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New Jersey

Mid-Atlantic · in the Union from 1816 · 11 electoral votes · 688,935 souls (1860 census)

I · The presidential vote, left against right

New Jersey · left-bloc share0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501816: left bloc 44.0%1820: left bloc 53.2%1824: left bloc 50.5%1828: left bloc 33.5%1832: left bloc 42.8%1836: left bloc 42.5%1840: left bloc 46.9%1844: left bloc 44.2%1848: left bloc 41.4%1852: left bloc 41.9%1856: left bloc 50.3%1860: left bloc 44.1%1864: left bloc 48.0%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

New Jersey · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501816 delegation1818 delegation1820 delegation1822 delegation1824 delegation1826 delegation1828 delegation1830 delegation1832 delegation1834 delegation1836 delegation1838 delegation1840 delegation1842 delegation1844 delegation1846 delegation1848 delegation1850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation1862 delegation1864 delegation1866 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

New Jersey · party control161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential voteAdmNat1816 · President John Quincy Adams · Fed — 56.0% Thomas Worthington · Adm — 44.0%1818 · President Federalist — held — no race1820 · President Henry Clay · Adm — 53.2% John Sergeant · Nat — 46.8%1822 · President Admissionist — held — no race1824 · President Henry Clay · Adm — 50.5% Francis S. Key · Nat — 49.5%1826 · President Admissionist — held — no race1828 · President Alexander Macomb · Nat — 66.5% Andrew Jackson · Rad — 33.5%1830 · President National — held — no race1832 · President Alexander Macomb · Nat — 57.2% DeWitt Clinton · Rad — 42.8%1834 · President National — held — no race1836 · President Zachary Taylor · Nat — 57.5% Karl von Weishaupt · Lib — 42.5%1838 · President National — held — no race1840 · President Zachary Taylor · Nat — 53.1% Sam Houston · Lib — 46.9%1842 · President National — held — no race1844 · President Daniel Webster · Nat — 50.0% J.B. Stoner · Lib — 44.2% James Buchanan · UC — 5.8%1846 · President National — held — no race1848 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 58.6% J.B. Stoner · Lib — 41.4%1850 · President National — held — no race1852 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 58.1% Samuel Houston · Lib — 41.9%1854 · President National — held — no race1856 · President John Motley Morehead · Nat — 49.7% James A. Pearce · PopDem — 36.5% Preston Brooks · Lib — 13.8%1858 · President National — held — no race1860 · President Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 52.9% Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 44.1% Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 3.0%1862 · President National — held — no race1864 · President Robert E. Lee · Nat — 52.0% Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 48.0%1866 · President National — held — no race1868 · President National — held — no raceGovernorNat1816 · Governor No race1818 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 38.0% National · Nat — 37.4% Republican · Rep — 14.7% Tory · Tory — 9.9%1820 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1822 · Governor National · Nat — 47.3% Admissionist · Adm — 42.7% Tory · Tory — 10.0% Republican · Rep — 0.0%1824 · Governor National — held — no race1826 · Governor National · Nat — 53.2% Admissionist · Adm — 37.6% Republican · Rep — 7.6% Tory · Tory — 1.6%1828 · Governor National — held — no race1830 · Governor National · Nat — 49.7% Radical · Rad — 33.1% Whig · Whig — 15.4% Tory · Tory — 1.9%1832 · Governor National — held — no race1834 · Governor National · Nat — 50.4% Radical · Rad — 31.5% Whig · Whig — 18.1% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1836 · Governor National — held — no race1838 · Governor National · Nat — 59.5% Liberal · Lib — 40.5%1840 · Governor National — held — no race1842 · Governor National · Nat — 59.0% Liberal · Lib — 41.0%1844 · Governor National — held — no race1846 · Governor National · Nat — 56.0% Liberal · Lib — 44.0%1848 · Governor National — held — no race1850 · Governor National · Nat — 60.6% Liberal · Lib — 39.4%1852 · Governor National — held — no race1854 · Governor National · Nat — 52.0% Liberal · Lib — 48.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 0.0%1856 · Governor National — held — no race1858 · Governor National · Nat — 52.3% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 47.7%1860 · Governor National — held — no race1862 · Governor National · Nat — 65.2% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 34.8%1864 · Governor National — held — no race1866 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 50.9% National · Nat — 49.1%1868 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 1Nat1816 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist · Adm — 39.6% Roundhead · RH — 34.4% Republican · Rep — 22.9% Cavalier · CV — 3.1%1818 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist — held — no race1820 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 48.9% Tory · Tory — 34.5% Admissionist · Adm — 32.6% Republican · Rep — 15.0%1822 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1824 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 50.0% Admissionist · Adm — 40.3% Tory · Tory — 9.1% Republican · Rep — 0.6%1826 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1828 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 48.6% Radical · Rad — 29.1% Whig · Whig — 12.4% Tory · Tory — 9.9%1830 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1832 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 53.5% Radical · Rad — 25.9% Whig · Whig — 18.5% Tory · Tory — 2.1%1834 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1836 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 62.5% Liberal · Lib — 37.5%1838 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1840 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 61.4% Liberal · Lib — 38.6%1842 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1844 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 57.3% Liberal · Lib — 42.7%1846 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1848 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 59.6% Liberal · Lib — 40.4%1850 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1852 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 57.8% Liberal · Lib — 39.4% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 2.8%1854 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 41.