According to DecisionDeskHQ, in the deep blue state of New Jersey Republicans picked up 10,480 registrations last month to Democrats’ losing 2,433, giving Republicans a net 12,913 increase against them.
Despite been a solidly blue state in presidential elections, New Jersey voter registration has been trending against the Democrat Party there in recent years.
🚨 JUST IN - REPUBLICAN MOMENTUM IN NEW JERSEY
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 3, 2025
Last month: R+12,913 net
🔴 Republican: +10,480
🔵 Democratic: -2,433
Data: @MichaelPruser pic.twitter.com/EZVIEx0oma
In 2015, Jersey Republicans outpaced Democrats on voter registration by over a 2:1 margin, and cut away the Demcorats’ registration edge to under 900,000 from over 1 million four years ago. This also means that nearly 1.5% of the entire voter registration gap was reduced in a single month.
At the start of the year, New Jersey had nine more Democrats than it did in January 2021 - while there are 184,026 more Republicans.
After taking office, a poll showed Trump maintaining a net positive approval rating in the Garden State. While Trump didn't win New Jersey, the race was tighter there than it was in Arizona.
The Emerson College poll has shown a surge in favorability in the poll of Trump at higher than the share of Jersey voters who voted for him last year. 48% of the polls respondents said they had a favorable view of Trump, compared to 46% who did not, for a net +2 favorable rating, something thought nearly impossible even weeks ago.