[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki6\/2004-united-states-presidential-election-in-new-jersey\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki6\/2004-united-states-presidential-election-in-new-jersey\/","headline":"2004 United States presidential election in New Jersey","name":"2004 United States presidential election in New Jersey","description":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Election in New Jersey 2004 United States presidential election in New Jersey County Results Kerry","datePublished":"2020-08-28","dateModified":"2020-08-28","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki6\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki6\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/44a4cee54c4c053e967fe3e7d054edd4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/44a4cee54c4c053e967fe3e7d054edd4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/book.png","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/book.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/New_Jersey_Presidential_Election_Results_2004.svg\/405px-New_Jersey_Presidential_Election_Results_2004.svg.png","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/New_Jersey_Presidential_Election_Results_2004.svg\/405px-New_Jersey_Presidential_Election_Results_2004.svg.png","height":"405","width":"405"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki6\/2004-united-states-presidential-election-in-new-jersey\/","wordCount":4637,"articleBody":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaElection in New Jersey2004 United States presidential election in New JerseyCounty ResultsKerry\u00a0\u00a050-60%\u00a0\u00a060-70%\u00a0\u00a070-80%Bush\u00a0\u00a050-60%\u00a0\u00a060-70%The 2004 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 2, 2004, and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.New Jersey was won by Democratic nominee John Kerry by a 6.7% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered it as a state Kerry would win, or a blue state. Due to the impact of the September 11, 2001 attacks, however, and Governor James McGreevey’s resignation amidst scandal, the state was considered a potentially closer than usual race. Polls showed Senator John F. Kerry with a slim lead throughout the campaign and the Republicans invested some campaign funds in the state. In the end, Kerry carried New Jersey by a comfortable margin, albeit narrower than usual for a 21st-century Democrat.This remains the only election since 1880 in which the Republican nominee won the popular vote without New Jersey, and the only time it voted for the popular vote loser since 1976. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which the Democratic margin of victory was in single digits, or that the Republican won Somerset County.Primaries[edit]Campaign[edit]Predictions[edit]There were 12 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day.[1]D.C. Political Report: Slight DemocratAssociated Press: Solid KerryCNN: KerryCook Political Report: Likely DemocratNewsweek: Leans KerryThe New York Times: Leans KerryRasmussen Reports: KerryResearch 2000: Solid KerryThe Washington Post: KerryWashington Times: Solid KerryZogby International: KerryWashington Dispatch: KerryPolling[edit]Kerry won most of the pre-election polls taken in this state, but mostly by small margins. The final 3 polling average showed the Democratic leading 49% to 42%.[2]Fundraising[edit]Bush raised $5,934,011.[3] Kerry raised $6,513,274.[4]Advertising and visits[edit]President George W. Bush visited Marlton, New Jersey, in Burlington County for a rally on October 18, 2004.[5]Analysis[edit]Generally, Kerry was very dominant in the urban centers of the state, particularly in Essex, Hudson, and Camden Counties. However, Bush made inroads in Bergen County, where many wealthy residents reside, and in other South Jersey counties. Bush controlled largely rural parts of the state, such as the Northwest (Hunterdon, Somerset, and Morris are also among the 10 wealthiest counties in America) and Salem County. Monmouth County’s wealthy population and Ocean and Cape May Counties’ older population also contributed to Bush’s relative success in this largely Democratic state. This would also be the first election in which a Northern Democrat carried New Jersey since 1960 when fellow