New Jersey — 2000 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2000 presidential electionNew Jersey · PresidentGoreD+15.8
How it voted
Share of the 2000 vote
| Al Gore ✓Democratic | 56.1% | 1,788,850 |
|---|---|---|
| George W. BushRepublican | 40.3% | 1,284,173 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.6% | 114,203 |
2000presidential margin
D+60R+60
21 counties, each filled by 2000 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Jersey cast 15 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (21 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County, NJ | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Bergen County, NJ | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Burlington County, NJ | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Camden County, NJ | Democratic | D+32.9 |
| Cape May County, NJ | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Cumberland County, NJ | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Essex County, NJ | Democratic | D+45.7 |
| Gloucester County, NJ | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Hudson County, NJ | Democratic | D+44.5 |
| Hunterdon County, NJ | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Mercer County, NJ | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Middlesex County, NJ | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Monmouth County, NJ | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Morris County, NJ | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Ocean County, NJ | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Passaic County, NJ | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Salem County, NJ | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Somerset County, NJ | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Sussex County, NJ | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Union County, NJ | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Warren County, NJ | Republican | R+13.8 |
New Jersey results by county
21 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County | Al Gore+17,287 | 52,88058.0% | 35,59339.1% | 4410.5% | 91,102 |
| Bergen County | Al Gore+49,951 | 202,68255.3% | 152,73141.6% | 1,6200.4% | 366,721 |
| Burlington County | Al Gore+27,252 | 99,50656.0% | 72,25440.7% | 8870.5% | 177,541 |
| Camden County | Al Gore+64,702 | 127,16664.6% | 62,46431.7% | 1,1070.6% | 196,861 |
| Cape May County | George W. Bush+1,605 | 22,18946.6% | 23,79450.0% | 3200.7% | 47,594 |
| Cumberland County | Al Gore+9,306 | 28,18857.9% | 18,88238.8% | 6101.3% | 48,684 |
| Essex County | Al Gore+118,663 | 185,50571.5% | 66,84225.8% | 1,5850.6% | 259,573 |
| Gloucester County | Al Gore+18,780 | 61,09556.9% | 42,31539.4% | 6920.6% | 107,298 |
| Hudson County | Al Gore+74,402 | 118,20670.6% | 43,80426.2% | 9150.5% | 167,361 |
| Hunterdon County | George W. Bush+10,823 | 21,38737.9% | 32,21057.1% | 3990.7% | 56,455 |
| Mercer County | Al Gore+36,586 | 83,25661.4% | 46,67034.4% | 1,0720.8% | 135,559 |
| Middlesex County | Al Gore+61,453 | 154,99859.9% | 93,54536.1% | 1,3720.5% | 258,849 |
| Monmouth County | Al Gore+12,185 | 131,47650.2% | 119,29145.5% | 2,3150.9% | 262,141 |
| Morris County | George W. Bush+23,027 | 88,03942.6% | 111,06653.8% | 1,0700.5% | 206,508 |
| Ocean County | George W. Bush+3,580 | 102,10447.2% | 105,68448.8% | 1,2510.6% | 216,393 |
| Passaic County | Al Gore+29,281 | 90,32457.7% | 61,04339.0% | 1,4540.9% | 156,573 |
| Salem County | Al Gore+1,461 | 13,71850.9% | 12,25745.4% | 2831.0% | 26,972 |
| Somerset County | George W. Bush+3,493 | 56,23246.7% | 59,72549.6% | 6440.5% | 120,377 |
| Sussex County | George W. Bush+11,924 | 21,35337.1% | 33,27757.9% | 4610.8% | 57,490 |
| Union County | Al Gore+43,449 | 112,00360.1% | 68,55436.8% | 8710.5% | 186,373 |
| Warren County | George W. Bush+5,629 | 16,54340.5% | 22,17254.3% | 2800.7% | 40,801 |
Nominees: Al Gore (D) · George W. Bush (R)
New Jersey's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2000 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +4.4% |
| 1896 | −23.6% |
| 1900 | −14.2% |
| 1904 | −18.7% |
| 1908 | −17.7% |
| 1912 | +20.7% |
| 1916 | −11.7% |
| 1920 | −39.2% |
| 1924 | −34.8% |
| 1928 | −20.0% |
| 1932 | +1.9% |
| 1936 | +20.0% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | +1.4% |
| 1948 | −4.4% |
| 1952 | −14.8% |
| 1956 | −30.5% |
| 1960 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | +31.7% |
| 1968 | −2.1% |
| 1972 | −24.8% |
| 1976 | −2.2% |
| 1980 | −13.4% |
| 1984 | −20.9% |
| 1988 | −13.6% |
| 1992 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | +17.9% |
| 2000 | +15.8% |
| 2004 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | +15.6% |
| 2012 | +17.7% |
| 2016 | +14.0% |
| 2020 | +16.0% |
| 2024 | +5.9% |
Same ballot, 2000NJ
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.