See main article: 1876 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1876 United States presidential election in New Jersey |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in New Jersey |
| Previous Year: | 1872 |
| Next Election: | 1880 United States presidential election in New Jersey |
| Next Year: | 1880 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1876 |
| Image1: | SamuelJonesTilden.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Samuel J. Tilden |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Thomas A. Hendricks |
| Electoral Vote1: | 9 |
| Popular Vote1: | 115,962 |
| Percentage1: | 52.66% |
| Nominee2: | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Ohio |
| Running Mate2: | William A. Wheeler |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 103,517 |
| Percentage2: | 47.01% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1876 United States presidential election in New Jersey took place on November 7, 1876, as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
New Jersey voted for the Democratic nominee, Samuel J. Tilden, over the Republican nominee, Rutherford B. Hayes. Tilden won the state by a narrow margin of 5.65%.
| County | Samuel Jones Tilden Democratic | Rutherford Birchard Hayes Republican | Peter Cooper Greenback | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic | 1,440 | 46.09% | 1,667 | 53.36% | 17 | 0.54% | -227 | -7.27% | 3,124 | ||||||||||
| Bergen | 4,357 | 57.25% | 3,253 | 42.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,104 | 14.50% | 7,610 | ||||||||||
| Burlington | 6,468 | 50.13% | 6,402 | 49.62% | 33 | 0.26% | 66 | 0.51% | 12,903 | ||||||||||
| Camden | 5,200 | 44.11% | 6,563 | 55.67% | 26 | 0.22% | -1,363 | -11.56% | 11,789 | ||||||||||
| Cape May | 866 | 45.08% | 1,055 | 54.92% | 0 | 0.00% | -189 | -9.84% | 1,921 | ||||||||||
| Cumberland | 3,399 | 44.41% | 3,944 | 51.53% | 311 | 4.06% | -545 | -7.12% | 7,654 | ||||||||||
| Essex | 16,132 | 47.02% | 18,037 | 52.57% | 141 | 0.41% | -1,905 | -5.55% | 34,310 | ||||||||||
| Gloucester | 2,577 | 45.04% | 3,006 | 52.54% | 138 | 2.41% | -429 | -7.50% | 5,721 | ||||||||||
| Hudson | 17,764 | 61.83% | 10,958 | 38.14% | 9 | 0.03% | 6,806 | 23.69% | 28,731 | ||||||||||
| Hunterdon | 5,781 | 60.92% | 3,709 | 39.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,072 | 21.83% | 9,490 | ||||||||||
| Mercer | 6,035 | 49.76% | 6,088 | 50.20% | 4 | 0.03% | -53 | -0.44% | 12,127 | ||||||||||
| Middlesex | 5,846 | 52.68% | 5,243 | 47.25% | 8 | 0.07% | 603 | 5.53% | 11,097 | ||||||||||
| Monmouth | 6,942 | 59.54% | 4,709 | 40.39% | 8 | 0.07% | 2,233 | 19.15% | 11,659 | ||||||||||
| Morris | 5,118 | 49.68% | 5,183 | 50.31% | 0 | 0.00% | -65 | -0.63% | 10,301 | ||||||||||
| Ocean | 1,563 | 45.90% | 1,834 | 53.86% | 8 | 0.23% | -271 | -7.96% | 3,405 | ||||||||||
| Passaic | 5,304 | 48.15% | 5,708 | 51.82% | 3 | 0.03% | -404 | -3.67% | 11,015 | ||||||||||
| Salem | 2,843 | 48.96% | 2,952 | 50.84% | 12 | 0.21% | -109 | -1.88% | 5,807 | ||||||||||
| Somerset | 3,179 | 51.37% | 3,009 | 48.62% | 1 | 0.02% | 170 | 2.75% | 6,189 | ||||||||||
| Sussex | 3,706 | 64.53% | 2,037 | 35.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,669 | 29.06% | 5,743 | ||||||||||
| Union | 5,994 | 53.86% | 5,134 | 46.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 860 | 7.72% | 11,128 | ||||||||||
| Warren | 5,442 | 64.32% | 3,016 | 35.65% | 3 | 0.04% | 2,426 | 28.67% | 8,461 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 115,962 | 52.66% | 103,517 | 47.01% | 722 | 0.33% | 12,445 | 5.65% | 220,185 | ||||||||||