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Presidential election in New Jersey, 2020

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New Jersey
2020 presidential election

Democratic primary: July 7, 2020
Democratic winner: Joe Biden

Republican primary: July 7, 2020
Republican winner: Donald Trump

Electoral College: 14 votes
2020 winner: Joe Biden (D)
2016 winner: Hillary Clinton (D)
2012 winner: Barack Obama (D)

Presidential election by state, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) won the presidential election in New Jersey on November 3, 2020. Biden won the presidential election with 306 electoral votes to President Donald Trump's (R) 232 electoral votes.

On July 7, 2020, former Biden won the Democratic primary, and Trump won the uncontested Republican primary. The primaries were postponed from June 2 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

New Jersey favored Democratic presidential candidates in the five elections between 2000 and 2016. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 55.5 percent of the vote in New Jersey to Trump's 41.4 percent.

In the 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, New Jersey has voted for the winning candidate 80 percent of the time.

This page includes the following sections:

Candidates and election results

General election


Presidential election in New Jersey, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
57.3
 
2,608,335 14
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
41.4
 
1,883,274 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
0.7
 
31,677 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.3
 
14,202 0
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Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party)
 
0.1
 
3,255 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)
 
0.1
 
2,954 0
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Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
 
0.1
 
2,928 0
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Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Alliance Party)
 
0.1
 
2,728 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 4,549,353



Primary election

New Jersey Democratic presidential primary on July 7, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Joe Biden
 
84.9
 
813,693 121
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Bernie Sanders
 
14.6
 
140,336 5
  Other
 
0.4
 
4,158 0

 Source

Total votes: 958,187 • Total pledged delegates: 126


New Jersey Republican presidential primary on July 7, 2020
 
Candidate
%
Votes
Pledged delegates
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Donald Trump
 
100
 
404,214 49

 Source

Total votes: 404,214 • Total pledged delegates: 49


Government response to coronavirus pandemic in New Jersey

Summary of changes to election dates and procedures

New Jersey modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in were ballots sent to all registered voters in the general election.
  • Candidate filing procedures: Candidates were allowed to collect and submit petition signatures via electronic means. The petition deadline for unaffiliated candidates for non-presidential office was postponed to July 7, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Frequently asked questions

See also: Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk: Presidential election

The 2020 election took place against a backdrop of uncertainty. Our readers had questions about what to expect in elections at all levels of government, from the casting of ballots to the certification of final results. Ballotpedia's 2020 Election Help Desk was designed to answer those questions. Ballotpedia is in the process of compiling and answering frequently asked questions related to the 2020 elections. Questions related to this election will be available soon.


Additional resources

Democratic primary

See also: Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
  • New Jersey held its Democratic primary on July 7, 2020.
  • New Jersey had an estimated 146 delegates comprised of 126 pledged delegates and 20 superdelegates. Delegate allocation was proportional.
  • The Democratic primary was semi-closed, meaning only registered party members and unaffiliated voters could vote in the party's primary.

    • Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) was formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on August 18, 2020.[2] The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020.[3] Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. In 2020, a Democratic presidential candidate needed support from 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.

    With the plurality of pledged delegates, Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee on April 8, 2020, after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) suspended his presidential campaign.[4] Biden crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination on June 5, 2020.[5]

    Biden announced U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D) as his running mate on August 11, 2020. Harris is the first Black woman to appear on a major party's ticket in the United States.[6]

    Republican primary

    See also: Republican presidential nomination, 2020
    HIGHLIGHTS
  • New Jersey held its Republican primary on July 7, 2020.
  • New Jersey had an estimated 49 delegates. Delegate allocation was winner-take-all.
  • The Republican primary was semi-closed, meaning only registered party members and unaffiliated voters could vote in the party's primary.


    • The Republican Party selected President Donald Trump as its presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which was held from August 24-27, 2020.[7]

    Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries were held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. Trump crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020.

    George H.W. Bush (R) was the last incumbent to face a serious primary challenge, defeating political commentator Pat Buchanan in 1992. He was also the last president to lose his re-election campaign. Franklin Pierce (D) was the first and only elected president to lose his party's nomination in 1856.[8]

    Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections.



    Candidate filing requirements

    See also: Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in New Jersey

    Note: We have not yet collected complete information on presidential candidate filing requirements for this state in 2020. We will update this page with additional information as soon as possible.

    Historical election results

    2016

    General election

    U.S. presidential election, New Jersey, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 55.5% 2,148,278 14
         Republican Donald Trump/Mike Pence 41.4% 1,601,933 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 1.9% 72,477 0
         Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 1% 37,772 0
         Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 0.2% 6,161 0
         Socialist Workers Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart 0.1% 2,156 0
         American Delta Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0% 1,838 0
         Workers World Monica Moorehead/Lamont Lilly 0% 1,749 0
         Socialism and Liberation Gloria Estela La Riva/Eugene Puryear 0% 1,682 0
    Total Votes 3,874,046 14
    Election results via: New Jersey Department of State

    Primary election

    New Jersey Democratic Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngHillary Clinton 63.2% 554,237 79
    Bernie Sanders 36.8% 323,259 47
    Totals 877,496 126
    Source: The New York Times


