Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Ocean County, NJ — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Ocean County, New Jersey voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+36.0 — 105,789 Democratic to 227,232 Republican of 337,135 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 7.2 points toward Republicans. That makes it 41.9 points more Republican 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 Ocean County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 105,789 | 227,232 | 4,114 | 31.4% | 67.4% | R+36.0 |
| 2020 | 119,456 | 217,740 | 4,320 | 35.0% | 63.8% | R+28.8 |
| 2016 | 87,150 | 179,079 | 8,133 | 31.8% | 65.3% | R+33.5 |
| 2012 | 102,300 | 146,474 | 2,501 | 40.7% | 58.3% | R+17.6 |
| 2008 | 110,189 | 160,677 | 594 | 40.6% | 59.2% | R+18.6 |
| 2004 | 99,839 | 152,204 | 2,263 | 39.3% | 59.9% | R+20.6 |
| 2000 | 102,104 | 105,684 | 8,605 | 47.2% | 48.8% | R+1.7 |
Ocean County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Ocean County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Ocean County, New Jersey in 2024 by R+36.0, with 337,135 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Ocean County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Ocean County shifted 7.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+28.8) and 2024 (R+36.0).
Is Ocean County more Democratic or Republican than New Jersey overall?+
In 2024, Ocean County went R+36.0 while New Jersey overall went D+5.9 — 41.9 points more Republican 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.