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Elections / 1980 · President · NJ

Ronald Reagan carried New Jersey R+13.4.

Jimmy Carter (D) vs Ronald Reagan (R) in New Jersey, 1980. The state ran 3.7 points more Republican than the nation (R+9.7 nationally).

Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)

New Jersey result
2,975,684 votes counted
Carter (D)
1,147,364
38.6%
Reagan (R)
1,546,557
52.0%
All others
281,763
9.5%
Margin
R+13.4
1980 presidential election
New Jersey, 1980
ReaganR+13.4
1980 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 1980 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 1980 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1980 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+8.8Bergen County, NJ · R+22.3Burlington County, NJ · R+13.9Camden County, NJ · R+4.2Cape May County, NJ · R+26.0Cumberland County, NJ · R+8.4Essex County, NJ · D+9.8Gloucester County, NJ · R+13.3Hudson County, NJ · D+2.2Hunterdon County, NJ · R+31.2Mercer County, NJ · D+5.8Middlesex County, NJ · R+10.4Monmouth County, NJ · R+23.0Morris County, NJ · R+32.4Ocean County, NJ · R+32.7Passaic County, NJ · R+13.2Salem County, NJ · R+11.0Somerset County, NJ · R+25.2Sussex County, NJ · R+39.1Union County, NJ · R+12.1Warren County, NJ · R+20.9
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
Ronald Reagan ✓Republican52.0%1,546,557
Jimmy CarterDemocratic38.6%1,147,364
John B. AndersonIndependent9.5%281,763
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 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 — 1980
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyR
−8.8%
31,28637,97376,202
Bergen CountyR
−22.3%
139,474232,043415,157
Burlington CountyR
−13.9%
50,08368,415131,709
Camden CountyR
−4.2%
80,03387,939186,808
Cape May CountyR
−26.0%
12,70822,72938,471
Cumberland CountyR
−8.4%
19,35623,24246,403
Essex CountyD
+9.8%
145,281117,222287,166
Gloucester CountyR
−13.3%
29,80440,30678,903
Hudson CountyD
+2.2%
95,62291,207198,688
Hunterdon CountyR
−31.2%
10,02921,40336,430
Mercer CountyD
+5.8%
60,88853,450128,582
Middlesex CountyR
−10.4%
97,304122,354241,206
Monmouth CountyR
−23.0%
71,328120,173211,971
Morris CountyR
−32.4%
48,965105,260173,604
Ocean CountyR
−32.7%
46,92398,433157,568
Passaic CountyR
−13.2%
61,48682,531158,951
Salem CountyR
−11.0%
10,20913,00025,474
Somerset CountyR
−25.2%
29,47052,59191,928
Sussex CountyR
−39.1%
10,53127,06342,327
Union CountyR
−12.1%
86,074112,288217,339
Warren CountyR
−20.9%
10,51016,93530,797