New Jersey — 1980 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1980 presidential electionNew Jersey · PresidentReaganR+13.4
How it voted
Share of the 1980 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 52.0% | 1,546,557 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy CarterDemocratic | 38.6% | 1,147,364 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.5% | 281,763 |
1980presidential margin
D+60R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1980 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey cast 17 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (21 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County, NJ | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Bergen County, NJ | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Burlington County, NJ | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Camden County, NJ | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Cape May County, NJ | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Cumberland County, NJ | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Essex County, NJ | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Gloucester County, NJ | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Hudson County, NJ | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Hunterdon County, NJ | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Mercer County, NJ | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Middlesex County, NJ | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Monmouth County, NJ | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Morris County, NJ | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Ocean County, NJ | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Passaic County, NJ | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Salem County, NJ | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Somerset County, NJ | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Sussex County, NJ | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Union County, NJ | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Warren County, NJ | Republican | R+20.9 |
New Jersey results by county
21 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County | Reagan, Ronald+6,687 | 37,97349.8% | 31,28641.1% | 6,9439.1% | 76,202 |
| Bergen County | Reagan, Ronald+92,569 | 232,04355.9% | 139,47433.6% | 43,64010.5% | 415,157 |
| Burlington County | Reagan, Ronald+18,332 | 68,41551.9% | 50,08338.0% | 13,21110.0% | 131,709 |
| Camden County | Reagan, Ronald+7,906 | 87,93947.1% | 80,03342.8% | 18,83610.1% | 186,808 |
| Cape May County | Reagan, Ronald+10,021 | 22,72959.1% | 12,70833.0% | 3,0347.9% | 38,471 |
| Cumberland County | Reagan, Ronald+3,886 | 23,24250.1% | 19,35641.7% | 3,8058.2% | 46,403 |
| Essex County | Carter, Jimmy+28,059 | 117,22240.8% | 145,28150.6% | 24,6638.6% | 287,166 |
| Gloucester County | Reagan, Ronald+10,502 | 40,30651.1% | 29,80437.8% | 8,79311.1% | 78,903 |
| Hudson County | Carter, Jimmy+4,415 | 91,20745.9% | 95,62248.1% | 11,8596.0% | 198,688 |
| Hunterdon County | Reagan, Ronald+11,374 | 21,40358.8% | 10,02927.5% | 4,99813.7% | 36,430 |
| Mercer County | Carter, Jimmy+7,438 | 53,45041.6% | 60,88847.4% | 14,24411.1% | 128,582 |
| Middlesex County | Reagan, Ronald+25,050 | 122,35450.7% | 97,30440.3% | 21,5488.9% | 241,206 |
| Monmouth County | Reagan, Ronald+48,845 | 120,17356.7% | 71,32833.6% | 20,4709.7% | 211,971 |
| Morris County | Reagan, Ronald+56,295 | 105,26060.6% | 48,96528.2% | 19,37911.2% | 173,604 |
| Ocean County | Reagan, Ronald+51,510 | 98,43362.5% | 46,92329.8% | 12,2127.8% | 157,568 |
| Passaic County | Reagan, Ronald+21,045 | 82,53151.9% | 61,48638.7% | 14,9349.4% | 158,951 |
| Salem County | Reagan, Ronald+2,791 | 13,00051.0% | 10,20940.1% | 2,2658.9% | 25,474 |
| Somerset County | Reagan, Ronald+23,121 | 52,59157.2% | 29,47032.1% | 9,86710.7% | 91,928 |
| Sussex County | Reagan, Ronald+16,532 | 27,06363.9% | 10,53124.9% | 4,73311.2% | 42,327 |
| Union County | Reagan, Ronald+26,214 | 112,28851.7% | 86,07439.6% | 18,9778.7% | 217,339 |
| Warren County | Reagan, Ronald+6,425 | 16,93555.0% | 10,51034.1% | 3,35210.9% | 30,797 |
complete certified result
New Jersey candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Jimmy Carter (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1980 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Same ballot, 1980NJ
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.