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Elections / 1892 · President · NJ

Grover Cleveland carried New Jersey D+4.4.

Grover Cleveland (D) vs Benjamin Harrison (R) in New Jersey, 1892. The state ran 2.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+1.7 nationally).

Nominees: Grover Cleveland (D) · Benjamin Harrison (R) · James B. Weaver (Populist)

New Jersey result
337,623 votes counted
Cleveland (D)
171,066
50.7%
Harrison (R)
156,102
46.2%
Weaver + others
10,455
3.1%
Margin
D+4.4
1892 presidential election
New Jersey, 1892
ClevelandD+4.4
1892 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 1892 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 1892 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1892 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Atlantic County, NJ · R+4.9Bergen County, NJ · D+7.7Burlington County, NJ · R+1.1Camden County, NJ · R+4.6Cape May County, NJ · R+5.7Cumberland County, NJ · R+7.1Essex County, NJ · D+1.9Gloucester County, NJ · R+2.9Hudson County, NJ · D+15.8Hunterdon County, NJ · D+18.0Mercer County, NJ · R+2.3Middlesex County, NJ · D+12.5Monmouth County, NJ · D+7.7Morris County, NJ · D+0.9Ocean County, NJ · R+24.1Passaic County, NJ · R+2.3Salem County, NJ · D+1.3Somerset County, NJ · D+0.9Sussex County, NJ · D+15.0Union County, NJ · D+4.6Warren County, NJ · D+22.6
How it voted
Share of the 1892 vote
Grover Cleveland ✓Democratic50.7%171,066
Benjamin HarrisonRepublican46.2%156,102
James B. WeaverPopulist3.1%10,455
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1892 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1892 contest in context
New Jersey's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +5.9% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+5.9%DR18922024
New Jersey's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+4.4%
1896−23.6%
1900−14.2%
1904−18.7%
1908−17.7%
1912+20.7%
1916−11.7%
1920−39.2%
1924−34.8%
1928−20.0%
1932+1.9%
1936+20.0%
1940+3.6%
1944+1.4%
1948−4.4%
1952−14.8%
1956−30.5%
1960+0.8%
1964+31.7%
1968−2.1%
1972−24.8%
1976−2.2%
1980−13.4%
1984−20.9%
1988−13.6%
1992+2.4%
1996+17.9%
2000+15.8%
2004+6.7%
2008+15.6%
2012+17.7%
2016+14.0%
2020+16.0%
2024+5.9%
County results — 1892
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyR
−4.9%
3,0033,3296,632
Bergen CountyD
+7.7%
5,8655,01911,053
Burlington CountyR
−1.1%
6,7286,88214,164
Camden CountyR
−4.6%
10,00511,00421,583
Cape May CountyR
−5.7%
1,3101,4802,988
Cumberland CountyR
−7.1%
4,7325,51711,063
Essex CountyD
+1.9%
30,17629,04460,324
Gloucester CountyR
−2.9%
3,5293,7487,519
Hudson CountyD
+15.8%
32,23723,30756,410
Hunterdon CountyD
+18.0%
5,1203,4499,292
Mercer CountyR
−2.3%
9,3489,79519,671
Middlesex CountyD
+12.5%
7,9456,14214,439
Monmouth CountyD
+7.7%
9,0137,67617,277
Morris CountyD
+0.9%
5,8375,72512,372
Ocean CountyR
−24.1%
1,5612,6104,356
Passaic CountyR
−2.3%
10,99211,52723,147
Salem CountyD
+1.3%
3,2373,1526,700
Somerset CountyD
+0.9%
3,4083,3426,975
Sussex CountyD
+15.0%
3,2182,3475,789
Union CountyD
+4.6%
8,6007,82516,934
Warren CountyD
+22.6%
5,2023,1828,935