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Elections / 1940 · President · NJ

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried New Jersey D+3.6.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in New Jersey, 1940. The state ran 6.3 points more Republican than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)

New Jersey result
1,974,215 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
1,016,404
51.5%
Willkie (R)
944,876
47.9%
All others
12,935
0.7%
Margin
D+3.6
1940 presidential election
New Jersey, 1940
RooseveltD+3.6
1940 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 1940 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1940 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+8.4Bergen County, NJ · R+26.4Burlington County, NJ · D+11.3Camden County, NJ · D+32.1Cape May County, NJ · R+5.3Cumberland County, NJ · D+8.2Essex County, NJ · R+8.1Gloucester County, NJ · D+6.8Hudson County, NJ · D+31.9Hunterdon County, NJ · R+13.3Mercer County, NJ · D+14.8Middlesex County, NJ · D+23.3Monmouth County, NJ · R+15.5Morris County, NJ · R+23.2Ocean County, NJ · R+20.9Passaic County, NJ · D+3.2Salem County, NJ · D+20.1Somerset County, NJ · R+10.0Sussex County, NJ · R+15.5Union County, NJ · R+6.1Warren County, NJ · D+1.5
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic51.5%1,016,404
Wendell WillkieRepublican47.9%944,876
OtherAll other candidates0.7%12,935
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 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 — 1940
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyD
+8.4%
36,15530,55166,798
Bergen CountyR
−26.4%
76,541131,588208,823
Burlington CountyD
+11.3%
26,57421,16147,878
Camden CountyD
+32.1%
84,83743,480128,919
Cape May CountyR
−5.3%
8,4859,42917,944
Cumberland CountyD
+8.2%
19,25116,32235,680
Essex CountyR
−8.1%
154,363182,124344,034
Gloucester CountyD
+6.8%
20,28417,67438,111
Hudson CountyD
+31.9%
208,429107,552316,508
Hunterdon CountyR
−13.3%
7,87210,28418,203
Mercer CountyD
+14.8%
50,12137,19087,533
Middlesex CountyD
+23.3%
67,14041,709109,013
Monmouth CountyR
−15.5%
36,29849,67586,047
Morris CountyR
−23.2%
24,69839,72064,612
Ocean CountyR
−20.9%
8,76213,39422,182
Passaic CountyD
+3.2%
69,88065,523135,907
Salem CountyD
+20.1%
12,2448,13220,433
Somerset CountyR
−10.0%
16,49020,16936,755
Sussex CountyR
−15.5%
6,3148,64214,984
Union CountyR
−6.1%
70,73779,962152,296
Warren CountyD
+1.5%
10,92910,59521,555