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Candidate  | Hillary Clinton | Bernie Sanders
Home state  | New York | Vermont
Delegate count  | 79 | 47
Popular vote  | 566,247[1] | 328,058
Percentage  | 63.32% | 36.68%

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The 2016 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary was held on June 7 in the U.S. state of New Jersey as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

The Democratic Party's primaries in California, Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota were held the same day, as were Republican primaries in the same five states, including their own New Jersey primary. Additionally, the Democratic Party held North Dakota caucuses the same day.

Clinton had won the state eight years prior and had support from most of the state's Democratic Congressional delegation,[2] including Senator Cory Booker.[3] Feeling confident about her chances in the primary, Clinton cancelled campaign events in the state in favor of delegate-rich California ahead of the primary.[4]

## Opinion polling[edit]

See also: Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries

Poll source  | Date  | 1st  | 2nd  | Other

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Official Primary results | June 7, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
63.3% | Bernie Sanders
36.7%  |
CBS/YouGov[5]

Margin of error: ± 5.4%
Sample size: 586

| May 31 –
June 3, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
61% | Bernie Sanders
34%  | Others / Undecided

American Research Group[6]

Margin of error: ± -%
Sample size: 400

| May 31 –
June 2, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
60% | Bernie Sanders
37%  | Others / Undecided

Quinnipiac[7]

Margin of error: ± 3.7%
Sample size: 696

| May 10-16, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
54% | Bernie Sanders
40%  | Others / Undecided

Monmouth University[8]

Margin of error: ± 5.7%
Sample size: 301

| May 1-3, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
60% | Bernie Sanders
32%  | Others / Undecided

Rutgers-Eagleton Poll[9]

Margin of error: ± 6.3%
Sample Size: 292

| April 1-8, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
51% | Bernie Sanders
42% | Others / Undecided

Rutgers-Eagleton Poll[10]

Margin of error: ± 6.2%
Sample Size: 304

| February 6–15, 2016  | Hillary Clinton
55% | Bernie Sanders
32%  | Others / Undecided
13%

Polls in 2015

Poll source  | Date  | 1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | Other

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Rutgers-Eagleton Poll[11]

Margin of error: ± ?%
Sample Size: 304

| November 30 – December 6, 2015  | Hillary Clinton
60% | Bernie Sanders
19%  | Martin O'Malley 1%  | Other 3%, Don't know 17%
Farleigh Dickenson University[12]

Margin of error: ± 3.9%
Sample Size: 830

| November 9–15, 2015  | Hillary Clinton
64% | Bernie Sanders
27%  | Martin O'Malley 2%  | DK/Refused 3%, Wouldn't Vote 3%, Other 1%
Rutgers-Eagleton Poll[13]

Margin of error: ± 5.7%
Sample size: 367

| October 3–10, 2015  | Hillary Clinton
49% | Bernie Sanders
19%  | Joe Biden
10%  | Other 3%, Don't know 20%
Fairleigh Dickinson University[14]

Margin of error: ± 5.5%
Sample size: 345

| June 15–21, 2015  | Hillary Clinton
63% | Bernie Sanders
15%  | Martin O'Malley
3%  | Lincoln Chafee 0%, Other 1%, Wouldn't vote 3%, DK/Refused 14%
Fairleigh Dickinson University

Margin of error: ± 5.5%
Sample size: 323

| April 13–19, 2015  | Hillary Clinton
62% |  |  | Another Democratic candidate 9%, Don't know 27%, Refused 1%
Quinnipiac University

Margin of error: ± 4.2%
Sample size: 539

| April 9–14, 2015  | Hillary Clinton
63% | Elizabeth Warren
12%  | Joe Biden
10%  | Bernie Sanders 3%, Martin O'Malley 1%, Jim Webb 1%, Lincoln Chafee 0%, Other 1%, Wouldn't vote 3%, Don't know 7%
Joe Biden
36% | Elizabeth Warren
28%  | Bernie Sanders
6%  | Martin O'Malley 3%, Jim Webb 1%, Lincoln Chafee 0%, Other 1%, Wouldn't vote 4%, Don't know 21%
Quinnipiac University

Margin of error: ± ?
Sample size: ?

| January 15–19, 2015  | Hillary Clinton
65% | Elizabeth Warren
11%  | Joe Biden
7%  | Bernie Sanders 3%, Jim Webb 1%, Martin O'Malley 0%, Other 1%, Wouldn't vote 3%, Don't know 11%

Polls in 2014

Poll source  | Date  | 1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | Other

