Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Hudson County, NJ — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Hudson County, New Jersey voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+28.1 — 144,765 Democratic to 79,913 Republican of 231,181 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 18.2 points toward Republicans. That makes it 22.2 points more Democratic than New Jersey overall (D+5.9).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Hudson County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 144,765 | 79,913 | 6,503 | 62.6% | 34.6% | D+28.1 |
| 2020 | 181,452 | 65,698 | 2,700 | 72.6% | 26.3% | D+46.3 |
| 2016 | 163,917 | 49,043 | 6,415 | 74.7% | 22.4% | D+52.4 |
| 2012 | 153,108 | 42,369 | 2,027 | 77.5% | 21.5% | D+56.1 |
| 2008 | 154,140 | 55,360 | 648 | 73.3% | 26.3% | D+47.0 |
| 2004 | 127,447 | 60,646 | 1,353 | 67.3% | 32.0% | D+35.3 |
| 2000 | 118,206 | 43,804 | 5,351 | 70.6% | 26.2% | D+44.5 |
Hudson County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Hudson County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Hudson County, New Jersey in 2024 by D+28.1, with 231,181 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Hudson County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Hudson County shifted 18.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+46.3) and 2024 (D+28.1).
Is Hudson County more Democratic or Republican than New Jersey overall?+
In 2024, Hudson County went D+28.1 while New Jersey overall went D+5.9 — 22.2 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.