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Elections / 2020 · President · NJ

Joe Biden carried New Jersey D+16.0.

Joe Biden (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in New Jersey, 2020. The state ran 11.6 points more Democratic than the nation (D+4.5 nationally). A US Senate contest shared the 2020 ballot here.

Nominees: Joe Biden (D) · Donald Trump (R)

New Jersey result
4,523,390 votes counted
Biden (D)
2,608,400
57.7%
Trump (R)
1,883,313
41.6%
All others
31,677
0.7%
Margin
D+16.0
2020 presidential election
New Jersey, 2020
BidenD+16.0
2020 presidential margin by county for New Jersey — 2020 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Jersey — 2020 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2020 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+6.7Bergen County, NJ · D+16.5Burlington County, NJ · D+19.7Camden County, NJ · D+33.8Cape May County, NJ · R+16.1Cumberland County, NJ · D+6.1Essex County, NJ · D+55.7Gloucester County, NJ · D+2.0Hudson County, NJ · D+46.6Hunterdon County, NJ · R+4.4Mercer County, NJ · D+40.4Middlesex County, NJ · D+22.2Monmouth County, NJ · R+2.8Morris County, NJ · D+4.3Ocean County, NJ · R+28.9Passaic County, NJ · D+16.7Salem County, NJ · R+12.9Somerset County, NJ · D+21.2Sussex County, NJ · R+19.7Union County, NJ · D+35.9Warren County, NJ · R+16.4
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
Joe Biden ✓Democratic57.7%2,608,400
Donald TrumpRepublican41.6%1,883,313
OtherAll other candidates0.7%31,677
D+60
R+60
21 counties, each filled by 2020 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2020 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 — 2020
21 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Atlantic CountyD
+6.7%
73,80864,438139,204
Bergen CountyD
+16.5%
285,967204,417493,236
Burlington CountyD
+19.7%
154,595103,345260,146
Camden CountyD
+33.8%
175,06586,207263,156
Cape May CountyR
−16.1%
23,94133,15857,410
Cumberland CountyD
+6.1%
32,74228,95262,091
Essex CountyD
+55.7%
266,82075,475343,591
Gloucester CountyD
+2.0%
86,70283,340171,658
Hudson CountyD
+46.6%
181,45265,698248,402
Hunterdon CountyR
−4.4%
39,45743,15383,595
Mercer CountyD
+40.4%
122,53251,641175,600
Middlesex CountyD
+22.2%
226,250143,467372,271
Monmouth CountyR
−2.8%
181,291191,808375,807
Morris CountyD
+4.3%
153,881141,134297,451
Ocean CountyR
−28.9%
119,456217,740339,665
Passaic CountyD
+16.7%
129,09792,009222,209
Salem CountyR
−12.9%
14,47918,82733,712
Somerset CountyD
+21.2%
111,17371,996184,810
Sussex CountyR
−19.7%
34,48151,70187,276
Union CountyD
+35.9%
170,31080,038251,775
Warren CountyR
−16.4%
24,90134,76960,325