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2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey

Treemap of the popular vote by county

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.

New Jersey's presidential primaries were on June 7, 2016, with the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties participating. 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.

Two candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:

Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton

New Jersey Democratic primary, June 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton	566,247	63.32%	79	12	91
Bernie Sanders	328,058	36.68%	47	2	49
Uncommitted	—N/a	0	0	0
Source:

Republican primary results by county: Donald Trump 70–80% 80–90%

3 candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:

Ted Cruz (withdrawn prior to primary)
John Kasich (withdrawn prior to primary)
Donald Trump

Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
Donald Trump	360,212	80.41%	51	0	51
John Kasich (withdrawn)	59,866	13.36%	0	0	0
Ted Cruz (withdrawn)	27,874	6.22%	0	0	0
Source: The Green Papers

Source	Ranking	As of
Los Angeles Times	Safe D	November 6, 2016
CNN	Safe D	November 4, 2016
Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Electoral-vote.com	Safe D	November 8, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RealClearPolitics	Likely D	November 8, 2016
Fox News	Safe D	November 7, 2016

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

Vote share by Legislative district Trump: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Clinton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	2,148,278	55.45%
	Republican	1,601,933	41.35%
	Libertarian	72,477	1.87%
	Green	37,772	0.98%
	Constitution	6,161	0.16%
	Socialist Workers	2,156	0.06%
	American Delta Party	1,838	0.05%
	Workers World	1,749	0.05%
	Socialism and Liberation	1,682	0.04%
546,345	14.10%
3,874,046

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%	49,683

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Gloucester (largest municipality: Washington Township)
Salem (largest city: Salem)

Clinton won seven of 12 congressional districts. Trump and Clinton each won a district held by the other party.

District	Clinton	Trump
61%	36%	Donald Norcross
46%	51%	Frank LoBiondo
45%	51%	Tom MacArthur
41%	56%	Chris Smith
48%	49%	Scott Garrett
Josh 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

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.

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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