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NEW: Republicans Outpace Democrat Voter Registrations In Blue State

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The New Jersey Republican Party were able to outpace their Democratic Party rivals in the deep blue state, as the GOP outpaced Democrats in terms of new voter registrations.

Voter registration data for the state, which was released on November 1, found that the Republican Party picked up 16,945 new registrations in October. This more than doubled Democratic Party registrations in the same period, which registered just 6,015 people, according to a report from the New Jersey Globe.

Both major parties were eclipsed by a massive number of “unaffiliated” registrations in October. In total, 44,484 newly registered voters either did not list a party or registered as an unaffiliated voter last month.

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Despite the gains, Republicans still have a mountain to climb in order to flip the longtime Democrat stronghold in a presidential election year. As of November 1, 2024, there are 6,727,358 registered voters in the Garden State, 2,534,932 of whom are registered as Democrats, while 1,628,633 voters are registered with the GOP.

The latest figures continued months of positive voter registration trends for Republicans in New Jersey.

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While New Jersey has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1988, the GOP has managed to win statewide elections and made others much closer than anticipated. Republican Chris Christie served two terms as New Jersey governor after winning election in 2010, and was once viewed as a top presidential contender throughout his first term.  Christie left office with record low approval ratings, however.

New Jersey Republicans also shocked political pundits and pollsters in 2021, when incumbent Democrat Governor Phil Murphy barely managed to win re-election. Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli ultimately lost by less than three percentage points in race that was projected as D+10 according to polling averages at the time.

While the odds of New Jersey flipping red remain low, positive registration and early voting trends could give Republicans hope for Southeastern Pennsylvania, particularly in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Republicans have managed to squeak out an unprecedented lead in in-person early voting, which will run through November 3. Democrats are currently enjoying a 40-point advantage in mail-in ballot returns, however.

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