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Elections / 1968 · President · NJ

Richard Nixon carried New Jersey R+2.1.

Hubert Humphrey (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in New Jersey, 1968. The state ran 1.4 points more Republican than the nation (R+0.7 nationally).

Nominees: Hubert Humphrey (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · George Wallace (American Independent)

New Jersey result
2,875,395 votes counted
Humphrey (D)
1,264,206
44.0%
Nixon (R)
1,325,467
46.1%
Wallace + others
285,722
9.9%
Margin
R+2.1
1968 presidential election
New Jersey, 1968
NixonR+2.1
1968 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 1968 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 1968 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1968 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+3.6Bergen County, NJ · R+15.2Burlington County, NJ · R+4.5Camden County, NJ · D+5.1Cape May County, NJ · R+18.8Cumberland County, NJ · D+7.2Essex County, NJ · D+12.7Gloucester County, NJ · R+4.6Hudson County, NJ · D+13.7Hunterdon County, NJ · R+25.9Mercer County, NJ · D+14.2Middlesex County, NJ · D+3.0Monmouth County, NJ · R+10.3Morris County, NJ · R+22.4Ocean County, NJ · R+19.4Passaic County, NJ · R+3.1Salem County, NJ · R+0.9Somerset County, NJ · R+19.0Sussex County, NJ · R+33.2Union County, NJ · TiedWarren County, NJ · R+3.9
How it voted
Share of the 1968 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican46.1%1,325,467
Hubert HumphreyDemocratic44.0%1,264,206
George WallaceAmerican Independent9.9%285,722
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1968 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1968 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 — 1968
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyD
+3.6%
35,58132,80777,834
Bergen CountyR
−15.2%
162,182224,911413,037
Burlington CountyR
−4.5%
41,65146,17799,747
Camden CountyD
+5.1%
87,34777,642188,887
Cape May CountyR
−18.8%
9,66414,97028,172
Cumberland CountyD
+7.2%
21,66118,38845,488
Essex CountyD
+12.7%
185,440140,084357,095
Gloucester CountyR
−4.6%
27,43830,59668,731
Hudson CountyD
+13.7%
124,93991,324244,560
Hunterdon CountyR
−25.9%
8,75515,85127,439
Mercer CountyD
+14.2%
63,21845,354125,529
Middlesex CountyD
+3.0%
103,33996,515225,530
Monmouth CountyR
−10.3%
69,66987,311170,456
Morris CountyR
−22.4%
52,39885,512148,062
Ocean CountyR
−19.4%
26,90941,99577,963
Passaic CountyR
−3.1%
74,44279,862172,657
Salem CountyR
−0.9%
11,17211,40726,251
Somerset CountyR
−19.0%
27,58042,45978,475
Sussex CountyR
−33.2%
8,32518,04329,240
Union CountyR
−0.3%
109,674110,309241,256
Warren CountyR
−3.9%
12,82213,95028,986