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Elections / 2000 · President · NJ

Al Gore carried New Jersey D+15.8.

Al Gore (D) vs George W. Bush (R) in New Jersey, 2000. The state ran 14.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+1.4 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2000 ballot here.

Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)

New Jersey result
3,187,226 votes counted
Gore (D)
1,788,850
56.1%
Bush (R)
1,284,173
40.3%
All others
19,649
0.6%
Margin
D+15.8
2000 presidential election
New Jersey, 2000
GoreD+15.8
2000 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 2000 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 2000 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2000 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+19.0Bergen County, NJ · D+13.6Burlington County, NJ · D+15.3Camden County, NJ · D+32.9Cape May County, NJ · R+3.4Cumberland County, NJ · D+19.1Essex County, NJ · D+45.7Gloucester County, NJ · D+17.5Hudson County, NJ · D+44.5Hunterdon County, NJ · R+19.2Mercer County, NJ · D+27.0Middlesex County, NJ · D+23.7Monmouth County, NJ · D+4.6Morris County, NJ · R+11.2Ocean County, NJ · R+1.7Passaic County, NJ · D+18.7Salem County, NJ · D+5.4Somerset County, NJ · R+2.9Sussex County, NJ · R+20.7Union County, NJ · D+23.3Warren County, NJ · R+13.8
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
Al Gore ✓Democratic56.1%1,788,850
George W. BushRepublican40.3%1,284,173
OtherAll other candidates0.6%19,649
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 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 — 2000
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyD
+19.0%
52,88035,59391,102
Bergen CountyD
+13.6%
202,682152,731366,721
Burlington CountyD
+15.3%
99,50672,254177,541
Camden CountyD
+32.9%
127,16662,464196,861
Cape May CountyR
−3.4%
22,18923,79447,594
Cumberland CountyD
+19.1%
28,18818,88248,684
Essex CountyD
+45.7%
185,50566,842259,573
Gloucester CountyD
+17.5%
61,09542,315107,298
Hudson CountyD
+44.5%
118,20643,804167,361
Hunterdon CountyR
−19.2%
21,38732,21056,455
Mercer CountyD
+27.0%
83,25646,670135,559
Middlesex CountyD
+23.7%
154,99893,545258,849
Monmouth CountyD
+4.6%
131,476119,291262,141
Morris CountyR
−11.2%
88,039111,066206,508
Ocean CountyR
−1.7%
102,104105,684216,393
Passaic CountyD
+18.7%
90,32461,043156,573
Salem CountyD
+5.4%
13,71812,25726,972
Somerset CountyR
−2.9%
56,23259,725120,377
Sussex CountyR
−20.7%
21,35333,27757,490
Union CountyD
+23.3%
112,00368,554186,373
Warren CountyR
−13.8%
16,54322,17240,801