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The2020 United States presidential election in New Jersey was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbia participated.[2]New Jersey voters chose electors to represent them in theElectoral College via a popular vote, pitting theRepublican Party's nominee, incumbent PresidentDonald Trump, and running mateVice PresidentMike Pence againstDemocratic Party nominee, former Vice PresidentJoe Biden, and his running mate California SenatorKamala Harris. New Jersey has 14 electoral votes in the Electoral College.[3]
Biden carried New Jersey by 15.94%, making the state 11.48% more Democratic than the nation as a whole. Perexit polls by theAssociated Press, Biden's victory came from a coalition of keyDemocratic constituencies, including 86% ofBlacks, 76% ofAsians, 72% ofHispanic and Latino Americans, and 50% ofWhites.[4] Biden's strength with Asian Americans was evident in New Jersey, where Asians constituted 10.0% of the population in 2019.[5][6]
Biden flippedGloucester County, which was reliably Democratic until Trump flipped it in2016. He also became the first Democrat sinceLyndon B. Johnson in1964 to winMorris County, whichCory Booker won in thesimultaneous senate election.[7] This also became the first presidential election since2000 in whichSalem County did not vote for the national winner.[14] Trump carried 255 of New Jersey's 565 municipalities, fewer than the 307 he carried in 2016, with Biden carrying the other 310.[15] Biden's 2.6 million votes is the most received by any candidate of either party in a presidential election in the state's history.
The primary elections were originally scheduled for June 2, 2020. In April, they were moved to July 7 due to concerns over theCOVID-19 pandemic.[16] On May 15, 2020, GovernorPhil Murphy signed an executive order declaring the primary election to become a primarily vote-by-mail election. Democratic and Republican voters will automatically receive a vote-by-mail ballot while unaffiliated and inactive voters will get a vote-by-mail application. Unaffiliated voters must declare their party in the application and send in to their respective county board of elections in order to vote and receive their primary election ballot. A limited number of polling stations in each county were available on primary day for those who prefer to vote in person (including with provisional ballots if they're unable to obtain one) and for voters with disabilities.[17]
Incumbent PresidentDonald Trump ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[18] The state has 49 delegates to the2020 Republican National Convention.[19]
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump(incumbent) | 457,212 | 100 | 49 |
| Total | 457,212 | 100.00 | 49 |
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates[21] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | 814,188 | 84.92 | 121 |
| Bernie Sanders(withdrawn) | 140,412 | 14.65 | 5 |
| Uncommitted | 4,162 | 0.43 | |
| Total | 958,762 | 100% | 126 |
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage[a] | National delegates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Hawkins | 44 | 78.6% | 5 |
| Dario Hunter | 4 | 7.1% | 0 |
| Jesse Ventura | 3 | 5.4% | 0 |
| Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry | 2 | 3.6% | 0 |
| Bernie Sanders | 2 | 3.6% | 0 |
| Kent Mesplay | 1 | 1.8% | 0 |
| Susan Buchser-Lochocki | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Dennis Lambert | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Chad Wilson | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| David Rolde | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Total | 56 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[23] | Solid D | October 28, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[24] | Safe D | October 16, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[25] | Safe D | October 8, 2020 |
