1836
New Jersey in 1836
The 1836 contest saw New Jersey line up behind VanBuren, delivering 8 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Martin Van Buren (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving New Jersey among the states he did not carry.
It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which New Jersey backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1828. The region divided — New York and Pennsylvania joined New Jersey for the Democratic ticket, while Delaware did not. Across the 60 presidential elections New Jersey has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (31 times). The vote fell within the Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.
In the national count, Martin Van Buren took 170 of the 294 electoral votes, against William Henry Harrison's 73. Martin Van Buren led the national popular vote with 50.79% of the ballots cast.
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