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Presidential elections · 19762024

New Jersey Presidential Election Results (19762024)

In 2024, New Jersey voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+5.9 2,220,713 Democratic to 1,968,215 Republican of 4,272,725 votes cast. It last voted Republican in 1988.

Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.

2024 margin
D+5.9
Kamala D. Harris
2024 votes cast
4,272,725
Last voted Republican
1988
R+13.6
Closest election
1976
R+2.2

Margin by election, 19762024

Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.

R+2.21976R+13.41980R+20.91984R+13.61988D+2.41992D+17.91996D+15.82000D+6.72004D+15.62008D+17.72012D+14.12016D+15.92020D+5.92024

2024 margin by county

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New Jersey presidential elections — FAQ

Who carried New Jersey in the 2024 presidential election?+

Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried New Jersey in 2024 by D+5.9, with 4,272,725 votes cast statewide. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.

When did New Jersey last vote for a Republican presidential candidate?+

New Jersey last voted Republican in 1988, when it went R+13.6. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since.

Which New Jersey county had the biggest 2024 margin?+

Essex County had the widest 2024 presidential margin of any New Jersey county — D+44.9 on 313,283 votes cast.

What was New Jersey's closest presidential election since 1976?+

1976: the margin was R+2.2 — 65,035 votes out of 3,014,472 cast.

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