| Politico[26] | Safe D | September 8, 2020 |
| RCP[27] | Likely D | August 3, 2020 |
| Niskanen[28] | Safe D | July 26, 2020 |
| CNN[29] | Safe D | August 3, 2020 |
| The Economist[30] | Safe D | September 2, 2020 |
| CBS News[31] | Likely D | September 27, 2020 |
| 270towin[32] | Safe D | August 2, 2020 |
| ABC News[33] | Safe D | July 31, 2020 |
| NPR[34] | Likely D | October 30, 2020 |
| NBC News[35] | Likely D | August 6, 2020 |
| 538[36] | Solid D | September 27, 2020 |
| Fox News[37] | Likely D | November 2, 2020 |
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| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other/ Undecided [b] | Margin |
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| 270 to Win[38] | October 9 – November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 56.5% | 37.3% | 6.2% | Biden +19.2 |
| Real Clear Politics[39] | September 4 – October 13, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 54.7% | 37.3% | 8.0% | Biden +17.4 |
| FiveThirtyEight[40] | until November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 58.4% | 37.9% | 3.7% | Biden +20.4 |
| Average | 56.5% | 37.5% | 7.8% | Biden +19.0 | ||
Polls
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[c] | Margin of error | Donald Trump Republican | Joe Biden Democratic | Jo Jorgensen Libertarian | Howie Hawkins Green | Other | Undecided |
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| SurveyMonkey/Axios[41] | Oct 20 – Nov 2, 2020 | 3,870 (LV) | ± 2% | 38%[d] | 59% | - | - | – | – |
| Research Co.[42] | Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2020 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 40% | 59% | - | - | 1%[e] | 5% |
| Swayable[43] | Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2020 | 324 (LV) | ± 7.2% | 40% | 59% | 1% | 0% | – | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[41] | Oct 1–28, 2020 | 6,472 (LV) | – | 37% | 60% | - | - | – | – |
| Swayable[44] | Oct 23–26, 2020 | 386 (LV) | ± 6.5% | 38% | 62% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Rutgers-Eagleton[45] | Oct 19–24, 2020 | 834 (LV) | ± 4% | 37% | 59% | - | - | 1%[f] | 1% |
| Stockton College[46] | Oct 7–13, 2020 | 721 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 36% | 56% | - | - | – | – |
| DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler[47] | Oct 5–13, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 34% | 56% | - | - | 10%[g] | – |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University[48] | Sep 30 – Oct 5, 2020 | 582 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 38% | 53% | - | - | 5%[h] | 4% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[41] | Sep 1–30, 2020 | 2,952 (LV) | – | 37% | 60% | - | - | – | 3% |
| DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler[49] | Sep 8–16, 2020 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 38% | 52% | - | - | 10%[g] | – |
| Emerson College[50] | Sep 4–7, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 40%[i] | 58% | - | - | 2%[j] | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[41] | Aug 1–31, 2020 | 2,309 (LV) | – | 40% | 57% | - | - | – | 3% |
| DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler[51] | Aug 5–13, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.383% | 33% | 52% | - | - | 15%[k] | – |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[41] | Jul 1–31, 2020 | 2,426 (LV) | – | 37% | 61% | - | - | – | 2% |
