2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary

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2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary
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  2004 February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05) 2016  
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  Hillary Rodham Clinton-cropped.jpg Barack Obama Senate portrait crop.jpg
Candidate Hillary Clinton Barack Obama
Home state New York Illinois
Delegate count5948
Popular vote613,500501,372
Percentage53.76%43.93%

New Jersey Democratic presidential primary election results by county margins, 2008.svg
Primary results by county
Clinton:     50–60%     60–70%
Obama:     40–50%     50–60%

The 2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary took place February 5, 2008, also known as Super Tuesday. Hillary Clinton won this primary.

Contents

Sample ballot for the presidential primary. NJPresidentialPrimary2008SampleBallot.jpg
Sample ballot for the presidential primary.

Polls

Results

Key:Withdrew
prior to contest
2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary [1]
CandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates [2]
Hillary Clinton 613,50053.76%59
Barack Obama 501,37243.93%48
John Edwards 15,7281.38%0
Joe Biden 4,0810.36%0
Bill Richardson 3,3660.29%0
Dennis Kucinich 3,1520.28%0
Totals1,141,199100.00%107

Analysis

2008 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary [3]
Demographic subgroupObamaClinton % of

total vote

Total vote4454100
Sex by race
White men395825
White women277234
Black men851510
Black women811414
Latino men36625
Latino women26747
All other races38585
Age
17–29 years old593913
30–44 years old504729
45–59 years old386035
60 and older356323
Religion
Protestant/Other Christian564035
Catholic286938
Jewish37639
Something else61358
None514911
Family income
Less than $50,000405829
$50,000 or more455271
Which issue is the most important facing the country?
The economy445447
The war in Iraq455131
Health care425618
Candidate quality that matters most
Can bring about needed change643552
Cares about people like me434613
Has the right experience39426
Has the best chance to win in November40608

See also

References

  1. The Green Papers
  2. New York Times Election Guide 2008
  3. "Election Guide 2008 - Presidential Election - Politics - Results - The New York Times". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved May 14, 2025.