1996 Presidential Election Results for New Jersey

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County	Turnout	Bill Clinton* (D)		Robert Dole (R)		Ross Perot (Reform)		Ralph Nader (Green)		Harry Browne (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
Atlantic	46%	44,434	53.2%	29,538	35.3%	8,261	9.9%	797	1.0%	346	0.4%	225	0.3%	83,601
Bergen	54%	191,085	52.7%	141,164	38.9%	25,512	7.0%	3,693	1.0%	713	0.2%	720	0.2%	362,887
Burlington	53%	85,086	51.9%	57,337	35.0%	18,407	11.2%	945	0.6%	1,527	0.9%	507	0.3%	163,809
Camden	51%	114,962	60.6%	52,791	27.8%	17,433	9.2%	1,970	1.0%	1,818	1.0%	749	0.4%	189,723
Cape May	58%	19,849	44.1%	19,357	43.0%	4,978	11.1%	565	1.3%	179	0.4%	108	0.2%	45,036
Cumberland	44%	25,444	54.7%	14,744	31.7%	5,348	11.5%	174	0.4%	515	1.1%	308	0.7%	46,533
Essex	43%	175,368	69.0%	65,162	25.6%	9,513	3.7%	3,165	1.2%	416	0.2%	572	0.2%	254,196
Gloucester	56%	51,915	51.7%	32,116	32.0%	14,361	14.3%	745	0.7%	1,061	1.1%	297	0.3%	100,495
Hudson	36%	116,121	69.9%	38,288	23.1%	8,965	5.4%	1,528	0.9%	448	0.3%	659	0.4%	166,009
Hunterdon	59%	18,446	35.7%	26,379	51.0%	5,686	11.0%	629	1.2%	438	0.8%	149	0.3%	51,727
Mercer	50%	77,641	58.9%	40,559	30.8%	10,536	8.0%	1,729	1.3%	781	0.6%	480	0.4%	131,726
Middlesex	47%	145,201	56.2%	82,433	31.9%	24,643	9.5%	3,770	1.5%	807	0.3%	1,532	0.6%	258,386
Monmouth	57%	120,414	48.4%	99,975	40.2%	22,754	9.1%	3,163	1.3%	1,777	0.7%	878	0.4%	248,961
Morris	57%	81,092	41.4%	95,830	49.0%	15,299	7.8%	2,041	1.0%	1,054	0.5%	429	0.2%	195,745
Ocean	55%	94,243	46.4%	82,830	40.8%	22,864	11.3%	1,932	1.0%	737	0.4%	370	0.2%	202,976
Passaic	43%	85,879	56.1%	53,594	35.0%	10,944	7.2%	1,810	1.2%	370	0.2%	354	0.2%	152,951
Salem	54%	12,044	46.3%	9,294	35.8%	4,124	15.9%	178	0.7%	263	1.0%	89	0.3%	25,992
Somerset	54%	50,673	44.9%	51,869	45.9%	8,377	7.4%	1,130	1.0%	563	0.5%	317	0.3%	112,929
Sussex	54%	19,525	36.0%	26,746	49.4%	6,705	12.4%	745	1.4%	302	0.6%	160	0.3%	54,183
Union	49%	108,102	56.8%	65,912	34.6%	12,432	6.5%	1,340	0.7%	427	0.2%	2,028	1.1%	190,241
Warren	52%	14,805	39.3%	17,160	45.5%	4,992	13.2%	416	1.1%	221	0.6%	107	0.3%	37,701
TOTAL	49%	1,652,329	53.7%	1,103,078	35.9%	262,134	8.5%	32,465	1.1%	14,763	0.5%	11,038	0.4%	3,075,807

1996 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in NJ

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1996 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Bill Clinton* (D)		Robert Dole (R)		Ross Perot (Reform)		Ralph Nader (Green)		Harry Browne (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Andrews-D)	49%	132,715	60.6%	61,294	28.0%							25,052	11.4%	219,061
District 02 (LoBiondo-R)	48%	117,526	51.3%	84,043	36.7%							27,589	12.0%	229,158
District 03 (Saxton-R)	55%	134,326	51.0%	101,100	38.3%							28,212	10.7%	263,638
District 04 (Smith-R)	50%	127,489	51.6%	92,845	37.6%							26,880	10.9%	247,214
District 05 (Roukema-R)	56%	115,060	43.3%	127,286	47.9%							23,642	8.9%	265,988
District 06 (Pallone-D)	45%	122,851	55.8%	74,937	34.1%							22,192	10.1%	219,980
District 07 (Franks-R)	51%	129,773	51.7%	101,538	40.4%							19,769	7.9%	251,080
District 08 (Pascrell-D)	43%	123,856	58.9%	73,731	35.0%							12,864	6.1%	210,451
District 09 (Rothman-D)	45%	138,242	60.9%	71,741	31.6%							17,012	7.5%	226,995
District 10 (Payne-D)	37%	138,128	83.3%	21,911	13.2%							5,774	3.5%	165,813
District 11 (Frelinghuysen-R)	55%	116,225	42.5%	135,972	49.7%							21,376	7.8%	273,573
District 12 (Pappas-R)	55%	139,252	49.1%	120,913	42.7%							23,159	8.2%	283,324
District 13 (Menendez-D)	33%	115,576	72.6%	35,266	22.1%							8,411	5.3%	159,253