    New Jersey Republican Primary, 2016
    Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
    Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 80.4% 356,697 51
    John Kasich 13.4% 59,506 0
    Ted Cruz 6.2% 27,521 0
    Totals 443,724 51
    Source: The New York Times

    2012

    U.S. presidential election, New Jersey, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarack Obama/Joe Biden Incumbent 58.4% 2,126,610 14
         Republican Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan 40.6% 1,478,749 0
         Libertarian Gary Johnson/Jim Gray 0.6% 20,974 0
         Green Jill Stein/Cheri Honkala 0.3% 9,902 0
         N/A Write-ins 0.2% 8,206 0
    Total Votes 3,644,441 14
    Election results via: U.S. Election Atlas

    Other candidates that appeared on the ballot received less than 0.1% of the vote. Those candidates included: Virgil Goode, Rocky Anderson, Jeff Boss, Merlin Miller, James Harris and Peta Lindsay.[9]

    2008

    U.S. presidential election, New Jersey, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarack Obama/Joe Biden 57.2% 2,215,422 15
         Republican John McCain/Sarah Palin 41.7% 1,613,207 0
         Independent Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez 0.6% 21,298 0
         Independent Bob Barr/Wayne Allyn Root 0.2% 8,441 0
         N/A Write-in 0.2% 7,768 0
         Independent Chuck Baldwin/Michael Peroutka 0.1% 4,258 0
    Total Votes 3,870,394 15
    Election results via: U.S. Election Atlas

    Other candidates that appeared on the ballot received less than 0.1% of the vote. Those candidates included: Cynthia McKinney, Ron Paul, Brian Moore, Jeff Boss, Roger Calero, Gloria La Riva, Alan Keyes and Gene Amondson.[10]

    Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    See also: Presidential statewide margins of victory of 5 percentage points or fewer, 1948-2016

    The following map shows the number of times, in presidential elections held between 1948 and 2016, that the margin of victory was 5 percentage points or fewer in each state.

    • Wisconsin was the state with the most frequently narrow margins during this time period, appearing on the list in 10 presidential elections.
    • Five states appeared eight times: Florida, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
    • The state with the narrowest margin of victory was Florida in 2000 at 537 votes or one-hundredth of a percentage point.

    Historical election trends

    See also: Presidential voting history by state

    New Jersey presidential election results (1900-2024)

    • 16 Democratic wins
    • 16 Republican wins
    Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
    Winning Party R R R D R R R R D D D D R R R D D R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D


    See also: Presidential election accuracy

    Below is an analysis of New Jersey's voting record in presidential elections. The state's accuracy is based on the number of times a state has voted for a winning presidential candidate. The majority of statistical data is from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and was compiled, here, by Ballotpedia, unless otherwise noted.

    Presidential election voting record in New Jersey, 1900-2016

    Between 1900 and 2016:

    • New Jersey participated in 30 presidential elections.
    • New Jersey voted for the winning presidential candidate 80 percent of the time. The average accuracy of voting for winning presidential candidates for all 50 states in this time frame was 72.31 percent.[11]
    • New Jersey voted Democratic 46.67 percent of the time and Republican 53.33 percent of the time.

    Presidential election voting record in New Jersey, 2000-2016

    *An asterisk indicates that that candidate also won the national electoral vote in that election.

    State profile

    See also: New Jersey and New Jersey elections, 2019
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    Partisan data

    The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

    Presidential voting pattern

    Congressional delegation

    State executives

    State legislature

    New Jersey Party Control: 1992-2025
    Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  Eight years of Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
    Governor D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D
    Senate R R R R R R R R R R S S D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
    Assembly R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

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    Demographic data for New Jersey
     New JerseyU.S.
    Total population:8,935,421316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):7,3543,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:68.3%73.6%
    Black/African American:13.5%12.6%
    Asian:9%5.1%
    Native American:0.2%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
    Two or more:2.5%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:19%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:88.6%86.7%
    College graduation rate:36.8%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$72,093$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:12.7%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Jersey.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


    Presidential election by state

    See also: Presidential election by state, 2020

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    See also

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ New Jersey Globe, "In-person New Jersey Primary will be July 7, most deadlines to be extended," April 8, 2020
    2. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "2020 DNC in Milwaukee pushed back to week of August 17 in response to coronavirus pandemic," April 2, 2020
    3. ↑ The New York Times, "Milwaukee Picked as Site of 2020 Democratic National Convention," March 11, 2019
    4. ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Bernie Sanders Ends 2020 Bid, Making Biden Presumptive Dem Nominee," April 8, 2020
    5. ↑ AP, "Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination," June 5, 2020
    6. ↑ CNBC, "Joe Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris to be his vice presidential running mate, making her the first black woman on a major ticket," August 11, 2020
    7. ↑ Charlotte Observer, "Here’s when the 2020 Republican National Convention will be in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
    8. ↑ NPR, "When Has A President Been Denied His Party's Nomination?" July 22, 2009
    9. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2012 Presidential Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014
    10. ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2012 Presidential Election Results," accessed December 29, 2014
    11. ↑ This average includes states like Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, which did not participate in all 30 presidential elections between 1900 and 2016. It does not include Washington, D.C., which cast votes for president for the first time in 1964, or Alaska and Hawaii, which cast votes for president for the first time in 1960.
    12. ↑ This number refers to the number of times that the state voted for the winning presidential candidate between 2000 and 2016.
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