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August saw another large monthly gain in New Jersey voter registration rolls, led primarily by unaffiliated voters.
Records released Tuesday by officials for the New Jersey Division of Elections show that the number of unaffiliated voters in the state surged by 15,315 last month on the back of a gain of 14,604 in July. All in, New Jersey added 23,245 voters in August, state records show. The total tops July’s 22,548, which was the highest monthly gain since October 2020.
Democrats had a modest increase of 1,040 voters in July but saw a more substantial net gain of 2,576 in August, which featured the Democratic National Convention and Vice President Kamala Harris’ first full month as the presidential nominee.
Republicans, meanwhile, added 5,444 to their rolls as they continue to outpace Democrats in the Garden State in 2024. To start the year, New Jersey Democrats held a significant voter-registration advantage over Republicans, leading by 954,615 voters. The gap narrowed to 920,834 by the end of August.
As of Sept. 1, New Jersey had a record high of 6,621,933 registered voters. That includes:
2,524,384 Democrats (compared with 2,500,412 at the close of last year).1,603,550 Republicans (versus 1,545,797 in late 2023).2,415,353 unaffiliated voters (up from 2,385,821).
In April 2023, the Democrats’ lead over Republicans in New Jersey’s voter rolls dipped below 1 million for the first time since 2020. Democrats still flipped seven seats in the state’s 2023 legislative elections.
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This year, New Jersey will hold a U.S. Senate election and contests in all 12 of its House districts.
While many districts have significant disparities between the numbers of registered Democrats and Republicans, the gaps are closest in the 2nd and 7th congressional voting districts, records show. Both have seen Republican registrants rise by more than 5,000 voters so far in 2024 to extend relatively tight GOP margins.
The 2nd District is represented by Republican Jeff Van Drew, who was first elected as a Democrat in 2018 but announced he would be changing party affiliation in December 2019. Van Drew is facing a challenge from attorney Joe Salerno, who defeated 2022 Democratic candidate Tim Alexander by fewer than 450 votes in June’s Democratic primary.
The 7th is represented by Republican Tom Kean Jr. He is being challenged by Democrat Susan Altman, the former executive director of the New Jersey Working Families Alliance. Democrats made back some ground in the district in August. State records show that Democratic registrants there grew by 694, more than a quarter of the state’s total increase. That compares with a gain of 450 for Republicans and 1,617 for unaffiliated voters. Republicans still outnumber Democrats in the 7th by nearly 19,000 voters.
New Jerseyans have until Oct. 15 to register for the 2024 general election on Nov. 5. Registration can be completed online through the New Jersey Division of Elections website.
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