| Pollfish/DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler[52] | Jul 7–12, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.383% | 33% | 51% | - | - | 7%[l] | 8% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios[41] | Jun 8–30, 2020 | 1,110 (LV) | – | 37% | 61% | - | - | – | 3% |
| Quinnipiac[53] | Apr 30 – May 4, 2020 | 941 (RV) | ± 3.2% | 35% | 54% | - | - | 3%[m] | 8% |
| Rutgers-Eagleton[54] | Apr 22 – May 2, 2020 | 689 (RV) | ± 4.2% | 33% | 56% | - | - | 5%[n] | 7% |
| Monmouth University[55] | Apr 16–19, 2020 | 635 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 38% | 54% | - | - | 2% | 6% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University[56] | Feb 12–16, 2020 | 715 (RV) | – | 35% | 53% | - | - | – | – |
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Results of the general election by municipality
Swing from 2016 to 2020 by each municipality
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph R. Biden Jr. Kamala D. Harris | 2,608,400 | 57.33% | +1.87% | |
| Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence | 1,883,313 | 41.40% | +0.05% | |
| Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen | 31,677 | 0.70% | −1.17% | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins Angela Walker | 14,202 | 0.31% | −0.67% | |
| Unity | Bill Hammons Eric Bodenstab | 3,255 | 0.07% | ±0.00% | |
| Constitution | Don Blankenship William Mohr | 2,954 | 0.06% | −0.10% | |
| Socialism and Liberation | Gloria La Riva Sunil Freeman | 2,928 | 0.06% | +0.02% | |
| Alliance | Rocky De La Fuente Darcy Richardson | 2,728 | 0.06% | +0.01% | |
| Total votes | 4,549,457 | 100.00% | |||
| County | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Atlantic | 73,808 | 52.71% | 64,438 | 46.02% | 1,785 | 1.27% | 9,370 | 6.69% | 140,031 |
| Bergen | 285,967 | 57.44% | 204,417 | 41.06% | 7,454 | 1.50% | 81,550 | 16.38% | 497,838 |
| Burlington | 154,595 | 58.86% | 103,345 | 39.35% | 4,710 | 1.79% | 51,250 | 19.51% | 262,650 |
| Camden | 175,065 | 65.91% | 86,207 | 32.46% | 4,327 | 1.63% | 88,858 | 33.45% | 265,599 |
| Cape May | 23,941 | 41.33% | 33,158 | 57.24% | 834 | 1.43% | -9,217 | -15.91% | 57,933 |
| Cumberland | 32,742 | 52.32% | 28,952 | 46.27% | 881 | 1.41% | 3,790 | 6.05% | 62,575 |
| Essex | 266,820 | 77.07% | 75,475 | 21.80% | 3,892 | 1.13% | 191,345 | 55.27% | 346,187 |
| Gloucester | 86,702 | 49.99% | 83,340 | 48.05% | 3,411 | 1.96% | 3,362 | 1.94% | 173,453 |
| Hudson | 181,452 | 72.45% | 65,698 | 26.23% | 3,308 | 1.32% | 115,754 | 46.22% | 250,458 |
| Hunterdon | 39,457 | 46.60% | 43,153 | 50.96% | 2,063 | 2.44% | -3,696 | -4.36% | 84,673 |
| Mercer | 122,532 | 69.14% | 51,641 | 29.14% | 3,050 | 1.72% | 70,891 | 40.00% | 177,223 |
| Middlesex | 226,250 | 60.22% | 143,467 | 38.19% | 5,975 | 1.59% | 82,783 | 22.03% | 375,692 |
| Monmouth | 181,291 | 47.91% | 191,808 | 50.69% | 5,291 | 1.40% | -10,517 | -2.78% | 378,390 |
| Morris | 153,881 | 51.14% | 141,134 | 46.90% | 5,902 | 1.96% | 12,747 | 4.24% | 300,917 |
| Ocean | 119,456 | 34.85% | 217,740 | 63.53% | 5,550 | 1.62% | -98,274 | -28.68% | 342,746 |
| Passaic | 129,097 | 57.55% | 92,009 | 41.02% | 3,224 | 1.43% | 37,088 | 16.53% | 224,330 |
| Salem | 14,479 | 42.53% | 18,827 | 55.31% | 736 | 2.16% | -4,348 | -12.78% | 34,042 |
| Somerset | 111,173 | 59.49% | 71,996 | 38.52% | 3,722 | 1.99% | 39,177 | 20.97% | 186,891 |
| Sussex | 34,481 | 39.03% | 51,701 | 58.52% | 2,173 | 2.45% | -17,220 | -19.49% | 88,355 |
| Union | 170,310 | 67.01% | 80,038 | 31.49% | 3,794 | 1.50% | 90,272 | 35.52% | 254,142 |
| Warren | 24,901 | 40.78% | 34,769 | 56.95% | 1,387 | 2.27% | -9,868 | -16.17% | 61,057 |
