New Jersey — 2016 Democratic presidential primary
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Who led each county
New Jersey's 2016 Democratic primary — 21 counties reporting. Each county links to its place page.
2016Democratic primary leaderClintonSanderscolor = leader · depth = size of the lead
Counties with reported returns are filled by the candidate who led them; the surrounding faint geography is context, not coverage. This is the nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
New Jersey 2016 Democratic presidential primary — 896,221 votes, county returns aggregated statewide.
- Clinton✓566,24763.2%
- Sanders328,05836.6%
- All others1,9160.2%
County-by-county leaders — 21 counties
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County | Clinton | +46.2 | 106,515 |
| Bergen County | Clinton | +26.9 | 90,563 |
| Middlesex County | Clinton | +22.0 | 79,002 |
| Hudson County | Clinton | +32.6 | 76,789 |
| Camden County | Clinton | +24.4 | 71,584 |
| Union County | Clinton | +37.6 | 60,557 |
| Monmouth County | Clinton | +16.1 | 53,327 |
| Burlington County | Clinton | +26.0 | 52,754 |
| Mercer County | Clinton | +31.9 | 45,000 |
| Passaic County | Clinton | +35.2 | 44,479 |
| Morris County | Clinton | +16.6 | 41,756 |
| Ocean County | Clinton | +8.9 | 36,253 |
| Gloucester County | Clinton | +12.2 | 32,313 |
| Somerset County | Clinton | +23.1 | 32,223 |
| Atlantic County | Clinton | +21.2 | 22,390 |
| Hunterdon County | Clinton | +3.9 | 11,191 |
| Cumberland County | Clinton | +28.3 | 10,762 |
| Sussex County | Sanders | +14.0 | 9,391 |
| Cape May County | Clinton | +9.6 | 7,274 |
| Warren County | Sanders | +2.0 | 6,983 |
| Salem County | Clinton | +12.6 | 5,115 |
Source. Official statewide canvasses — 2016 Democratic presidential primary returns · county returns aggregated statewide. Coverage is the nominating contest as reported by the state; margins are the leader’s edge over the runner-up. Real returns — nothing estimated.