N.J. added more than 7,000 new voters in December, most of them unaffiliated

[TexasTowelie]

New Jersey’s voter rolls increased by 7,366 in December, with the large majority of that increase coming from unaffiliated voters, who increased their numbers by 6,148. The state now has a total of 6,590,904 voters.

Republicans experienced a modest increase in December, growing by 1,953 from 1,508,212 to 1,510,165; Democrats, meanwhile, backslid from 2,577,146 to 2,576,402, a loss of 744 voters.

Despite the loss for the party, Democrats still have more than a million more voters than Republicans, an advantage that will be hard for Republicans to dent. More feasible is for unaffiliated voters to one day overtake the Democratic Party; currently, the electorate is 39.1% Democratic, 36.7% unaffiliated, and 22.9% Republican.

That lopsided advantage for Democrats still almost translated into a loss in last year’s gubernatorial election, however, when Gov. Phil Murphy narrowly defeated former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli 51-48%.

Read more: https://newjerseyglobe.com/voters/n-j-added-more-than-7000-new-voters-in-december-most-of-them-unaffiliated/

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Except for certain districts owned by party groups..

(have I mentioned that when I lived in Elizabeth, on the border of Newark, we had three Democratic parties vying for control? You couldn't find a Republican no matter how much cheese you put out.)

Anyway, considering the ways the parties and the bosses worked, pretty much every election saw power bounce back and forth.

[PortTack]

2. My oldest granddaughter who is part of the NAU young Dems org actually considers herself more

Unaffiliated. These young votes are very liberal, anti religion and know the gqp is their enemy

[Demovictory9]

3. Interesting.

[Philosophizing Fool]

4. Yet another example

Our message is losing voters. Hubris on a historical scale of we don't pull back our leftward drift. Remember, all liberal voters will vote Democratic, while not all Democratic voters will vote liberal. The progressive push, at times needed, must be balanced against the will of the people.