Republican Party operatives are continuing to work after the 2024 elections in anticipation of being able to turn out more voters and turn long-time blue states purple or even red. With that being said, the GOP is steadily closing the Democratic Party’s voter registration lead in New Jersey, which will host an off-year gubernatorial election expected to attract significant national attention in 2025.
According to newly released November voter registration data shared on X by conservative election activist Scott Presler, Republicans added 6,239 new voters, while Democrats increased their registrations by only 2,261. “A month ago, democrats had an advantage of 906,299 voter registrations. Today, that lead has been narrowed to 902,321,” Pressler, who worked diligently to register tens of thousands of GOP voters in Pennsylvania before the election, wrote before listing the totals. “You have the opportunity to flip the NJ governorship from [blue to red] on November 4th, 2025.”
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A month ago, democrats had an advantage of 906,299 voter registrations.
Today, that lead has been narrowed to 902,321.
? gained 2,261 voters, while ? gained 6,239.
You have the opportunity to flip the NJ governorship from ??? on November 4th, 2025.
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) December 3, 2024
The most recent data extends several months of favorable voter registration trends for the Republican Party in New Jersey, also known as the Garden State. In 2020, Democrats comprised 38 percent of registered voters in New Jersey, while Republicans accounted for 22 percent. As the 2024 election between Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris approaches, the Republican share of the electorate has increased to 24 percent, reducing the proportions held by both Democrats and unaffiliated voters in the state.
Last month, New Jersey surprised election analysts by experiencing one of the most significant rightward shifts in the nation. In the recent election, Kamala Harris narrowly defeated Donald Trump by nearly six percentage points, securing 51.8 percent of the vote compared to Trump’s 45.9 percent. In contrast, during the 2020 election, President Biden won New Jersey with 57.3 percent of the vote, while Trump garnered only 41.4 percent.
The 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial race is poised to attract considerable national attention, as it is one of only two gubernatorial contests occurring during the off-year election cycle. The other race up for grabs in 2025 will take place in Virginia. Although New Jersey has not supported a Republican presidential candidate since 1988, the GOP has successfully won statewide elections and has made other races significantly more competitive than expected. Republican Chris Christie served two terms as New Jersey’s governor after being elected in 2010 and was once considered a leading contender for the presidential nomination during his first term. However, Christie concluded his tenure with historically low approval ratings.
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