N.J. voter rolls grow by 8.5k in May, with large Democratic gains ahead of primary

New Jersey’s voter rolls grew by more than 8,500 people in May, with Democrats adding more than 7,000 last month, state data shows.

With last month’s registrants tallied, 6,688,363 people are now registered to vote in New Jersey, an increase of 8,514 from the month prior. The growth largely belonged to Democrats, who added 7,639 and now total 2,543,355.

Republicans added 1,428 voters and now possess a total of 1,678,469. The overall rates remain similar. The state is 38.0% Democratic, 25.1% Republican, and 35.8% unaffiliated.

The decrease in unaffiliated voters — a change from most recent months, when the number of unaffiliated has surged — reflects some New Jerseyans opting to register with a party to vote in this year’s various contentious primaries. Primary day is Tuesday.



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