Every two years, New Jersey election officials remove inactive voters who have missed federal elections from the voter rolls, leading to a reduction of registered voters across the state by 224,653 since February 1.
New Jersey now has 834,184 more Democrats than Republicans, down from the one million vote advantage – a drop of roughly 17%.
Perhaps more significantly, the Democratic edge over unaffiliated voters has dropped to 35,697; Democrats passed unaffiliateds for the first time in 2020, and by Election Day that year, New Jersey had 87,198 more Democrats than unaffiliateds.
The total number of registered Democrats in New Jersey dropped by 87,174 in the past month, and by 89,607 so far this year. Republican registration went down by 37,921 since February 1, but by 27,441 since January 1 – a signal of GOP growth. Unaffiliated voters are down 96,538 in the last month and by 85,209 since the start of 2025.
Now, 37.4% of New Jersey voters are registered Democrats, and 24.6% are registered Republicans; unaffiliateds make up 36.8% of the state’s electorate.
In New Jersey’s 7th district, Republicans lost 6,404 votes, while Democratic registration went down by 6,200.
Voters should check the status of their voter registration HERE. If you believe you have been removed from the voter rolls in error, contact your county election officials.