2008 Presidential General Election Results - New Jersey

Presidential Candidate Vice Presidential Candidate Political Party Popular Vote Electoral Vote Barack H. Obama Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Democratic 2,215,422 57.14% 15 John S. McCain, III Sarah Palin Republican 1,613,207 41.61% 0 Ralph Nader Matt Gonzalez Independent 21,298 0.55% 0 Other (+) - - 27,480 0.71% 0 Map Key  > 40%  > 50%  > 60%  > 70% Turnout Maps   Demographic Data 2008 Population: 8,682,661 Est. 2008 Population Density: 452.0 persons/km2 2000 Population: 8,414,350 Enum. 2000 Population Density: 438.0 persons/km2 Total Electoral Vote: 15 Electoral Vote Density: 578,844 persons/EV Land Area (2000): 19,211 km2 Annual Pop Growth Rate: 0.4 % Election Data and Statistics: County Data (Table) (m) County Data (Graphs) Purchase Detailed Data Compare State Data by Year (Table) Compare State Data by Year (Graphs) View All 2008 New Jersey Data Compare State Maps by Year View All 2008 New Jersey Maps New Jersey JavaCompare (m) Election Tools Blog Interactive Map Widget Code for This Contest (uselectionatlas.org Weblogs) Data Sources: Source for Popular Vote data: New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety. Division of Elections. Official List Candidates for President for November 2008 General Election, New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety. Division of Elections (http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/electionshome.html) (accessed 02 Dec 2008) Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau. Results for and Individual County: County Menu Atlantic CountyBergen County Burlington County Camden County Cape May County Cumberland County Essex County Gloucester County Hudson County Hunterdon County Mercer County Middlesex County Monmouth County Morris County Ocean County Passaic County Salem County Somerset County Sussex County Union County Warren County Primary Documentation: 2008 Certificate of Ascertainment (m) 2008 Certificate of Vote (m) The 2008 Campaign: General Election Candidates Pre-Election Polls