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Elections / 1900 · President · NJ

William McKinley carried New Jersey R+14.2.

William Jennings Bryan (D) vs William McKinley (R) in New Jersey, 1900. The state ran 7.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+7.2 nationally).

Nominees: William Jennings Bryan (D) · William McKinley (R)

New Jersey result
401,050 votes counted
Bryan (D)
164,808
41.1%
McKinley (R)
221,707
55.3%
All others
14,535
3.6%
Margin
R+14.2
New Jersey, 1900
McKinleyR+14.2
1900 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 1900 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 1900 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1900 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+39.3Bergen County, NJ · R+16.5Burlington County, NJ · R+20.1Camden County, NJ · R+36.5Cape May County, NJ · R+31.7Cumberland County, NJ · R+23.7Essex County, NJ · R+26.7Gloucester County, NJ · R+21.2Hudson County, NJ · D+7.8Hunterdon County, NJ · D+13.5Mercer County, NJ · R+26.7Middlesex County, NJ · R+12.7Monmouth County, NJ · R+9.2Morris County, NJ · R+13.7Ocean County, NJ · R+36.6Passaic County, NJ · R+9.3Salem County, NJ · R+6.2Somerset County, NJ · R+15.9Sussex County, NJ · D+8.0Union County, NJ · R+22.9Warren County, NJ · D+17.5
How it voted
Share of the 1900 vote
William McKinleyRepublican55.3%221,707
William J. BryanDemocratic41.1%164,808
OtherAll other candidates3.6%14,535
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1900 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1900 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 — 1900
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyR
−39.3%
2,5666,1229,046
Bergen CountyR
−16.5%
6,4569,08615,964
Burlington CountyR
−20.1%
5,4768,38114,482
Camden CountyR
−36.5%
7,28116,14824,288
Cape May CountyR
−31.7%
1,1102,2413,563
Cumberland CountyR
−23.7%
4,0366,78011,562
Essex CountyR
−26.7%
25,73545,31873,294
Gloucester CountyR
−21.2%
2,8294,4717,763
Hudson CountyD
+7.8%
38,02532,34172,628
Hunterdon CountyD
+13.5%
5,1363,8739,380
Mercer CountyR
−26.7%
7,85813,87422,498
Middlesex CountyR
−12.7%
7,1919,34816,938
Monmouth CountyR
−9.2%
8,56810,36319,514
Morris CountyR
−13.7%
5,7937,73914,207
Ocean CountyR
−36.6%
1,4143,1824,836
Passaic CountyR
−9.3%
12,89115,61929,483
Salem CountyR
−6.2%
2,9813,3986,710
Somerset CountyR
−15.9%
3,1834,4387,878
Sussex CountyD
+8.0%
3,3952,8746,479
Union CountyR
−22.9%
7,66512,52221,248
Warren CountyD
+17.5%
5,2193,5899,289