Massachusetts Democrat John F. Kennedy did so. The previous three Democratic presidential candidates to carry the state were all from the South (Lyndon B. Johnson was from Texas, Bill Clinton from Arkansas, and Al Gore from Tennessee), even though New Jersey is a northern state.Results[edit]2004 United States presidential election in New Jersey[6][7]PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votesDemocraticJohn Kerry1,911,43052.92%15RepublicanGeorge W. Bush (Inc.)1,670,00346.24%0IndependentRalph Nader19,4180.54%0LibertarianMichael Badnarik4,5140.12%0ConstitutionMichael Peroutka2,7500.08%0GreenDavid Cobb1,8070.05%0SocialistWalt Brown6640.02%0Socialist EqualityBill Van Auken5750.02%0Socialist WorkersRoger Calero5300.01%0Totals3,611,691100.00%15Voter Turnout (Voting age\/Registered)56%\/72%By county[edit]  Results of the general election by municipality, darker colors indicate higher win percentage: -Blue municipalities won by Kerry -Red municipalities won by BushCountyJohn F. KerryGeorge W. BushOthersMarginTotal Votes#%#%#%#%Atlantic55,74652.54%49,48746.64%8640.81%6,2595.90%106,097Bergen207,66651.88%189,83347.43%2,7450.69%17,8334.46%400,244Burlington110,41153.09%95,93646.13%1,6090.77%14,4756.96%207,956Camden137,76562.36%81,42736.86%1,7410.79%56,33825.50%220,933Cape May21,47542.31%28,83256.80%4550.90%-7,357-14.49%50,762Cumberland27,87552.41%24,36245.81%9481.78%3,5136.61%53,185Essex203,68170.39%83,37428.81%2,2930.79%120,30741.58%289,348Gloucester66,83552.23%60,03346.91%1,0960.86%6,8025.32%127,964Hudson127,44767.27%60,64632.01%1,3530.71%66,80135.26%189,446Hunterdon26,05039.07%39,88859.82%7421.11%-13,838-20.75%66,680Mercer91,58061.25%56,60437.86%1,3260.89%34,97623.39%149,510Middlesex166,62856.33%126,49242.76%2,6850.91%40,13613.57%295,805Monmouth133,77344.60%163,65054.56%2,5160.84%-29,877-9.96%299,939Morris98,06641.70%135,24157.51%1,8470.79%-37,175-15.81%235,154Ocean99,83938.95%154,20460.16%2,2630.88%-54,365-21.21%256,306Passaic94,96255.43%75,20043.90%1,1490.67%19,76211.54%171,311Salem13,74946.17%15,72152.79%3111.04%-1,972-6.62%29,781Somerset66,47647.39%72,50851.69%1,2950.92%-6,032-4.30%140,279Sussex23,99034.57%44,50664.13%9001.30%-20,516-29.56%69,396Union119,37258.69%82,51740.57%1,4980.74%36,85518.12%203,387Warren18,04437.43%29,54261.28%6221.29%-11,498-23.85%48,208Total1,911,43052.92%1,670,00346.24%30,2580.84%241,4276.68%3,611,691Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican[edit]By congressional district[edit]Kerry won 7 of 13 congressional districts.[8]Electors[edit]Technically the voters of NJ cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. NJ is allocated 15 electors because it has 13 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 15 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 15 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 13, 2004, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 15 were pledged for Kerry\/Edwards.[9]Warren WallaceWilfredo CaraballoTom CanzanellaCarolyn WalchPeggy AnastosBernard KennyRonald RiceAbed AwadJack McGreevey – (Father of former Gov. James McGreevey)Wendy BenchleLoni KaplanCarolyn WadeRiletta L. CreamBernadette McPhersonUpendra ChivukulaSee also[edit]References[edit]^ “Archived copy”. dcpoliticalreport.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2022.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)^ “Election poll data”. uselectionatlas.org. 2004.^ “George W Bush – $374,659,453 raised, ’04 election cycle, Republican Party, President”. www.campaignmoney.com.^ “John F Kerry – $345,826,176 raised, ’04 election cycle, Democrat Party, President”. www.campaignmoney.com.^ “George W Bush Campaign Rally – Marlton, NJ – Oct 18, 2004 – YouTube”. www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2020-12-19.^ “Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections – New Jersey 2004”.^ “Official General Election Candidates List” (PDF).^ “Presidential Results by Congressional District, 2000-2008 \u2013 Swing State Project”.^ “U. S. Electoral College 2004 Certificate”. www.archives.gov. 20 May 2019.External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki6\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki6\/2004-united-states-presidential-election-in-new-jersey\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2004 United States presidential election in New Jersey"}}]}]