New Jersey — 1984 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1984 presidential electionNew Jersey · PresidentReaganR+20.9
How it voted
Share of the 1984 vote
| Ronald Reagan ✓Republican | 60.1% | 1,933,630 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter MondaleDemocratic | 39.2% | 1,261,323 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 22,909 |
1984presidential margin
D+60R+60
21 counties, each filled by 1984 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey cast 16 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (21 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County, NJ | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Bergen County, NJ | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Burlington County, NJ | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Camden County, NJ | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Cape May County, NJ | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Cumberland County, NJ | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Essex County, NJ | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Gloucester County, NJ | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Hudson County, NJ | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Hunterdon County, NJ | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Mercer County, NJ | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Middlesex County, NJ | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Monmouth County, NJ | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Morris County, NJ | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Ocean County, NJ | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Passaic County, NJ | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Salem County, NJ | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Somerset County, NJ | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Sussex County, NJ | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Union County, NJ | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Warren County, NJ | Republican | R+34.5 |
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+15,918 | 49,15859.3% | 33,24040.1% | 4530.5% | 82,851 |
| Bergen County | Reagan, Ronald+113,468 | 268,50763.2% | 155,03936.5% | 1,1720.3% | 424,718 |
| Burlington County | Reagan, Ronald+32,348 | 89,81560.8% | 57,46738.9% | 3770.3% | 147,659 |
| Camden County | Reagan, Ronald+19,516 | 109,74954.6% | 90,23344.9% | 9040.5% | 200,886 |
| Cape May County | Reagan, Ronald+15,408 | 28,78668.1% | 13,37831.6% | 1330.3% | 42,297 |
| Cumberland County | Reagan, Ronald+8,257 | 29,39857.5% | 21,14141.3% | 6161.2% | 51,155 |
| Essex County | Mondale, Walter+36,497 | 136,79843.5% | 173,29555.1% | 4,4501.4% | 314,543 |
| Gloucester County | Reagan, Ronald+21,339 | 54,04162.1% | 32,70237.6% | 3070.4% | 87,050 |
| Hudson County | Reagan, Ronald+18,530 | 112,83454.2% | 94,30445.3% | 1,1060.5% | 208,244 |
| Hunterdon County | Reagan, Ronald+18,765 | 29,73772.4% | 10,97226.7% | 3700.9% | 41,079 |
| Mercer County | Reagan, Ronald+4,797 | 71,19551.5% | 66,39848.1% | 5280.4% | 138,121 |
| Middlesex County | Reagan, Ronald+55,316 | 160,22159.8% | 104,90539.2% | 2,7271.0% | 267,853 |
| Monmouth County | Reagan, Ronald+73,213 | 152,59565.5% | 79,38234.1% | 9320.4% | 232,909 |
| Morris County | Reagan, Ronald+84,518 | 137,71971.9% | 53,20127.8% | 5840.3% | 191,504 |
| Ocean County | Reagan, Ronald+73,379 | 124,39170.2% | 51,01228.8% | 1,7101.0% | 177,113 |
| Passaic County | Reagan, Ronald+32,361 | 101,95158.3% | 69,59039.8% | 3,3991.9% | 174,940 |
| Salem County | Reagan, Ronald+8,433 | 17,36865.7% | 8,93533.8% | 1490.6% | 26,452 |
| Somerset County | Reagan, Ronald+34,379 | 66,30366.8% | 31,92432.2% | 1,0691.1% | 99,296 |
| Sussex County | Reagan, Ronald+24,178 | 35,68075.4% | 11,50224.3% | 1630.3% | 47,345 |
| Union County | Reagan, Ronald+43,390 | 135,44659.1% | 92,05640.2% | 1,6380.7% | 229,140 |
| Warren County | Reagan, Ronald+11,291 | 21,93867.1% | 10,64732.6% | 1220.4% | 32,707 |
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: Walter Mondale (D) · Ronald Reagan (R)
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1984 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, 1984NJ
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.