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Elections / 1976 · President · NJ

Gerald Ford carried New Jersey R+2.2.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Gerald Ford (R) in New Jersey, 1976. The state ran 4.2 points more Republican than the nation (D+2.1 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 1976 ballot here.

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Gerald Ford (R)

New Jersey result
3,014,472 votes counted
Carter (D)
1,444,653
47.9%
Ford (R)
1,509,688
50.1%
All others
60,131
2.0%
Margin
R+2.2
1976 presidential election
New Jersey, 1976
FordR+2.2
1976 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 1976 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 1976 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1976 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+6.5Bergen County, NJ · R+13.3Burlington County, NJ · D+1.9Camden County, NJ · D+13.3Cape May County, NJ · R+8.2Cumberland County, NJ · D+17.2Essex County, NJ · D+12.8Gloucester County, NJ · D+5.1Hudson County, NJ · D+11.1Hunterdon County, NJ · R+21.3Mercer County, NJ · D+8.5Middlesex County, NJ · D+3.9Monmouth County, NJ · R+10.4Morris County, NJ · R+24.5Ocean County, NJ · R+15.7Passaic County, NJ · R+5.4Salem County, NJ · D+4.8Somerset County, NJ · R+16.7Sussex County, NJ · R+22.6Union County, NJ · R+5.1Warren County, NJ · R+3.4
How it voted
Share of the 1976 vote
Gerald Ford ✓Republican50.1%1,509,688
Jimmy CarterDemocratic47.9%1,444,653
OtherAll other candidates2.0%60,131
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1976 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1976 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 — 1976
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyD
+6.5%
41,96536,73380,630
Bergen CountyR
−13.3%
180,738237,331424,853
Burlington CountyD
+1.9%
63,30960,960126,820
Camden CountyD
+13.3%
108,85482,801195,611
Cape May CountyR
−8.2%
16,48919,49836,667
Cumberland CountyD
+17.2%
29,16520,53550,287
Essex CountyD
+12.8%
174,434133,911315,812
Gloucester CountyD
+5.1%
38,72634,88875,302
Hudson CountyD
+11.1%
116,24192,636212,730
Hunterdon CountyR
−21.3%
12,59219,61632,966
Mercer CountyD
+8.5%
69,62158,453130,856
Middlesex CountyD
+3.9%
122,859113,539240,864
Monmouth CountyR
−10.4%
88,956110,104202,790
Morris CountyR
−24.5%
63,749105,921172,373
Ocean CountyR
−15.7%
56,41377,875136,781
Passaic CountyR
−5.4%
76,19485,102166,226
Salem CountyD
+4.8%
12,82611,63924,977
Somerset CountyR
−16.7%
36,25851,26089,691
Sussex CountyR
−22.6%
14,75923,61339,229
Union CountyR
−5.1%
106,267118,019228,902
Warren CountyR
−3.4%
14,23815,25430,105