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Trump approval at 31% in New Jersey, poll shows

October 22, 2026 12:27 pm

President Donald Trump’s approval rating in New Jersey has fallen to 31%, with nearly two-thirds of voters disapproving of his job performance and a majority saying the economy has worsened over the past year, according to a new Stockton University...

New Jerseyans want more local news, struggle to find information about their communities, poll says

October 20, 2026 5:56 pm

More than four in ten New Jerseyans say their communities don’t have enough local news sources, and more than a third have struggled to find information about what’s happening in their towns, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released Tuesday....

Data centers in Jersey? Fuhgeddaboudit

October 16, 2026 5:30 amOctober 16, 2026 12:15 am

Nearly three-quarters of New Jersey adults oppose building a data center in their hometown, and a substantial majority don’t want them built anywhere in the state, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released Friday. The poll found that 72% oppose...

N.J. voters blame utilities more than politicians for soaring electric bills, poll finds

October 13, 2026 10:09 am

Seven in ten New Jersey voters believe they are paying unreasonable electric bills, but they blame utility companies more than politicians for high costs, and Democrats and Republicans are nearly equally supportive of reducing utility profits, according to a new...

Poll: 82% of New Jerseyans support voter ID, 71% back proof of citizenship

October 13, 2026 5:30 amOctober 12, 2026 11:26 pm

More than eight in ten New Jersey residents (82%) support requiring photo identification to vote, and seven in ten (71%) favor requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register, even as a majority remain confident that their ballots will be counted...

More 80% of New Jerseyans support school cellphone ban, poll finds

October 12, 2026 1:31 pmOctober 13, 2026 12:33 am

More than eight in 10 New Jersey residents support the state’s new ban on non-academic cellphone use in public schools, with overwhelming majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents backing the restrictions, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. The poll found...

N.J. Republicans divided over whether Trump’s unpopularity will hurt them in midterms

October 9, 2026 3:51 pm

New Jersey Republicans are divided over whether President Donald Trump’s dismal poll numbers will drag down GOP candidates in November’s midterm elections, with some lawmakers acknowledging serious political headwinds and others insisting that voters will judge candidates on their own...