New Jersey — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionNew Jersey · PresidentObamaD+15.6
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| Barack Obama ✓Democratic | 57.3% | 2,215,422 |
|---|---|---|
| John McCainRepublican | 41.7% | 1,613,207 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.0% | 39,608 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
21 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey cast 15 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (21 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County, NJ | Democratic | D+15.1 |
| Bergen County, NJ | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Burlington County, NJ | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Camden County, NJ | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Cape May County, NJ | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Cumberland County, NJ | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Essex County, NJ | Democratic | D+52.6 |
| Gloucester County, NJ | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Hudson County, NJ | Democratic | D+46.7 |
| Hunterdon County, NJ | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Mercer County, NJ | Democratic | D+36.1 |
| Middlesex County, NJ | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Monmouth County, NJ | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Morris County, NJ | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Ocean County, NJ | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Passaic County, NJ | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Salem County, NJ | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Somerset County, NJ | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Sussex County, NJ | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Union County, NJ | Democratic | D+28.2 |
| Warren County, NJ | Republican | R+14.0 |
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 | Obama, Barack H.+17,928 | 67,83057.0% | 49,90241.9% | 1,3101.1% | 119,042 |
| Bergen County | Obama, Barack H.+39,249 | 225,36754.3% | 186,11844.9% | 3,2480.8% | 414,733 |
| Burlington County | Obama, Barack H.+41,593 | 131,21958.8% | 89,62640.2% | 2,3291.0% | 223,174 |
| Camden County | Obama, Barack H.+85,440 | 159,25967.6% | 73,81931.3% | 2,6261.1% | 235,704 |
| Cape May County | Mccain, John+4,395 | 22,89345.0% | 27,28853.7% | 6541.3% | 50,835 |
| Cumberland County | Obama, Barack H.+12,559 | 34,91960.1% | 22,36038.5% | 7861.4% | 58,065 |
| Essex County | Obama, Barack H.+166,243 | 240,30676.0% | 74,06323.4% | 1,8140.6% | 316,183 |
| Gloucester County | Obama, Barack H.+16,952 | 77,26755.4% | 60,31543.3% | 1,8481.3% | 139,430 |
| Hudson County | Obama, Barack H.+98,780 | 154,14072.9% | 55,36026.2% | 1,8120.9% | 211,312 |
| Hunterdon County | Mccain, John+9,316 | 29,77642.6% | 39,09256.0% | 9811.4% | 69,849 |
| Mercer County | Obama, Barack H.+57,703 | 107,92667.4% | 50,22331.4% | 1,8901.2% | 160,039 |
| Middlesex County | Obama, Barack H.+70,117 | 193,81260.4% | 123,69538.5% | 3,5081.1% | 321,015 |
| Monmouth County | Mccain, John+11,696 | 148,73747.6% | 160,43351.3% | 3,4461.1% | 312,616 |
| Morris County | Mccain, John+20,056 | 112,27545.5% | 132,33153.6% | 2,3100.9% | 246,916 |
| Ocean County | Mccain, John+50,488 | 110,18940.2% | 160,67758.6% | 3,4321.3% | 274,298 |
| Passaic County | Obama, Barack H.+40,705 | 113,25760.4% | 72,55238.7% | 1,5860.8% | 187,395 |
| Salem County | Obama, Barack H.+1,228 | 16,04451.2% | 14,81647.2% | 5031.6% | 31,363 |
| Somerset County | Obama, Barack H.+9,236 | 79,32152.5% | 70,08546.4% | 1,6721.1% | 151,078 |
| Sussex County | Mccain, John+15,344 | 28,84038.9% | 44,18459.6% | 1,1301.5% | 74,154 |
| Union County | Obama, Barack H.+62,649 | 141,41763.7% | 78,76835.5% | 1,9120.9% | 222,097 |
| Warren County | Mccain, John+6,872 | 20,62842.2% | 27,50056.2% | 8111.7% | 48,939 |
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: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2008 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% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.