New Jersey added more than 19,000 registered voters in January—but Democrats lost more than 2,000 members of their ranks last month, according to the latest voter registration data.
Republicans gained more than 10,000 registrants in January and the unaffiliated ranks grew by about 11,000 voters, according to the data. Republicans continue to make up ground on Democratic registration numbers, but the GOP’s total (1,652,061) still falls about 900,000 behind that of the Democrats (2,535,498).
About 2,509,000 voters are unaffiliated/independent.
The continuing GOP gains come as Republicans campaign this year to win the governor’s mansion for the first time since 2013. Republicans are hoping to turn the state purple after major swings right in both the 2021 gubernatorial race and November’s presidential election.
Voter registration data can offer some insight into public sentiment, but more than a third of the state’s voters are still unaffiliated.
The GOP’s voter registration edge is also up in competitive districts like the 8th legislative district, which elected one Democrat and one Republican to the Assembly in 2023. Republicans gained 437 registrants in the Atlantic and Burlington County district last month, while Democrats added just 60.
New Jersey’s registered voter base is now 37.4% Democratic, 24.4% Republican, and 37.0% unaffiliated. The remaining 1.2% of registrants are scattered across several minor parties.
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