Presidential Election 2000 | US Presidential Elections | New Jersey Races
2000 New Jersey Presidential Election Results
Al Gore
Percent: 56.13%
Votes: 1,788,850
George W. Bush
Percent: 40.29%
Votes: 1,284,173
Race Summary
In the 2000 Presidential Election in New Jersey, Democrat Al Gore received 56.13% of the vote, while Republican George W. Bush got 40.29%. Gore’s 15 percentage point margin reflected New Jersey’s strong Democratic lean in that cycle.
Full Results
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 56.13%
Votes: 1,788,850
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.29%
Votes: 1,284,173
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 2.97%
Votes: 94,554
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 6,989
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 6,312
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 2,215
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 1,880
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 1,409
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 844
Total votes: 3,187,226
State Map
Results by County
Atlantic County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 58.04%
Votes: 52,880
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 39.07%
Votes: 35,593
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 2.40%
Votes: 2,188
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 158
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 171
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 39
David McReynolds (SLP
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 36
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 20
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 91,102
Cape May County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 46.62%
Votes: 22,189
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 49.99%
Votes: 23,794
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 2.71%
Votes: 1,291
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 82
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 187
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 22
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 5
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 12
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 47,594
Hudson County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 70.63%
Votes: 118,206
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 26.17%
Votes: 43,804
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 2.65%
Votes: 4,436
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 253
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 274
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 94
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 36
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 179
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 79
Total votes: 167,361
Monmouth County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 50.15%
Votes: 131,476
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 45.51%
Votes: 119,291
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 3.46%
Votes: 9,059
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 488
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 678
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 144
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 670
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 282
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 262,141
Salem County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 50.86%
Votes: 13,718
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 45.44%
Votes: 12,257
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 2.65%
Votes: 714
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 109
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 75
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 26
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 46
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 20
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 26,972
Warren County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 40.55%
Votes: 16,543
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 54.34%
Votes: 22,172
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 4.43%
Votes: 1,806
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 85
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 149
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 17
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 6
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 18
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 40,801
Bergen County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 55.27%
Votes: 202,682
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 41.65%
Votes: 152,731
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 2.64%
Votes: 9,688
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 434
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 755
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 176
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 40
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 148
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 67
Total votes: 366,721
Cumberland County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 57.90%
Votes: 28,188
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 38.78%
Votes: 18,882
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 2.06%
Votes: 1,004
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 130
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 111
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 52
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 18
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 25
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 274
Total votes: 48,684
Hunterdon County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 37.88%
Votes: 21,387
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 57.05%
Votes: 32,210
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 4.36%
Votes: 2,459
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 181
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 154
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 48
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 4
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 9
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 56,455
Morris County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 42.63%
Votes: 88,039
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 53.78%
Votes: 111,066
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 3.07%
Votes: 6,333
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 448
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 473
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 88
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 20
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 23
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 18
Total votes: 206,508
Somerset County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 46.71%
Votes: 56,232
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 49.61%
Votes: 59,725
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 3.14%
Votes: 3,776
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 306
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 231
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 49
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 10
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 43
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 120,377
Burlington County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 56.05%
Votes: 99,506
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.70%
Votes: 72,254
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 2.76%
Votes: 4,894
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 463
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 278
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 62
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 13
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 64
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 177,541
Essex County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 71.47%
Votes: 185,505
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 25.75%
Votes: 66,842
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 2.17%
Votes: 5,641
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 286
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 391
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 87
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 611
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 155
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 55
Total votes: 259,573
Mercer County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 61.42%
Votes: 83,256
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 34.43%
Votes: 46,670
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 3.36%
Votes: 4,561
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 581
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 274
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 101
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 28
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 63
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 135,559
Ocean County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 47.18%
Votes: 102,104
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 48.84%
Votes: 105,684
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 3.40%
Votes: 7,354
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 387
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 604
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 102
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 18
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 64
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 76
Total votes: 216,393
Sussex County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 37.14%
Votes: 21,353
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 57.88%
Votes: 33,277
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 4.17%
Votes: 2,399
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 151
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 184
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 88
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 10
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 21
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 57,490
Camden County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 64.60%
Votes: 127,166
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 31.73%
Votes: 62,464
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 3.11%
Votes: 6,124
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 550
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 353
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 103
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 31
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 48
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 196,861
Gloucester County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 56.94%
Votes: 61,095
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 39.44%
Votes: 42,315
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 2.98%
Votes: 3,196
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 320
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 236
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 70
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 31
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 25
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 107,298
Middlesex County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 59.88%
Votes: 154,998
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 36.14%
Votes: 93,545
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 3.45%
Votes: 8,934
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 449
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 622
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 112
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 114
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 39
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 36
Total votes: 258,849
Passaic County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 57.69%
Votes: 90,324
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 38.99%
Votes: 61,043
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 2.40%
Votes: 3,752
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 199
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 402
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.42%
Votes: 656
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 52
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 103
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 42
Total votes: 156,573
Union County
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 60.10%
Votes: 112,003
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 36.78%
Votes: 68,554
Ralph Nader (GRN)
Percent: 2.65%
Votes: 4,945
Harry Browne (LIB)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 252
Pat Buchanan (REF)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 387
John Hagelin (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 79
David McReynolds (SLP)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 81
Howard Phillips (CON)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 48
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 24
Total votes: 186,373