Presidential Election 2008 | US Presidential Elections | New Jersey Races
2008 New Jersey Presidential Election Results
Barack Obama
Percent: 57.27%
Votes: 2,215,422
John McCain
Percent: 41.70%
Votes: 1,613,207
Race Summary
In the 2008 Presidential Election in New Jersey, Democrat Barack Obama received 57.27% of the vote, while Republican John McCain earned 41.70%. Obama’s 15 percentage-point margin underscored New Jersey’s status as a reliably Democratic state.
Full Results
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 57.27%
Votes: 2,215,422
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 41.70%
Votes: 1,613,207
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 21,298
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.22%
Votes: 8,441
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 3,956
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 3,636
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 699
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 639
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 523
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 416
Total votes: 3,868,237
State Map
Results by County
Atlantic County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 56.98%
Votes: 67,830
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 41.92%
Votes: 49,902
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 693
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 276
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 157
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 113
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 11
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 40
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 13
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 119,042
Cape May County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 45.03%
Votes: 22,893
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 53.68%
Votes: 27,288
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 349
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 105
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 92
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 41
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 17
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 42
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 7
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 50,835
Hudson County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 72.94%
Votes: 154,140
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 26.20%
Votes: 55,360
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 866
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 298
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 207
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 241
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 42
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 93
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 31
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 211,312
Monmouth County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 47.58%
Votes: 148,737
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 51.32%
Votes: 160,433
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 1,938
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 763
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 290
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 385
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 18
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 22
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 18
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 312,616
Salem County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 51.16%
Votes: 16,044
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 47.24%
Votes: 14,816
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.73%
Votes: 230
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 174
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 41
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 25
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 12
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 6
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 6
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 31,363
Warren County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.15%
Votes: 20,628
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 56.19%
Votes: 27,500
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 435
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 181
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 98
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 55
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 11
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 18
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 9
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 48,939
Bergen County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 54.34%
Votes: 225,367
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 44.88%
Votes: 186,118
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 1,499
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 596
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 238
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 692
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 70
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 56
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 25
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 72
Total votes: 414,733
Cumberland County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 60.14%
Votes: 34,919
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 38.51%
Votes: 22,360
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 462
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 119
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 116
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 41
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 11
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 7
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 24
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 58,065
Hunterdon County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 42.63%
Votes: 29,776
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 55.97%
Votes: 39,092
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 436
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 314
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 99
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 102
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 7
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 7
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 10
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 69,849
Morris County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 45.47%
Votes: 112,275
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 53.59%
Votes: 132,331
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 1,136
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 632
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 292
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 154
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 20
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 15
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 23
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 38
Total votes: 246,916
Somerset County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 52.50%
Votes: 79,321
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 46.39%
Votes: 70,085
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 748
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 567
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 200
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 105
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 13
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 14
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 8
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 151,078
Burlington County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 58.80%
Votes: 131,219
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 40.16%
Votes: 89,626
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 1,231
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 529
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 303
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 135
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 80
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 14
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 23
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 223,174
Essex County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 76.00%
Votes: 240,306
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 23.42%
Votes: 74,063
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 817
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 362
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 145
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 293
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 112
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 14
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 54
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 316,183
Mercer County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 67.44%
Votes: 107,926
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 31.38%
Votes: 50,223
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.69%
Votes: 1,110
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 380
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 160
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 134
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 61
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 12
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 24
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 9
Total votes: 160,039
Ocean County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 40.17%
Votes: 110,189
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 58.58%
Votes: 160,677
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.85%
Votes: 2,338
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 500
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 352
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 172
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 16
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 29
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 19
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 274,298
Sussex County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 38.89%
Votes: 28,840
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 59.58%
Votes: 44,184
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 560
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 254
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 108
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 86
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 35
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 28
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 20
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 39
Total votes: 74,154
Camden County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 67.57%
Votes: 159,259
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 31.32%
Votes: 73,819
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 1,403
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 708
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 250
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 168
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 23
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 27
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 27
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 20
Total votes: 235,704
Gloucester County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 55.42%
Votes: 77,267
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 43.26%
Votes: 60,315
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 1,061
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 387
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 183
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 125
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 50
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 26
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 8
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 139,430
Middlesex County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 60.37%
Votes: 193,812
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 38.53%
Votes: 123,695
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.63%
Votes: 2,033
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 603
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 306
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 291
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 39
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 78
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 133
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 25
Total votes: 321,015
Passaic County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 60.44%
Votes: 113,257
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 38.72%
Votes: 72,552
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 947
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 252
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 143
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 129
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 30
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 15
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 15
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 55
Total votes: 187,395
Union County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 63.67%
Votes: 141,417
John McCain (REP)
Percent: 35.47%
Votes: 78,768
Ralph Nader (IND)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 1,006
Bob Barr (LIB)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 441
Chuck Baldwin (CON)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 176
Cynthia McKinney (GRN)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 149
Brian Moore (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 21
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 76
Róger Calero (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 26
Gloria La Riva (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 222,097