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Elections / 1964 · President · NJ

Lyndon B. Johnson carried New Jersey D+31.7.

Lyndon B. Johnson (D) vs Barry Goldwater (R) in New Jersey, 1964. The state ran 8.8 points more Democratic than the nation (D+22.9 nationally).

Nominees: Lyndon B. Johnson (D) · Barry Goldwater (R)

New Jersey result
2,846,770 votes counted
Johnson (D)
1,867,671
65.6%
Goldwater (R)
963,843
33.9%
All others
15,256
0.5%
Margin
D+31.7
1964 presidential election
New Jersey, 1964
JohnsonD+31.7
1964 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 1964 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 1964 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1964 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+32.5Bergen County, NJ · D+19.6Burlington County, NJ · D+29.7Camden County, NJ · D+34.3Cape May County, NJ · D+13.5Cumberland County, NJ · D+45.4Essex County, NJ · D+40.6Gloucester County, NJ · D+25.9Hudson County, NJ · D+48.0Hunterdon County, NJ · D+19.5Mercer County, NJ · D+42.5Middlesex County, NJ · D+40.7Monmouth County, NJ · D+21.6Morris County, NJ · D+14.5Ocean County, NJ · D+17.1Passaic County, NJ · D+28.3Salem County, NJ · D+34.5Somerset County, NJ · D+21.1Sussex County, NJ · D+9.6Union County, NJ · D+32.9Warren County, NJ · D+38.2
How it voted
Share of the 1964 vote
Lyndon B. Johnson ✓Democratic65.6%1,867,671
Barry GoldwaterRepublican33.9%963,843
OtherAll other candidates0.5%15,256
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1964 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1964 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 — 1964
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyD
+32.5%
50,94525,62678,019
Bergen CountyD
+19.6%
234,849157,899393,465
Burlington CountyD
+29.7%
57,63831,21588,945
Camden CountyD
+34.3%
124,62060,844185,761
Cape May CountyD
+13.5%
14,94311,39026,380
Cumberland CountyD
+45.4%
33,59312,61146,215
Essex CountyD
+40.6%
277,042116,172396,477
Gloucester CountyD
+25.9%
40,30523,70264,052
Hudson CountyD
+48.0%
200,05169,515272,009
Hunterdon CountyD
+19.5%
15,09110,17325,283
Mercer CountyD
+42.5%
86,98535,081122,214
Middlesex CountyD
+40.7%
151,19663,370215,618
Monmouth CountyD
+21.6%
95,32061,367157,055
Morris CountyD
+14.5%
73,68455,024128,913
Ocean CountyD
+17.1%
36,89225,98563,714
Passaic CountyD
+28.3%
113,91963,114179,699
Salem CountyD
+34.5%
17,8468,68226,545
Somerset CountyD
+21.1%
43,65928,41672,270
Sussex CountyD
+9.6%
14,34911,83626,197
Union CountyD
+32.9%
164,98982,999249,347
Warren CountyD
+38.2%
19,7558,82228,592