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Elections / 1944 · President · NJ

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried New Jersey D+1.4.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in New Jersey, 1944. The state ran 6.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+7.5 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R)

New Jersey result
1,963,761 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
987,874
50.3%
Dewey (R)
961,335
49.0%
All others
14,552
0.7%
Margin
D+1.4
1944 presidential election
New Jersey, 1944
RooseveltD+1.4
1944 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 1944 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 1944 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1944 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+6.2Bergen County, NJ · R+30.3Burlington County, NJ · D+9.3Camden County, NJ · D+33.9Cape May County, NJ · R+9.4Cumberland County, NJ · D+4.0Essex County, NJ · R+1.3Gloucester County, NJ · D+3.1Hudson County, NJ · D+24.0Hunterdon County, NJ · R+18.4Mercer County, NJ · D+17.4Middlesex County, NJ · D+14.2Monmouth County, NJ · R+17.4Morris County, NJ · R+29.8Ocean County, NJ · R+26.8Passaic County, NJ · D+0.6Salem County, NJ · D+13.1Somerset County, NJ · R+16.7Sussex County, NJ · R+25.5Union County, NJ · R+6.4Warren County, NJ · R+3.3
How it voted
Share of the 1944 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic50.3%987,874
Thomas E. DeweyRepublican49.0%961,335
OtherAll other candidates0.7%14,552
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1944 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1944 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 — 1944
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyD
+6.2%
28,97225,59354,794
Bergen CountyR
−30.3%
76,350142,836219,752
Burlington CountyD
+9.3%
22,62318,76541,460
Camden CountyD
+33.9%
85,69142,197128,357
Cape May CountyR
−9.4%
6,8358,25215,114
Cumberland CountyD
+4.0%
15,67414,47730,218
Essex CountyR
−1.3%
174,320178,989360,742
Gloucester CountyD
+3.1%
17,75816,68434,555
Hudson CountyD
+24.0%
191,354117,087309,135
Hunterdon CountyR
−18.4%
6,7749,84316,652
Mercer CountyD
+17.4%
52,38336,84489,371
Middlesex CountyD
+14.2%
60,50445,232107,378
Monmouth CountyR
−17.4%
34,72049,34984,122
Morris CountyR
−29.8%
21,45439,73261,372
Ocean CountyR
−26.8%
7,68313,31721,032
Passaic CountyD
+0.6%
68,73767,856137,182
Salem CountyD
+13.1%
10,3457,94218,310
Somerset CountyR
−16.7%
14,46720,26634,770
Sussex CountyR
−25.5%
5,2378,81714,066
Union CountyR
−6.4%
75,96986,543164,625
Warren CountyR
−3.3%
10,02410,71420,754