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Rutgers-Eagleton

Margin of error: ± ?
Sample size: 280

| December 3–10, 2014  | Hillary Clinton
54% | Elizabeth Warren
6%  | Cory Booker
2%  | Joe Biden 1%, Martin O'Malley 1%, Other 3%, Don't know 34%
Rutgers-Eagleton

Margin of error: ± ?
Sample size: 331

| July 28 – August 5, 2014  | Hillary Clinton
59% | Joe Biden
3%  | Elizabeth Warren
3%  | Cory Booker 2%, Other 4%, Don't know 30%

Polls in 2013

Poll source  | Date  | 1st  | 2nd  | 3rd  | Other

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Fairleigh Dickinson University

Margin of error: ± 5.3%
Sample size: 337

| August 21–27, 2013  | Hillary Clinton
63% | Joe Biden
10%  | Andrew Cuomo
6%  | Elizabeth Warren 4%, Other 4%, Undecided 13%
Kean University

Margin of error: ± ?%
Sample size: 420

| April 25–29, 2013  | Hillary Clinton
67% | Joe Biden
13%  | Andrew Cuomo
8%  | Martin O'Malley 2%, Other 4%, Undecided 6%

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## Results[edit]

See also: Results of the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries

New Jersey Democratic primary, June 7, 2016

Candidate  | Popular vote  | Estimated delegates
Count  | Percentage  | Pledged | Unpledged | Total
Hillary Clinton | 566,247  | 63.32%  | 79  | 12  | 91
Bernie Sanders | 328,058  | 36.68%  | 47  | 2  | 49
Uncommitted  | —  | 0  | 0  | 0
Total  | 894,305  | 100%  | 126  | 16  | 142
Source: The Green Papers, New Jersey Democratic Primary Official Results - New Jersey Department of State

### Results by county[edit]

Hillary Clinton won every county except for Sussex and Warren.

County[15] | Clinton  | %  | Sanders  | %  | Totals  | Turnout  | Margin

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Atlantic | 13,556 | 60.62% | 8,805 | 39.38%  | 22,361 |  |
Bergen | 57,319 | 63.47% | 32,994 | 36.53%  | 90,313 |  |
Burlington | 33,166 | 63.02% | 19,461 | 36.98%  | 52,627 |  |
Camden | 44,400 | 62.27% | 26,905 | 37.73%  | 71,305 |  |
Cape May | 3,969 | 54.83% | 3,269 | 45.17%  | 7,238 |  |
Cumberland | 6,894 | 64.18% | 3,847 | 35.82%  | 10,741 |  |
Essex | 77,836 | 73.07% | 28,679 | 26.93%  | 105,915 |  |
Gloucester | 18,011 | 56.12% | 14,082 | 43.88%  | 32,093 |  |
Hudson | 50,875 | 66.34% | 25,815 | 33.66%  | 76,690 |  |
Hunterdon | 5,794 | 51.93% | 5,362 | 48.07%  | 11,156 |  |
Mercer | 29,650 | 66.00% | 15,276 | 34.00%  | 44,926 |  |
Middlesex | 48,202 | 61.01% | 30,800 | 38.99%  | 79,002 |  |
Monmouth | 30,967 | 58.07% | 22,360 | 41.93%  | 53,327 |  |
Morris | 24,285 | 58.32% | 17,355 | 41.68%  | 41,640 |  |
Ocean | 19,663 | 54.49% | 16,424 | 45.51%  | 36,087 |  |
Passaic | 29,997 | 67.63% | 14,356 | 32.37%  | 44,353 |  |
Salem | 2,821 | 56.46% | 2,175 | 43.54%  | 4,996 |  |
Somerset | 19,838 | 61.56% | 12,385 | 38.44%  | 32,223 |  |
Sussex | 3,986 | 42.91% | 5,303 | 57.09% | 9,289 |  |
Union | 41,605 | 68.82% | 18,853 | 31.18%  | 60,458 |  |
Warren | 3,413 | 49.00% | 3,552 | 51.00% | 6,965 |  |
Total | 566,247 | 63.32% | 328,058 | 36.68%  | 894,305 |  |

## Analysis[edit]

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With its coalition of African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, and college-educated, affluent Caucasian progressive/liberal professionals, New Jersey was seen as a state Clinton would win in the final batch of primaries on June 7. Having won the state eight years earlier against Barack Obama, Clinton managed a 26-point-routing against Bernie Sanders in 2016 despite the Sanders campaign's efforts in the state. She carried all counties in the Garden State but two, winning large victories in the cities of Newark, Trenton, and Atlantic City.

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4. ^ Meckler, Laura (May 30, 2016). "Hillary Clinton Cancels N.J. Event to Campaign in California". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
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