The 1892 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 8, 1892, as part of the 1892 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
New Jersey voted for the Democratic nominee, former President Grover Cleveland, who was running for a second, non-consecutive term, over Republican nominee, incumbent President Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland won his birth state by a narrow margin of 4.43 points. This would be the last occasion the Democrats won Essex County until Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 258-259
Results
Results by county County Stephen Grover ClevelandDemocratic Benjamin HarrisonRepublican John BidwellProhibition Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Atlantic 3,003 45.28% 3,329 50.20% 247 3.72% 53 0.80% -326 -4.92% 6,632 Bergen 5,865 53.06% 5,019 45.41% 125 1.13% 44 0.40% 846 7.65% 11,053 Burlington 6,728 47.50% 6,882 48.59% 507 3.58% 47 0.33% -154 -1.09% 14,164 Camden 10,005 46.36% 11,004 50.98% 498 2.31% 76 0.35% -999 -4.63% 21,583 Cape May 1,310 43.84% 1,480 49.53% 191 6.39% 7 0.23% -170 -5.69% 2,988 Cumberland 4,732 42.77% 5,517 49.87% 718 6.49% 96 0.87% -785 -7.10% 11,063 Essex 30,176 50.02% 29,044 48.15% 781 1.29% 323 0.54% 1,132 1.88% 60,324 Gloucester 3,529 46.93% 3,748 49.85% 224 2.98% 18 0.24% -219 -2.91% 7,519 Hudson 32,237 57.15% 23,307 41.32% 272 0.48% 594 1.05% 8,930 15.83% 56,410 Hunterdon 5,120 55.10% 3,449 37.12% 623 6.70% 100 1.08% 1,671 17.98% 9,292 Mercer 9,348 47.52% 9,795 49.79% 435 2.21% 93 0.47% -447 -2.27% 19,671 Middlesex 7,945 55.02% 6,142 42.54% 248 1.72% 104 0.72% 1,803 12.49% 14,439 Monmouth 9,013 52.17% 7,676 44.43% 555 3.21% 33 0.19% 1,337 7.74% 17,277 Morris 5,837 47.18% 5,725 46.27% 674 5.45% 136 1.10% 112 0.91% 12,372 Ocean 1,561 35.84% 2,610 59.92% 168 3.86% 17 0.39% -1,049 -24.08% 4,356 Passaic 10,992 47.49% 11,527 49.80% 406 1.75% 222 0.96% -535 -2.31% 23,147 Salem 3,237 48.31% 3,152 47.04% 290 4.33% 21 0.31% 85 1.27% 6,700 Somerset 3,408 48.86% 3,342 47.91% 220 3.15% 5 0.07% 66 0.95% 6,975 Sussex 3,218 55.59% 2,347 40.54% 195 3.37% 29 0.50% 871 15.05% 5,789 Union 8,600 50.79% 7,825 46.21% 302 1.78% 207 1.22% 775 4.58% 16,934 Warren 5,202 58.22% 3,182 35.61% 454 5.08% 97 1.09% 2,020 22.61% 8,935Totals171,06650.67%156,10246.24%8,1332.41%2,3220.69%14,9644.43%337,623
See also United States presidential elections in New Jersey
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