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Barack Obama carried New Jersey D+15.6.

Barack Obama (D) vs John McCain (R) in New Jersey, 2008. The state ran 8.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+7.3 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2008 ballot here.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)

New Jersey result
3,868,237 votes counted
Obama (D)
2,215,422
57.3%
McCain (R)
1,613,207
41.7%
All others
39,608
1.0%
Margin
D+15.6
2008 presidential election
New Jersey, 2008
ObamaD+15.6
2008 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 2008 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 2008 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2008 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+15.1Bergen County, NJ · D+9.5Burlington County, NJ · D+18.6Camden County, NJ · D+36.2Cape May County, NJ · R+8.6Cumberland County, NJ · D+21.6Essex County, NJ · D+52.6Gloucester County, NJ · D+12.2Hudson County, NJ · D+46.7Hunterdon County, NJ · R+13.3Mercer County, NJ · D+36.1Middlesex County, NJ · D+21.8Monmouth County, NJ · R+3.7Morris County, NJ · R+8.1Ocean County, NJ · R+18.4Passaic County, NJ · D+21.7Salem County, NJ · D+3.9Somerset County, NJ · D+6.1Sussex County, NJ · R+20.7Union County, NJ · D+28.2Warren County, NJ · R+14.0
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic57.3%2,215,422
John McCainRepublican41.7%1,613,207
OtherAll other candidates1.0%39,608
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 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 — 2008
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyD
+15.1%
67,83049,902119,042
Bergen CountyD
+9.5%
225,367186,118414,733
Burlington CountyD
+18.6%
131,21989,626223,174
Camden CountyD
+36.2%
159,25973,819235,704
Cape May CountyR
−8.6%
22,89327,28850,835
Cumberland CountyD
+21.6%
34,91922,36058,065
Essex CountyD
+52.6%
240,30674,063316,183
Gloucester CountyD
+12.2%
77,26760,315139,430
Hudson CountyD
+46.7%
154,14055,360211,312
Hunterdon CountyR
−13.3%
29,77639,09269,849
Mercer CountyD
+36.1%
107,92650,223160,039
Middlesex CountyD
+21.8%
193,812123,695321,015
Monmouth CountyR
−3.7%
148,737160,433312,616
Morris CountyR
−8.1%
112,275132,331246,916
Ocean CountyR
−18.4%
110,189160,677274,298
Passaic CountyD
+21.7%
113,25772,552187,395
Salem CountyD
+3.9%
16,04414,81631,363
Somerset CountyD
+6.1%
79,32170,085151,078
Sussex CountyR
−20.7%
28,84044,18474,154
Union CountyD
+28.2%
141,41778,768222,097
Warren CountyR
−14.0%
20,62827,50048,939