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Elections / 1936 · President · NJ

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried New Jersey D+20.0.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Alf Landon (R) in New Jersey, 1936. The state ran 4.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+24.3 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)

New Jersey result
1,819,122 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
1,083,549
59.6%
Landon (R)
719,421
39.5%
All others
16,152
0.9%
Margin
D+20.0
1936 presidential election
New Jersey, 1936
RooseveltD+20.0
1936 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 1936 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 1936 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1936 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+23.1Bergen County, NJ · D+0.8Burlington County, NJ · D+16.5Camden County, NJ · D+40.8Cape May County, NJ · D+4.6Cumberland County, NJ · D+17.0Essex County, NJ · D+10.6Gloucester County, NJ · D+12.8Hudson County, NJ · D+56.0Hunterdon County, NJ · D+3.8Mercer County, NJ · D+23.7Middlesex County, NJ · D+30.1Monmouth County, NJ · R+3.2Morris County, NJ · R+12.7Ocean County, NJ · R+6.6Passaic County, NJ · D+18.3Salem County, NJ · D+20.3Somerset County, NJ · D+0.6Sussex County, NJ · R+7.3Union County, NJ · D+8.5Warren County, NJ · D+13.8
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic59.6%1,083,549
Alf LandonRepublican39.5%719,421
OtherAll other candidates0.9%16,152
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 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 — 1936
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyD
+23.1%
39,60524,68064,688
Bergen CountyD
+0.8%
91,10789,628181,878
Burlington CountyD
+16.5%
26,09518,64445,159
Camden CountyD
+40.8%
86,30035,874123,742
Cape May CountyD
+4.6%
9,3638,53117,952
Cumberland CountyD
+17.0%
20,49214,50035,292
Essex CountyD
+10.6%
174,857140,991319,441
Gloucester CountyD
+12.8%
20,51615,81336,622
Hudson CountyD
+56.0%
233,39065,110300,559
Hunterdon CountyD
+3.8%
9,5268,83218,409
Mercer CountyD
+23.7%
47,70229,28377,564
Middlesex CountyD
+30.1%
61,67932,95995,340
Monmouth CountyR
−3.2%
38,91441,46080,767
Morris CountyR
−12.7%
24,97832,36557,943
Ocean CountyR
−6.6%
9,88911,29321,372
Passaic CountyD
+18.3%
71,38449,046122,190
Salem CountyD
+20.3%
11,6147,67119,402
Somerset CountyD
+0.6%
15,98715,80631,887
Sussex CountyR
−7.3%
6,8627,94514,861
Union CountyD
+8.5%
70,81359,553132,097
Warren CountyD
+13.8%
12,4769,43721,957