New Jersey Democrats To GOP: We’ve Got You Outnumbered

New Jersey’s Republican candidates face a steep battle of numbers in the mid-term elections on Nov. 6, according to recently released state data.

On Tuesday, the New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC) announced that the state is “bluer now than it was in 2016.” NJDSC Chairman John Currie wrote that New Jersey Democrats have added 83,978 members to the party in the past year alone and now outnumber Republicans by 921,531 registered voters… nearly a two-to-one margin.

“We are fired up and ready to elect progressive leaders,” Currie stated in a campaign fundraising email.

Earlier this month, the New Jersey Department of State released the October voter registration totals, which break down party totals by district and county. (See the statewide totals here)

According to state figures, there are 2,199,322 registered Democrats in New Jersey as of Sept. 30. There are 1,277,791 registered Republicans.

In September, the NJDSC trumpeted its annual conference – which attracted more than 2,000 Democrats to Atlantic City – as a show of just how large the party’s base in the Garden State is.

With a theme of “Riding the Blue Wave,” the conference – attended by Gov. Phil Murphy – drew more than double that of the previous years’ events. The NJDSC wrote that it was a “testament to the unprecedented level of grassroots enthusiasm among Democrats throughout the state, strong outreach efforts and the excitement being generated by Governor Phil Murphy’s progressive policy agenda.”

While the Democrats’ advantage seems overwhelming on paper, Currie cautioned members of his party that it doesn’t mean a thing unless people actually get out to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

“This midterm election rests on one thing: turnout,” Currie emphasized. “If we activate all of our registered voters, we will reelect Senator Bob Menendez and elect all of our Democratic candidates running to flip red districts blue.”

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There’s also another huge factor that may act as a wildcard for the hopes of a #BlueWave rout: unaffiliated voters. According to state figures, 2,361,046 registered voters in New Jersey are unaffiliated with any party.

In addition, there are thousands of voters registered with the following parties:

• New Jersey Libertarian Party – 10,734
• New Jersey Conservative Party – 8,930
• Constitution Party – 8,923
• Green Party – 6,930
• Socialist Party of New Jersey - 3,912
• Natural Law Party - 3,547
• Reform Party of New Jersey – 1,088

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Photos: New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC Conference in Sept. 2018)