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 30.9% Liberal · Lib — 28.1%1858 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 54.2% National · Nat — 45.8%1862 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 51.3% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 48.7%1866 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1868 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no raceSenate · seat 2NatNat1816 · Senate seat 2 No race1818 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 41.2% Admissionist · Adm — 36.5% Republican · Rep — 16.1% Tory · Tory — 6.2%1820 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1822 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 65.7% Admissionist · Adm — 31.7% Republican · Rep — 2.3% Tory · Tory — 0.3%1824 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1826 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 52.7% Admissionist · Adm — 38.4% Tory · Tory — 8.8% Republican · Rep — 0.0%1828 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1830 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 44.9% Radical · Rad — 31.9% Whig · Whig — 14.1% Tory · Tory — 9.1%1832 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1834 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 50.5% Radical · Rad — 39.2% Whig · Whig — 10.3% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1836 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1838 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 59.3% Liberal · Lib — 40.7%1840 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1842 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 52.8% Liberal · Lib — 47.2%1844 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1846 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 55.2% Liberal · Lib — 44.8%1848 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1850 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 59.8% Liberal · Lib — 40.2%1852 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 52.9% Liberal · Lib — 45.6% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 1.6%1856 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 52.3% National · Nat — 47.7%1860 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 55.8% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 44.2%1864 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1866 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 57.8% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 42.2%1868 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no raceHouse delegationNatNat1816 · House Admissionist — 3 seats · 50% Roundhead Federalist — 2 seats · 33% Republican — 1 seat · 17%1818 · House National — 3 seats · 50% Admissionist — 2 seats · 33% Republican — 1 seat · 17%1820 · House National — 3 seats · 50% Admissionist — 2 seats · 33% Republican — 1 seat · 17%1822 · House National — 4 seats · 67% Admissionist — 2 seats · 33%1824 · House National — 3 seats · 50% Admissionist — 2 seats · 33% Tory — 1 seat · 17%1826 · House National — 3 seats · 50% Admissionist — 2 seats · 33% Tory — 1 seat · 17%1828 · House National — 3 seats · 50% Radical — 2 seats · 33% Whig — 1 seat · 17%1830 · House National — 3 seats · 50% Radical — 2 seats · 33% Whig — 1 seat · 17%1832 · House National — 3 seats · 50% Radical — 2 seats · 33% Whig — 1 seat · 17%1834 · House National — 3 seats · 50% Radical — 2 seats · 33% Whig — 1 seat · 17%1836 · House National — 4 seats · 67% Liberal — 2 seats · 33%1838 · House National — 4 seats · 67% Liberal — 2 seats · 33%1840 · House National — 4 seats · 67% Liberal — 2 seats · 33%1842 · House National — 3 seats · 50% Liberal — 3 seats · 50%1844 · House National — 3 seats · 50% Liberal — 3 seats · 50%1846 · House National — 3 seats · 50% Liberal — 3 seats · 50%1848 · House National — 4 seats · 67% Liberal — 2 seats · 33%1850 · House National — 4 seats · 67% Liberal — 2 seats · 33%1852 · House National — 4 seats · 57% Liberal — 3 seats · 43%1854 · House National — 4 seats · 57% Liberal — 3 seats · 43%1856 · House National — 3 seats · 43% Liberal — 2 seats · 29% Popular Democratic — 2 seats · 29%1858 · House Popular Democratic — 4 seats · 57% National — 3 seats · 43%1860 · House Popular Democratic — 4 seats · 57% National — 3 seats · 43%1862 · House National — 4 seats · 57% Popular Democratic — 3 seats · 43%1864 · House National — 5 seats · 56% Popular Democratic — 4 seats · 44%1866 · House National — 6 seats · 67% Popular Democratic — 3 seats · 33%1868 · House No raceState legislatureNat1816 · Legislature Admissionist — 11 seats · 44% Roundhead Federalist — 8 seats · 32% Republican — 4 seats · 16% Cavalier Federalist — 2 seats · 8%1818 · Legislature National — 10 seats · 40% Admissionist — 9 seats · 36% Republican — 4 seats · 16% Tory — 2 seats · 8%1820 · Legislature National — 12 seats · 48% Admissionist — 8 seats · 32% Republican — 4 seats · 16% Tory — 1 seat · 4%1822 · Legislature National — 16 seats · 64% Admissionist — 8 seats · 32% Republican — 1 seat · 4%1824 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Admissionist — 10 seats · 40% Tory — 2 seats · 8%1826 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Admissionist — 10 seats · 40% Tory — 2 seats · 8%1828 · Legislature National — 12 seats · 50% Radical — 7 seats · 29% Whig — 3 seats · 13% Tory — 2 seats · 8%1830 · Legislature National — 11 seats · 44% Radical — 8 seats · 32% Whig — 4 seats · 16% Tory — 2 seats · 8%1832 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Radical — 6 seats · 24% Whig — 5 seats · 20% Tory — 1 seat · 4%1834 · Legislature National — 12 seats · 48% Radical — 10 seats · 40% Whig — 3 seats · 12%1836 · Legislature National — 16 seats · 64% Liberal — 9 seats · 36%1838 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 10 seats · 40%1840 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 10 seats · 40%1842 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Liberal — 11 seats · 44%1844 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Liberal — 11 seats · 44%1846 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Liberal — 11 seats · 44%1848 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 10 seats · 40%1850 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 10 seats · 40%1852 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Liberal — 10 seats · 40% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 4%1854 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Liberal — 11 seats · 44% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 4%1856 · Legislature National — 10 seats · 40% Popular Democratic — 8 seats · 32% Liberal — 7 seats · 28%1858 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 13 seats · 52% National — 12 seats · 48%1860 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1862 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Popular Democratic — 11 seats · 44%1864 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Popular Democratic — 12 seats · 48%1866 · Legislature National — 14 seats · 56% Popular Democratic — 11 seats · 44%1868 · Legislature No race

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

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  • Cavalier Federalist (CV)

Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.