New Jersey — 2020 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2020 presidential electionNew Jersey · PresidentBidenD+15.9
How it voted
Share of the 2020 vote
| Joe Biden ✓Democratic | 57.3% | 2,608,400 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 41.4% | 1,883,313 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 57,744 |
2020presidential margin
D+60R+60
21 counties, each filled by 2020 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+6.7 |
| Bergen County, NJ | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Burlington County, NJ | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Camden County, NJ | Democratic | D+33.8 |
| Cape May County, NJ | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Cumberland County, NJ | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Essex County, NJ | Democratic | D+55.7 |
| Gloucester County, NJ | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Hudson County, NJ | Democratic | D+46.6 |
| Hunterdon County, NJ | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Mercer County, NJ | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Middlesex County, NJ | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Monmouth County, NJ | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Morris County, NJ | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Ocean County, NJ | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Passaic County, NJ | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Salem County, NJ | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Somerset County, NJ | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Sussex County, NJ | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Union County, NJ | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Warren County, NJ | Republican | R+16.4 |
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 | Joe Biden+9,370 | 73,80853.0% | 64,43846.3% | 9580.7% | 139,204 |
| Bergen County | Joe Biden+81,550 | 285,96758.0% | 204,41741.4% | 2,8520.6% | 493,236 |
| Burlington County | Joe Biden+51,250 | 154,59559.4% | 103,34539.7% | 2,2060.8% | 260,146 |
| Camden County | Joe Biden+88,858 | 175,06566.5% | 86,20732.8% | 1,8840.7% | 263,156 |
| Cape May County | Donald Trump+9,217 | 23,94141.7% | 33,15857.8% | 3110.5% | 57,410 |
| Cumberland County | Joe Biden+3,790 | 32,74252.7% | 28,95246.6% | 3970.6% | 62,091 |
| Essex County | Joe Biden+191,345 | 266,82077.7% | 75,47522.0% | 1,2960.4% | 343,591 |
| Gloucester County | Joe Biden+3,362 | 86,70250.5% | 83,34048.6% | 1,6160.9% | 171,658 |
| Hudson County | Joe Biden+115,754 | 181,45273.0% | 65,69826.4% | 1,2520.5% | 248,402 |
| Hunterdon County | Donald Trump+3,696 | 39,45747.2% | 43,15351.6% | 9851.2% | 83,595 |
| Mercer County | Joe Biden+70,891 | 122,53269.8% | 51,64129.4% | 1,4270.8% | 175,600 |
| Middlesex County | Joe Biden+82,783 | 226,25060.8% | 143,46738.5% | 2,5540.7% | 372,271 |
| Monmouth County | Donald Trump+10,517 | 181,29148.2% | 191,80851.0% | 2,7080.7% | 375,807 |
| Morris County | Joe Biden+12,747 | 153,88151.7% | 141,13447.4% | 2,4360.8% | 297,451 |
| Ocean County | Donald Trump+98,284 | 119,45635.2% | 217,74064.1% | 2,4690.7% | 339,665 |
| Passaic County | Joe Biden+37,088 | 129,09758.1% | 92,00941.4% | 1,1030.5% | 222,209 |
| Salem County | Donald Trump+4,348 | 14,47942.9% | 18,82755.8% | 4061.2% | 33,712 |
| Somerset County | Joe Biden+39,177 | 111,17360.2% | 71,99639.0% | 1,6410.9% | 184,810 |
| Sussex County | Donald Trump+17,220 | 34,48139.5% | 51,70159.2% | 1,0941.3% | 87,276 |
| Union County | Joe Biden+90,272 | 170,31067.6% | 80,03831.8% | 1,4270.6% | 251,775 |
| Warren County | Donald Trump+9,868 | 24,90141.3% | 34,76957.6% | 6551.1% | 60,325 |
Nominees: Joe Biden (D) · Donald Trump (R)
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2020 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 | +15.9% |
| 2024 | +5.9% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2020 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.