| Totals | 2,608,400 | 57.14% | 1,883,313 | 41.25% | 73,469 | 1.61% | 725,087 | 15.89% | 4,565,182 |
Swing by county
Trend relative to the state by county
County flipsDemocratic Hold Gain from Republican | Republican Hold
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Biden won nine out of the 12 congressional districts in New Jersey. Trump won three, including one that elected a Democrat.[59]
| District | Biden | Trump | Representative |
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| 1st | 62% | 37% | Donald Norcross |
| 2nd | 48% | 51% | Jeff Van Drew |
| 3rd | 49.2% | 49.4% | Andy Kim |
| 4th | 44% | 55% | Chris Smith |
| 5th | 52% | 47% | Josh Gottheimer |
| 6th | 57% | 42% | Frank Pallone Jr. |
| 7th | 54% | 44% | Tom Malinowski |
| 8th | 72% | 27% | Albio Sires |
| 9th | 62% | 37% | Bill Pascrell |
| 10th | 84% | 15% | Donald Payne Jr. |
| 11th | 53% | 46% | Mikie Sherrill |
| 12th | 67% | 31% | Bonnie Watson Coleman |
As the polls predicted, Joe Biden won New Jersey by a wide margin. Biden ran up huge margins in the state's major cities such as Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Trenton, Atlantic City, Camden, and several others. In addition to carrying all the counties that Clinton won in 2016, Biden flipped Gloucester County, which was a reliably blue county before Trump won it in 2016. Biden also won Morris County, which had never voted Democratic in any presidential race since 1964; Senator Cory Booker concurrently won Morris County in his reelection victory as well. In neighboring Hunterdon County, Biden came within 4.4 points of victory despite the county being a reliably Republican stronghold as well. Biden recorded the highest share of the vote in Sussex and Hunterdon Counties for a Democrat since1964, the last time either county voted Democratic.
Trump, meanwhile, performed strongly inOcean County, which is reliably red. He also did well in Sussex and Warren counties, two northern rural counties that have not voted Democratic since 1964. Salem County, which Trump flipped in 2016, remained in his column and he also narrowly held on toMonmouth County, which has not voted Democratic since 2000 but where the margins have always been somewhat close. He also improved in the urban counties of Essex and Hudson, due to noticeable improvements in several of those counties' most populated cities, such as Jersey City and Newark.[61]
Ultimately, Trump carried 255 of New Jersey's 565 municipalities, less than the 307 he carried in 2016, with Biden carrying the other 310. Compared to their 2016 margins, 471 of New Jersey's 565 municipalities swung towards Biden in this election. However, Trump was able to improve significantly upon his 2016 margins in many of New Jersey's most heavily populated cities, which kept the statewide margin within 2% of the 2016 results. For example, in New Jersey'smost populated city,Newark, Trump nearly doubled his 2016 share of the vote, going from 6.63% to 12.25% of the vote.[61] This was the best Republican performance in Newark sinceGeorge W. Bush received 12.8% of the vote in2004.[62] Other populated cities, such as Paterson and Camden, posted similarly notable shifts towards the GOP, with much of the rest of the state shifting towards the Democrats instead.
| Demographic subgroup | Biden | Trump | % of total vote |
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| Total vote | 57 | 41 | 100 |
| Ideology | |||
| Liberals | 92 | 7 | 34 |
| Moderates | 63 | 35 | 35 |
| Conservatives | 11 | 88 | 31 |
| Party (including leaners) | |||
| Democrat or lean democrat | 95 | 4 | 53 |
| Republican or lean republican | 10 | 89 | 42 |