1996 President, Atlantic County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	44,434	53.2%
Robert Dole (R)	29,538	35.3%
Ross Perot (Ref)	8,261	9.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	797	1.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	346	0.4%
Other	225	0.3%
TOTAL	83,601
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -5

1996 President, Bergen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	191,085	52.7%
Robert Dole (R)	141,164	38.9%
Ross Perot (Ref)	25,512	7.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	3,693	1.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	713	0.2%
Other	720	0.2%
TOTAL	362,887
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -2

1996 President, Burlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	85,086	51.9%
Robert Dole (R)	57,337	35.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	18,407	11.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	945	0.6%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	1,527	0.9%
Other	507	0.3%
TOTAL	163,809
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6

1996 President, Camden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	114,962	60.6%
Robert Dole (R)	52,791	27.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	17,433	9.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	1,970	1.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	1,818	1.0%
Other	749	0.4%
TOTAL	189,723
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -13

1996 President, Cape May County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	19,849	44.1%
Robert Dole (R)	19,357	43.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	4,978	11.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	565	1.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	179	0.4%
Other	108	0.2%
TOTAL	45,036
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 2

1996 President, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	25,444	54.7%
Robert Dole (R)	14,744	31.7%
Ross Perot (Ref)	5,348	11.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	174	0.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	515	1.1%
Other	308	0.7%
TOTAL	46,533
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -9

1996 President, Essex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	175,368	69.0%
Robert Dole (R)	65,162	25.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	9,513	3.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	3,165	1.2%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	416	0.2%
Other	572	0.2%
TOTAL	254,196
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -15

1996 President, Gloucester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	51,915	51.7%
Robert Dole (R)	32,116	32.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	14,361	14.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	745	0.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	1,061	1.1%
Other	297	0.3%
TOTAL	100,495
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -9

1996 President, Hudson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	116,121	69.9%
Robert Dole (R)	38,288	23.1%
Ross Perot (Ref)	8,965	5.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	1,528	0.9%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	448	0.3%
Other	659	0.4%
TOTAL	166,009
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -18

1996 President, Hunterdon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	18,446	35.7%
Robert Dole (R)	26,379	51.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	5,686	11.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	629	1.2%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	438	0.8%
Other	149	0.3%
TOTAL	51,727
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 10

1996 President, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	77,641	58.9%
Robert Dole (R)	40,559	30.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	10,536	8.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	1,729	1.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	781	0.6%
Other	480	0.4%
TOTAL	131,726
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -10

1996 President, Middlesex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	145,201	56.2%
Robert Dole (R)	82,433	31.9%
Ross Perot (Ref)	24,643	9.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	3,770	1.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	807	0.3%
Other	1,532	0.6%
TOTAL	258,386
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -9

1996 President, Monmouth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	120,414	48.4%
Robert Dole (R)	99,975	40.2%
Ross Perot (Ref)	22,754	9.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	3,163	1.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	1,777	0.7%
Other	878	0.4%
TOTAL	248,961
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -1

1996 President, Morris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	81,092	41.4%
Robert Dole (R)	95,830	49.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	15,299	7.8%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	2,041	1.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	1,054	0.5%
Other	429	0.2%
TOTAL	195,745
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 8

1996 President, Ocean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	94,243	46.4%
Robert Dole (R)	82,830	40.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	22,864	11.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	1,932	1.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	737	0.4%
Other	370	0.2%
TOTAL	202,976
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 0

1996 President, Passaic County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	85,879	56.1%
Robert Dole (R)	53,594	35.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	10,944	7.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	1,810	1.2%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	370	0.2%
Other	354	0.2%
TOTAL	152,951
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6

1996 President, Salem County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	12,044	46.3%
Robert Dole (R)	9,294	35.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	4,124	15.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	178	0.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	263	1.0%
Other	89	0.3%
TOTAL	25,992
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -5

1996 President, Somerset County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	50,673	44.9%
Robert Dole (R)	51,869	45.9%
Ross Perot (Ref)	8,377	7.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	1,130	1.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	563	0.5%
Other	317	0.3%
TOTAL	112,929
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 5

1996 President, Sussex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	19,525	36.0%
Robert Dole (R)	26,746	49.4%
Ross Perot (Ref)	6,705	12.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	745	1.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	302	0.6%
Other	160	0.3%
TOTAL	54,183
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 9

1996 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	108,102	56.8%
Robert Dole (R)	65,912	34.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	12,432	6.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	1,340	0.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	427	0.2%
Other	2,028	1.1%
TOTAL	190,241
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6

1996 President, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	14,805	39.3%
Robert Dole (R)	17,160	45.5%
Ross Perot (Ref)	4,992	13.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	416	1.1%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	221	0.6%
Other	107	0.3%
TOTAL	37,701
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 5

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