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Barack Obama carried New Jersey D+17.7.

Barack Obama (D) vs Mitt Romney (R) in New Jersey, 2012. The state ran 13.9 points more Democratic than the nation (D+3.9 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2012 ballot here.

Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)

New Jersey result
3,651,140 votes counted
Obama (D)
2,126,610
58.2%
Romney (R)
1,478,749
40.5%
All others
45,781
1.3%
Margin
D+17.7
2012 presidential election
New Jersey, 2012
ObamaD+17.7
2012 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 2012 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 2012 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2012 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+16.8Bergen County, NJ · D+11.3Burlington County, NJ · D+18.0Camden County, NJ · D+37.3Cape May County, NJ · R+8.6Cumberland County, NJ · D+24.2Essex County, NJ · D+56.7Gloucester County, NJ · D+10.7Hudson County, NJ · D+56.0Hunterdon County, NJ · R+17.7Mercer County, NJ · D+36.7Middlesex County, NJ · D+27.6Monmouth County, NJ · R+5.0Morris County, NJ · R+10.8Ocean County, NJ · R+17.5Passaic County, NJ · D+28.2Salem County, NJ · D+1.3Somerset County, NJ · D+5.6Sussex County, NJ · R+21.3Union County, NJ · D+34.0Warren County, NJ · R+15.4
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
Barack Obama ✓Democratic58.2%2,126,610
Mitt RomneyRepublican40.5%1,478,749
OtherAll other candidates1.3%45,781
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2012 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 — 2012
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyD
+16.8%
65,60046,522113,344
Bergen CountyD
+11.3%
212,754169,070385,990
Burlington CountyD
+18.0%
126,37787,401216,339
Camden CountyD
+37.3%
153,68269,476225,949
Cape May CountyR
−8.6%
21,65725,78148,093
Cumberland CountyD
+24.2%
34,05520,65855,369
Essex CountyD
+56.7%
237,03564,767304,071
Gloucester CountyD
+10.7%
74,01359,456135,570
Hudson CountyD
+56.0%
153,10842,369197,694
Hunterdon CountyR
−17.7%
26,87638,68766,624
Mercer CountyD
+36.7%
104,37747,355155,355
Middlesex CountyD
+27.6%
190,555107,310301,860
Monmouth CountyR
−5.0%
133,820148,000285,667
Morris CountyR
−10.8%
100,563125,279228,647
Ocean CountyR
−17.5%
102,300146,475251,854
Passaic CountyD
+28.2%
115,92664,523182,214
Salem CountyD
+1.3%
14,71914,33429,623
Somerset CountyD
+5.6%
74,59266,603143,180
Sussex CountyR
−21.3%
26,10440,62568,194
Union CountyD
+34.0%
139,75268,314210,088
Warren CountyR
−15.4%
18,74525,74445,415