| Independent | 55 | 41 | 5 |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 49 | 49 | 47 |
| Women | 64 | 35 | 53 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 54 | 44 | 61 |
| Never married | 68 | 30 | 23 |
| Gender by marital status | |||
| Married men | 47 | 49 | 29 |
| Married women | 58 | 41 | 31 |
| Unmarried men | - | - | 15 |
| Unmarried women | 68 | 31 | 25 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 50 | 49 | 71 |
| Black | 86 | 12 | 11 |
| Latino | 72 | 27 | 11 |
| Asian | 76 | 23 | 3 |
| Other | - | - | 3 |
| Gender by race/ethnicity | |||
| White men | 42 | 56 | 33 |
| White women | 56 | 44 | 38 |
| Black men | - | - | 4 |
| Black women | - | - | 7 |
| Latino men | - | - | 6 |
| Latina women | - | - | 6 |
| Other | 66 | 32 | 7 |
| Religion | |||
| Protestant/OtherChristian | 56 | 42 | 28 |
| Catholic | 47 | 52 | 39 |
| Jewish | 70 | 30 | 8 |
| Other religion | 67 | 32 | 7 |
| None | 73 | 25 | 17 |
| White evangelical or born-again Christian | |||
| Yes | - | - | 9 |
| No | 59 | 40 | 91 |
| Age | |||
| 18–24 years old | 59 | 40 | 6 |
| 25–29 years old | 66 | 32 | 4 |
| 30–39 years old | 66 | 33 | 15 |
| 40–49 years old | 57 | 41 | 14 |
| 50–64 years old | 54 | 44 | 32 |
| 65 and older | 54 | 46 | 28 |
| Age by race | |||
| White 18–29 years old | 57 | 42 | 7 |
| White 30–44 years old | 53 | 46 | 14 |
| White 45–64 years old | 47 | 52 | 28 |
| White 65 and older | 47 | 52 | 22 |
| Nonwhite 18–29 years old | 69 | 29 | 4 |
| Nonwhite 30–44 years old | 79 | 19 | 8 |
| Nonwhite 45–64 years old | 75 | 24 | 11 |
| Nonwhite 65 and older | - | - | 6 |
| Sexual orientation | |||
| LGBT | - | - | 6 |
| Non-LGBT | 57 | 42 | 94 |
| Education | |||
| High school or less | 54 | 44 | 25 |
| Somecollege education orAssociate degree | 51 | 47 | 27 |
| College graduate | 63 | 36 | 30 |
| Postgraduate degree | 60 | 39 | 18 |
| Education by race | |||
| White college graduates | 57 | 42 | 35 |
| White no college degree | 42 | 56 | 35 |
| Black college graduates | - | - | 4 |
| Black no college degree | - | - | 7 |
| Latino college graduates | - | - | 4 |
| Latino no college degree | 69 | 29 | 7 |
| All others | 66 | 32 | 7 |
| Education by race/gender | |||
| White women with college degrees | 65 | 34 | 17 |
| White women without college degrees | 47 | 52 | 20 |
| White men with college degrees | 49 | 50 | 18 |
| White men without college degrees | 35 | 63 | 15 |
| Nonwhite women with college degrees | 84 | 15 | 7 |
| Nonwhite women without college degrees | 83 | 15 | 9 |
| Nonwhite men with college degrees | 68 | 30 | 6 |
| Nonwhite men without college degrees | 66 | 32 | 8 |
| Income | |||
| Under $50,000 | 63 | 36 | 26 |
| $50,000–99,999 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
| $100,000 or more | 55 | 43 | 37 |
| Military service | |||
| Veterans | - | - | 9 |
| Veteran in household | - | - | 14 |
| Non-veterans | 63 | 37 | 77 |
| Issue regarded as most important | |||
| Racial inequality | 80 | 20 | 9 |
| COVID-19 pandemic | 75 | 24 | 43 |
| Economy | 20 | 78 | 26 |
| Crime and safety | - | - | 4 |
| Health care | 79 | 19 | 10 |
| Climate change | 91 | 9 | 3 |
| Area type | |||
| Urban | 67 | 31 | 15 |
| Suburban | 59 | 40 | 62 |
| Small town | 48 | 51 | 15 |
| Rural | 44 | 56 | 8 |
| Family's financial situation today | |||
| Getting ahead | - | - | 13 |
| Falling behind | 66 | 34 | 17 |
| Holding steady | 57 | 43 | 70 |
| Abortion should be | |||
| Legal in all/most cases | 70 | 29 | 71 |
| Illegal in all/most cases | 25 | 72 | 28 |
| Climate change is a serious problem | |||
| Yes | 77 | 22 | 75 |
| No | 11 | 89 | 25 |
A Notice by the Census Bureau on 12/05/2016
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