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Sherrill among nation’s most popular governors as Trump sinks in New Jersey, poll says

August 18, 2026 6:03 pmAugust 18, 2026 6:12 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill is among the nation’s most popular governors, while President Donald Trump remains deeply unpopular in New Jersey and both of the state’s Democratic U.S. senators hold solid approval ratings, according to a new Morning Consult poll. Sherrill...

Prompting voters to think about racism makes some more likely to see school segregation, FDU Poll finds

July 29, 2026 12:40 pm

Asking New Jersey voters to think about systemic racism before evaluating their local schools can make some residents of overwhelmingly white communities more likely to recognize segregation — and more willing to support policies intended to reduce it — according...

Most New Jerseyans take pride in calling Garden State home

July 28, 2026 4:48 pm

Despite the jokes and criticism often directed at the state, 7 in 10 New Jersey residents take pride in calling the Garden State home, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released Tuesday. The survey found that 70% of New Jersey adults...

New Jersey voters fail to see segregation in their own schools, FDU Poll finds

July 27, 2026 9:55 am

New Jersey voters who live in some of the state’s whitest communities overwhelmingly refuse to view their local schools as segregated, even when Black residents make up no more than 1% of the population, according to a new Fairleigh Dickinson...

N.J. voters still don’t want to pump their own gas, FDU poll finds

July 16, 2026 11:38 am

For all the changes in New Jersey politics over the last decade, one issue remains remarkably constant: voters still don’t want to pump their own gas. A new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll found that 64% of registered voters support keeping...

N.J. voters worry about misinformation, local news sources, poll finds

June 11, 2026 5:30 amJune 10, 2026 11:35 pm

A majority of New Jersey voters worry about the spread of false or misleading information in the state, a poll found. A Rutgers-Eagleton poll of registered voters found that six in ten (61%) consider the spread of false or misleading...

N.J. voters hopeful World Cup gives economic boon, worried about congestion, poll finds

June 5, 2026 11:37 am

A Rutgers-Eagleton poll found that though New Jerseyans expect the World Cup to boost the state’s economy, they are worried about traffic and transit issues caused by the eight matches that will be held in East Rutherford. A quarter of...