The 2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. New Jersey voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. New Jersey has 14 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
Clinton won the state with 55.5% of the vote over Trump's 41.35%, or a 14-point margin. Despite her victory in the state, Clinton's vote share was slightly poorer than the vote shares President Barack Obama got from the state in 2008 and 2012. This was the first time since 1976 that New Jersey did not vote for the same candidate as neighboring Pennsylvania, and the first time since 1932 that New Jersey voted Democratic while Pennsylvania voted Republican. Donald Trump became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Somerset County since Benjamin Harrison in 1888.
Primary elections New Jersey's presidential primaries were on June 7, 2016, with the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties participating.Green papers for 2016 primaries (D) (R). Retrieved 2016-04-05. Registered members of each party could only vote in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated could choose any 1 primary in which to vote.
Democratic primary
Two candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot: Bernie Sanders Hillary Clinton
Republican primary
3 candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot: Ted Cruz (withdrawn prior to primary) John Kasich (withdrawn prior to primary) Donald Trump
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofLos Angeles Times November 6, 2016CNNNovember 4, 2016Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Electoral-vote.comNovember 8, 2016 Rothenberg Political Report November 7, 2016Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RealClearPoliticsNovember 8, 2016Fox NewsNovember 7, 2016
Candidate ballot access
Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine, Democratic Donald Trump/Mike Pence, Republican Darrell L. Castle/Scott N. Bradley, Constitution Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg, American Delta Party Gary Johnson/Bill Weld, Libertarian Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart, Socialist Workers Party Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear, Socialism and Liberation Monica Moorehead/Lamont Lilly, Workers World Party Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka, Green Party
Results
By county County Hillary ClintonDemocratic Donald TrumpRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Atlantic 60,924 51.61% 52,690 44.64% 4,427 3.75% 8,234 6.97% 118,041 Bergen 231,211 54.76% 175,529 41.57% 15,473 3.67% 55,682 13.19% 422,213 Burlington 121,725 55.01% 89,272 40.34% 10,286 4.65% 32,453 14.67% 221,283 Camden 146,717 64.06% 72,631 31.71% 9,699 4.23% 74,086 32.35% 229,047 Cape May 18,750 38.07% 28,446 57.75% 2,061 4.18% -9,696 -19.68% 49,257 Cumberland 27,771 51.11% 24,453 45.01% 2,107 3.88% 3,318 6.10% 54,331 Essex 240,837 76.97% 63,176 20.19% 8,871 2.84% 177,661 56.78% 312,884 Gloucester 66,870 47.34% 67,544 47.82% 6,840 4.84% -674 -0.48% 141,254 Hudson 163,917 74.32% 49,043 22.24% 7,582 3.44% 114,874 52.08% 220,542 Hunterdon 28,898 40.33% 38,712 54.02% 4,050 5.65% -9,814 -13.69% 71,660 Mercer 104,775 66.29% 46,193 29.23% 7,090 4.48% 58,582 37.06% 158,058 Middlesex 193,044 58.76% 122,953 37.42% 12,560 3.82% 70,091 21.34% 328,557 Monmouth 137,181 43.17% 166,723 52.47% 13,846 4.36% -29,542 -9.30% 317,750 Morris 115,249 45.46% 126,071 49.72% 12,217 4.82% -10,822 -4.26% 253,537 Ocean 87,150 31.49% 179,079 64.71% 10,496 3.80% -91,929 -33.22% 276,725 Passaic 116,759 59.50% 72,902 37.15% 6,567 3.35% 43,857 22.35% 196,228 Salem 11,904 39.88% 16,381 54.87% 1,568 5.25% -4,477 -14.99% 29,853 Somerset 85,689 54.55% 65,505 41.70% 5,898 3.75% 20,184 12.85% 157,092 Sussex 24,212 32.21% 46,658 62.08% 4,288 5.71% -22,446 -29.87% 75,158 Union 147,414 65.94% 68,114 30.47% 8,042 3.59% 79,300 35.47% 223,570 Warren 17,281 34.78% 29,858 60.10% 2,544 5.12% -12,577 -25.32% 49,683Totals2,148,27854.99%1,601,93341.00%156,5124.01%546,34513.99%3,906,723
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Gloucester (largest municipality: Washington Township) Salem (largest city: Salem)
By congressional district Clinton won seven of 12 congressional districts. Trump and Clinton each won a district held by the other party. District Clinton Trump Representative 61% 36%Donald Norcross 46% 51%Frank LoBiondo 45% 51%Tom MacArthur 41% 56%Chris Smith 48% 49%Scott GarrettJosh Gottheimer 56% 41%Frank Pallone Jr. 49% 47%Leonard Lance 76% 21%Albio Sires 64% 33%Bill Pascrell 85% 13%Donald Payne Jr. 48% 49%Rodney Frelinghuysen 65% 32%Bonnie Watson Coleman
Analysis Hillary Clinton's 55.5% of the vote was 2.9% less than Barack Obama's win in the state in 2012. Overall, the trend from 2012 to 2016 was that suburban areas of central and northern New Jersey voted more Democratic, while the shore and southern New Jersey voted more Republican. Clinton's most notable improvements over Obama in 2012 were seen in Union, Somerset, and Morris Counties. In Morris, Clinton came within 5% of winning the county, which had not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964, and would later vote Democratic in 2020. Clinton's stronger performance in the suburban towns of north-central New Jersey, such as Summit, Westfield, and Bridgewater, helped her narrowly win the 7th congressional district.
On the other hand, southern New Jersey, especially Cumberland County and Salem County, voted significantly more Republican than they had in 2012. For example, even though Cumberland County voted Democratic in both 2012 and 2016, Clinton won it by just 6%, whereas Obama won it by nearly 24% in 2012. Meanwhile, Trump flipped Salem County after Obama won it in 2012, and he also was the first Republican to win Gloucester County since 1988. Additionally, the four shore counties of Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic, and Cape May all voted more Republican than they had in 2012, as Mitt Romney had won these four counties collectively by around 6% in 2012, but Trump won them by 17% in 2016.
See also United States presidential elections in New Jersey First presidency of Donald Trump 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey
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