Presidential Election 2012 | US Presidential Elections | New Jersey Races
2012 New Jersey Presidential Election Results
Barack Obama
Percent: 58.38%
Votes: 2,125,101
Mitt Romney
Percent: 40.59%
Votes: 1,477,568
Race Summary
In the 2012 Presidential Election in New Jersey, Democrat Barack Obama received 58.38% of the vote, while Republican Mitt Romney earned 40.59%. Obama’s margin of approximately 17.79 percentage points reinforced New Jersey’s strong Democratic lean that year.
Full Results
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 58.38%
Votes: 2,125,101
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 40.59%
Votes: 1,477,568
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 21,045
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 9,888
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 2,064
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 1,724
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 1,007
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 710
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 664
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 521
Total votes: 3,640,292
State Map
Results by County
Atlantic County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 57.96%
Votes: 65,600
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 41.10%
Votes: 46,522
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 579
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 203
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 60
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 94
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 25
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 28
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 58
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 113,179
Cape May County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 45.18%
Votes: 21,657
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 53.79%
Votes: 25,781
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 253
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 112
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 90
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 14
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 3
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 11
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 3
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 47,931
Hudson County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 77.52%
Votes: 153,108
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 21.45%
Votes: 42,369
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 1,002
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 674
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 67
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 145
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 38
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 53
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 20
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 28
Total votes: 197,504
Monmouth County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 46.89%
Votes: 133,145
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 51.95%
Votes: 147,513
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.78%
Votes: 2,228
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 708
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 103
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 121
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 44
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 57
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 33
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 283,978
Salem County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 49.89%
Votes: 14,719
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 48.59%
Votes: 14,334
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.84%
Votes: 248
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.41%
Votes: 121
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 18
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 25
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 2
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 10
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 16
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 29,501
Warren County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 41.41%
Votes: 18,745
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 56.87%
Votes: 25,744
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.91%
Votes: 410
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.37%
Votes: 167
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 40
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 69
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 15
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 21
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 22
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 37
Total votes: 45,270
Bergen County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 55.20%
Votes: 212,754
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 43.87%
Votes: 169,070
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 1,752
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 1,270
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 122
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 193
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 82
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 63
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 56
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 45
Total votes: 385,407
Cumberland County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 61.59%
Votes: 34,055
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 37.36%
Votes: 20,658
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 283
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 117
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 60
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 62
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 11
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 14
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 27
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 55,292
Hunterdon County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 40.42%
Votes: 26,876
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 58.18%
Votes: 38,687
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.83%
Votes: 549
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 238
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 28
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 43
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 30
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 21
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 11
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 66,494
Morris County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 44.04%
Votes: 100,146
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 54.95%
Votes: 124,947
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 1,375
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 485
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 86
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 76
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 114
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 55
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 50
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 58
Total votes: 227,392
Somerset County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 52.19%
Votes: 74,592
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 46.60%
Votes: 66,603
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 1,088
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 358
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 54
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 74
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 10
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 75
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 50
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 18
Total votes: 142,922
Burlington County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 58.53%
Votes: 126,377
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 40.48%
Votes: 87,401
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.63%
Votes: 1,367
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 528
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 98
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 68
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 11
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 25
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 35
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 215,936
Essex County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 78.09%
Votes: 236,618
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 21.25%
Votes: 64,406
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.32%
Votes: 962
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 602
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 88
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 88
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 118
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 45
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 35
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 57
Total votes: 303,019
Mercer County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 67.99%
Votes: 104,377
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 30.85%
Votes: 47,355
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.60%
Votes: 915
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 530
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 168
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 76
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 24
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 23
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 28
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 153,511
Ocean County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 40.71%
Votes: 102,300
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 58.29%
Votes: 146,474
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 1,467
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 507
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 100
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 94
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 242
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 18
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 49
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 24
Total votes: 251,275
Sussex County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 38.43%
Votes: 26,104
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 59.80%
Votes: 40,625
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 1.11%
Votes: 757
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 255
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 50
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 63
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 24
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 18
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 26
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 67,933
Camden County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 68.17%
Votes: 153,682
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 30.82%
Votes: 69,476
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 1,250
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.31%
Votes: 697
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 136
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 101
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 22
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 19
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 32
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 225,428
Gloucester County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 54.75%
Votes: 74,013
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 43.98%
Votes: 59,456
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.77%
Votes: 1,040
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.40%
Votes: 539
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 67
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 26
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 9
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 14
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 10
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 135,186
Middlesex County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 63.24%
Votes: 190,555
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 35.61%
Votes: 107,310
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 1,851
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 852
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 357
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 145
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 83
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 70
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 54
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 38
Total votes: 301,315
Passaic County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 63.70%
Votes: 115,926
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 35.45%
Votes: 64,523
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 717
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 515
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 94
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 68
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 33
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 37
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 22
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 53
Total votes: 181,988
Union County
Barack Obama (DEM)
Percent: 66.60%
Votes: 139,752
Mitt Romney (REP)
Percent: 32.56%
Votes: 68,314
Gary Johnson (LIB)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 952
Jill Stein (GRN)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 410
Virgil Goode (CON)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 178
Rocky Anderson (JUS)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 79
Jeff Boss (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 67
James Harris (SWP)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 33
Merlin Miller (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 27
Peta Lindsay (PSL)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 209,831