3%Mikie Sherrill83,355

39.9%Jack Ciattarelli56,095

140,487

2017

49.8%Phil Murphy45,935

47.9%Kim Guadagno44,231

92,273

2013

30.8%Barbara Buono26,913

67.6%Chris Christie58,981

87,313

2009

34.3%Jon Corzine35,089

56.2%Chris Christie57,481

102,221

2005

43.3%Jon Corzine40,459

52.8%Doug Forrester49,406

93,526

2001

45.6%Jim McGreevey39,110

52.2%Bret Schundler44,815

85,828

1997

32.4%Jim McGreevey29,089

57.4%Christine Todd Whitman51,465

89,708

1993

38.6%James Florio36,046

59.3%Christine Todd Whitman55,444

93,423

1989

50.5%James Florio37,159

47.3%Jim Courter34,815

73,653

1985

23.1%Peter Shapiro13,601

75.6%Thomas Kean44,502

58,864

1981

36.0%James Florio25,121

62.5%Thomas Kean43,697

69,863

1977

41.3%Brendan Byrne29,286

56.7%Raymond Bateman40,164

70,871

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