New Jersey 2000 Presidential Election Results by County

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-09-02

In 2000, the Democratic candidate won 14 of New Jersey's 21 counties.

County	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote Share	Margin	Total Votes Cast
Atlantic	Al Gore	Democratic	52,880	58.0%	19.0 pts	91,102
Bergen	Al Gore	Democratic	202,682	55.3%	13.6 pts	366,721
Burlington	Al Gore	Democratic	99,506	56.0%	15.3 pts	177,541
Camden	Al Gore	Democratic	127,166	64.6%	32.9 pts	196,861
Cape May	George W. Bush	Republican	23,794	50.0%	3.4 pts	47,594
Cumberland	Al Gore	Democratic	28,188	57.9%	19.1 pts	48,684
Essex	Al Gore	Democratic	185,505	71.5%	45.7 pts	259,573
Gloucester	Al Gore	Democratic	61,095	56.9%	17.5 pts	107,298
Hudson	Al Gore	Democratic	118,206	70.6%	44.5 pts	167,361
Hunterdon	George W. Bush	Republican	32,210	57.1%	19.2 pts	56,455
Mercer	Al Gore	Democratic	83,256	61.4%	27.0 pts	135,559
Middlesex	Al Gore	Democratic	154,998	59.9%	23.7 pts	258,849
Monmouth	Al Gore	Democratic	131,476	50.2%	4.6 pts	262,141
Morris	George W. Bush	Republican	111,066	53.8%	11.2 pts	206,508
Ocean	George W. Bush	Republican	105,684	48.8%	1.7 pts	216,393
Passaic	Al Gore	Democratic	90,324	57.7%	18.7 pts	156,573
Salem	Al Gore	Democratic	13,718	50.9%	5.4 pts	26,972
Somerset	George W. Bush	Republican	59,725	49.6%	2.9 pts	120,377
Sussex	George W. Bush	Republican	33,277	57.9%	20.7 pts	57,490
Union	Al Gore	Democratic	112,003	60.1%	23.3 pts	186,373
Warren	George W. Bush	Republican	22,172	54.3%	13.8 pts	40,801

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The Democratic candidate won 14 of New Jersey's 21 counties in 2000, with 7 counties going to the other major party.

Ocean had the closest margin in New Jersey in 2000, with George W. Bush (Republican) winning by 1.7 points out of 216,393 total votes cast.

Essex had the widest margin in New Jersey in 2000, with Al Gore (Democratic) winning by 45.7 points.

This page covers 21 counties in New Jersey for the 2000 presidential election, based on MEDSL/EveryElectionResult.com county-level returns.