New Jersey — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionNew Jersey · PresidentClintonD+14.0
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Hillary Clinton ✓Democratic | 55.0% | 2,148,278 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 41.0% | 1,601,933 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.0% | 156,512 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
21 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey cast 14 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (21 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County, NJ | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Bergen County, NJ | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Burlington County, NJ | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Camden County, NJ | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Cape May County, NJ | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Cumberland County, NJ | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Essex County, NJ | Democratic | D+56.8 |
| Gloucester County, NJ | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Hudson County, NJ | Democratic | D+52.1 |
| Hunterdon County, NJ | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Mercer County, NJ | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Middlesex County, NJ | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Monmouth County, NJ | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Morris County, NJ | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Ocean County, NJ | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Passaic County, NJ | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Salem County, NJ | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Somerset County, NJ | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Sussex County, NJ | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Union County, NJ | Democratic | D+35.5 |
| Warren County, NJ | Republican | R+25.3 |
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 | Hillary Clinton+8,234 | 60,92451.6% | 52,69044.6% | 4,4273.8% | 118,041 |
| Bergen County | Hillary Clinton+55,682 | 231,21154.8% | 175,52941.6% | 15,4733.7% | 422,213 |
| Burlington County | Hillary Clinton+32,453 | 121,72555.0% | 89,27240.3% | 10,2864.6% | 221,283 |
| Camden County | Hillary Clinton+74,086 | 146,71764.1% | 72,63131.7% | 9,6994.2% | 229,047 |
| Cape May County | Donald Trump+9,696 | 18,75038.1% | 28,44657.8% | 2,0614.2% | 49,257 |
| Cumberland County | Hillary Clinton+3,318 | 27,77151.1% | 24,45345.0% | 2,1073.9% | 54,331 |
| Essex County | Hillary Clinton+177,661 | 240,83777.0% | 63,17620.2% | 8,8712.8% | 312,884 |
| Gloucester County | Donald Trump+674 | 66,87047.3% | 67,54447.8% | 6,8404.8% | 141,254 |
| Hudson County | Hillary Clinton+114,874 | 163,91774.3% | 49,04322.2% | 7,5823.4% | 220,542 |
| Hunterdon County | Donald Trump+9,814 | 28,89840.3% | 38,71254.0% | 4,0505.7% | 71,660 |
| Mercer County | Hillary Clinton+58,582 | 104,77566.3% | 46,19329.2% | 7,0904.5% | 158,058 |
| Middlesex County | Hillary Clinton+70,091 | 193,04458.8% | 122,95337.4% | 12,5603.8% | 328,557 |
| Monmouth County | Donald Trump+29,542 | 137,18143.2% | 166,72352.5% | 13,8464.4% | 317,750 |
| Morris County | Donald Trump+10,822 | 115,24945.5% | 126,07149.7% | 12,2174.8% | 253,537 |
| Ocean County | Donald Trump+91,929 | 87,15031.5% | 179,07964.7% | 10,4963.8% | 276,725 |
| Passaic County | Hillary Clinton+43,857 | 116,75959.5% | 72,90237.2% | 6,5673.3% | 196,228 |
| Salem County | Donald Trump+4,477 | 11,90439.9% | 16,38154.9% | 1,5685.3% | 29,853 |
| Somerset County | Hillary Clinton+20,184 | 85,68954.5% | 65,50541.7% | 5,8983.8% | 157,092 |
| Sussex County | Donald Trump+22,446 | 24,21232.2% | 46,65862.1% | 4,2885.7% | 75,158 |
| Union County | Hillary Clinton+79,300 | 147,41465.9% | 68,11430.5% | 8,0423.6% | 223,570 |
| Warren County | Donald Trump+12,577 | 17,28134.8% | 29,85860.1% | 2,5445.1% | 49,683 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 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, 2016NJ
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.