Kamala D. Harris won New Jersey with 52.0% of the vote, ahead of Donald J. Trump. 4,272,725 votes were counted. The party margin was a Democratic lead of 5.9 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in New Jersey that is loaded, the margin moved 10.0 points toward Republicans.
New Jersey leans Democratic by 8.6 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
New Jersey voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 10 of 13 presidential elections from 1976 to 2024. On average its margin sat 8.5 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 4,272,725 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 66.8% of the 6,395,960 citizens aged 18 and over in New Jersey.