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Elections / 1948 · President · NJ

Thomas E. Dewey carried New Jersey R+4.4.

Harry S. Truman (D) vs Thomas E. Dewey (R) in New Jersey, 1948. The state ran 8.9 points more Republican than the nation (D+4.5 nationally).

Nominees: Harry S. Truman (D) · Thomas E. Dewey (R) · Strom Thurmond (States' Rights Democratic)

New Jersey result
1,949,555 votes counted
Truman (D)
895,455
45.9%
Dewey (R)
981,124
50.3%
Thurmond + others
72,976
3.7%
Margin
R+4.4
1948 presidential election
New Jersey, 1948
DeweyR+4.4
1948 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 1948 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 1948 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1948 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+10.8Bergen County, NJ · R+33.9Burlington County, NJ · R+0.9Camden County, NJ · D+11.9Cape May County, NJ · R+29.8Cumberland County, NJ · R+4.2Essex County, NJ · R+3.3Gloucester County, NJ · R+10.3Hudson County, NJ · D+23.6Hunterdon County, NJ · R+23.6Mercer County, NJ · D+13.3Middlesex County, NJ · D+10.2Monmouth County, NJ · R+26.3Morris County, NJ · R+37.9Ocean County, NJ · R+43.6Passaic County, NJ · TiedSalem County, NJ · D+1.7Somerset County, NJ · R+21.5Sussex County, NJ · R+34.0Union County, NJ · R+12.7Warren County, NJ · R+2.8
How it voted
Share of the 1948 vote
Thomas E. Dewey ✓Republican50.3%981,124
Harry S. TrumanDemocratic45.9%895,455
Strom ThurmondStates' Rights3.7%72,976
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1948 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1948 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 — 1948
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyR
−10.8%
25,31331,60858,071
Bergen CountyR
−33.9%
69,132142,657217,131
Burlington CountyR
−0.9%
20,80121,18342,432
Camden CountyD
+11.9%
66,38851,977121,132
Cape May CountyR
−29.8%
6,03111,22717,417
Cumberland CountyR
−4.2%
15,19516,55632,313
Essex CountyR
−3.3%
155,468166,963343,567
Gloucester CountyR
−10.3%
15,78519,47735,765
Hudson CountyD
+23.6%
182,979111,113304,653
Hunterdon CountyR
−23.6%
6,51510,65417,509
Mercer CountyD
+13.3%
49,69037,79489,436
Middlesex CountyD
+10.2%
61,63449,810116,210
Monmouth CountyR
−26.3%
30,50752,90885,033
Morris CountyR
−37.9%
18,86442,55862,574
Ocean CountyR
−43.6%
6,36616,74023,767
Passaic CountyD
+0.4%
60,14759,675130,430
Salem CountyD
+1.7%
9,2788,96118,418
Somerset CountyR
−21.5%
14,10422,03436,862
Sussex CountyR
−34.0%
4,5279,26913,939
Union CountyR
−12.7%
66,75987,402162,180
Warren CountyR
−2.8%
9,97210,55820,716