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Elections / 1912 · President · NJ

Woodrow Wilson carried New Jersey D+20.7.

Woodrow Wilson (D) vs William Howard Taft (R) in New Jersey, 1912. The state ran 1.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+19.5 nationally).

Nominees: Woodrow Wilson (D) · William Howard Taft (R) · Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)

New Jersey result
433,663 votes counted
Wilson (D)
178,638
41.2%
Taft (R)
89,066
20.5%
Roosevelt + others
165,959
38.3%
Margin
D+20.7
New Jersey, 1912
WilsonD+20.7
1912 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 1912 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 1912 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1912 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Atlantic County, NJ · D+3.3Bergen County, NJ · D+19.7Burlington County, NJ · D+11.6Camden County, NJ · D+9.8Cape May County, NJ · D+24.2Cumberland County, NJ · D+18.8Essex County, NJ · D+11.5Gloucester County, NJ · D+17.2Hudson County, NJ · D+41.2Hunterdon County, NJ · D+27.7Mercer County, NJ · D+9.9Middlesex County, NJ · D+18.7Monmouth County, NJ · D+30.3Morris County, NJ · D+16.4Ocean County, NJ · D+19.0Passaic County, NJ · D+17.9Salem County, NJ · D+15.5Somerset County, NJ · D+14.6Sussex County, NJ · D+36.5Union County, NJ · D+17.0Warren County, NJ · D+38.5
How it voted
Share of the 1912 vote
Woodrow WilsonDemocratic41.2%178,638
Theodore RooseveltProgressive38.3%165,959
William H. TaftRepublican20.5%89,066
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1912 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1912 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 — 1912
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyD
+3.3%
4,8854,42213,963
Bergen CountyD
+19.7%
9,9785,08724,868
Burlington CountyD
+11.6%
5,5923,96714,004
Camden CountyD
+9.8%
10,8127,91129,511
Cape May CountyD
+24.2%
2,1249095,029
Cumberland CountyO
+18.8%
3,8581,89510,424
Essex CountyO
+11.5%
26,25016,99480,601
Gloucester CountyO
+17.2%
3,3641,8568,786
Hudson CountyD
+41.2%
40,5178,76377,104
Hunterdon CountyD
+27.7%
4,1031,9707,688
Mercer CountyD
+9.9%
7,7735,67621,120
Middlesex CountyD
+18.7%
8,1864,74318,399
Monmouth CountyD
+30.3%
9,7993,68320,182
Morris CountyD
+16.4%
5,6283,32914,046
Ocean CountyO
+19.0%
1,8589194,940
Passaic CountyO
+17.9%
10,8105,34930,531
Salem CountyD
+15.5%
2,7451,8036,081
Somerset CountyD
+14.6%
3,1462,0687,402
Sussex CountyD
+36.5%
2,8528905,371
Union CountyO
+17.0%
9,6955,42125,156
Warren CountyD
+38.5%
4,6631,4118,457