Presidential Election 2004 | US Presidential Elections | New Jersey Races
2004 New Jersey Presidential Election Results
John Kerry
Percent: 52.92%
Votes: 1,911,430
George W. Bush
Percent: 46.24%
Votes: 1,670,003
Race Summary
In the 2004 Presidential Election in New Jersey, Democrat John Kerry received 52.92% of the vote, while Republican George W. Bush earned 46.24%. Kerry’s margin of approximately 6.68 percentage points reflected the state’s continuing Democratic lean in that cycle.
Full Results
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 52.92%
Votes: 1,911,430
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 46.24%
Votes: 1,670,003
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 19,418
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 4,514
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 2,750
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 1,807
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 664
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 575
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 530
Total votes: 3,611,691
State Map
Results by County
Atlantic County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 52.54%
Votes: 55,746
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 46.64%
Votes: 49,487
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 577
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 137
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 55
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 59
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 8
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 9
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 106,097
Cape May County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 42.31%
Votes: 21,475
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.80%
Votes: 28,832
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 277
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 113
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 26
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 18
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 10
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 5
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 50,762
Hudson County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 67.27%
Votes: 127,447
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 32.01%
Votes: 60,646
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 928
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 149
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 44
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 82
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 31
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 82
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 37
Total votes: 189,446
Monmouth County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 44.60%
Votes: 133,773
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 54.56%
Votes: 163,650
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 1,735
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 404
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 114
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 161
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 61
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 19
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 299,939
Salem County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 46.17%
Votes: 13,749
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 52.79%
Votes: 15,721
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 165
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 81
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 17
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 21
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 7
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 10
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 29,781
Warren County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 37.43%
Votes: 18,044
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 61.28%
Votes: 29,542
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.94%
Votes: 455
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 98
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 28
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 33
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 4
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 2
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 48,208
Bergen County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 51.88%
Votes: 207,666
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 47.43%
Votes: 189,833
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 1,988
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 316
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 117
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 170
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 23
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 19
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 112
Total votes: 400,244
Cumberland County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 52.41%
Votes: 27,875
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 45.81%
Votes: 24,362
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 168
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 98
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 1.15%
Votes: 612
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 33
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 7
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 20
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 53,185
Hunterdon County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 39.07%
Votes: 26,050
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 59.82%
Votes: 39,888
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 491
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 171
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 29
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 44
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 5
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 66,680
Morris County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 41.70%
Votes: 98,066
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 57.51%
Votes: 135,241
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 1,253
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 311
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 111
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 102
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 41
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 12
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 235,154
Somerset County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 47.39%
Votes: 66,476
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.69%
Votes: 72,508
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 792
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 312
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 75
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 81
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 17
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 8
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 140,279
Burlington County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 53.09%
Votes: 110,411
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 46.13%
Votes: 95,936
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 1,014
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 319
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 138
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 103
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 25
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 6
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 207,956
Essex County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 70.39%
Votes: 203,681
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 28.81%
Votes: 83,374
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 1,134
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 216
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 633
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 108
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 60
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 92
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 50
Total votes: 289,348
Mercer County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 61.25%
Votes: 91,580
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 37.86%
Votes: 56,604
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 833
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 230
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 47
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 87
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 91
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 11
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 149,510
Ocean County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 38.95%
Votes: 99,839
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 60.16%
Votes: 154,204
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.66%
Votes: 1,687
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 289
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 94
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 103
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 24
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 39
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 27
Total votes: 256,306
Sussex County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 34.57%
Votes: 23,990
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 64.13%
Votes: 44,506
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 508
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 144
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 46
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 89
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 73
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 19
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 69,396
Camden County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 62.36%
Votes: 137,765
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 36.86%
Votes: 81,427
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 953
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 293
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 128
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 125
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 30
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 179
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 33
Total votes: 220,933
Gloucester County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 52.23%
Votes: 66,835
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 46.91%
Votes: 60,033
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 736
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 176
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 67
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 71
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 29
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 4
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 127,964
Middlesex County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 56.33%
Votes: 166,628
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 42.76%
Votes: 126,492
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 1,832
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 352
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 230
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 141
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 70
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 24
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 36
Total votes: 295,805
Passaic County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 55.43%
Votes: 94,962
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 43.90%
Votes: 75,200
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 850
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 118
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 63
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 57
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 27
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 8
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 171,311
Union County
John Kerry (DEM)
Percent: 58.69%
Votes: 119,372
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.57%
Votes: 82,517
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 1,042
Michael Badnarik (LIB)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 187
Michael Peroutka (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 76
David Cobb (GRN)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 119
Walter Brown (SLP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 21
Bill Van Auken (SEP)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 7
Roger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 46
Total votes: 203,387