As of Tuesday, Republicans outnumbered Democrats in early voting in New Jersey, according to data analyzed by Associated Press election researcher Ryan Dubicki.
A total of 144,105 Republican voters have already voted in person in the state. compared received 139,524 votes from the Democratic Party; According to Up to data analysis. The Democratic Party is historically Early voting prevailed in the last election, with many party leaders encouraging their supporters to vote early.
“What we’re seeing is staggering,” New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli said Wednesday on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends First.” reported. “Republicans are finally beginning to embrace early voting opportunities. The return rate for mail-in ballots has been excellent. Local Republican organizations are doing a great job of getting the word out.”
According to FOX News, the last time New Jersey voted for a Republican presidential candidate was in 1988, when Republican Vice President George H.W. Bush defeated Democratic Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis.
Despite the strong performance, New Jersey Democrats still led Republicans in mail-in voting as of Saturday, with 357,924 votes cast by Democrats, 121,003 votes cast by Republicans, and 108,270 votes cast by independent voters. According to To New Jersey Grove. New Jersey voters had cast a total of 589,353 mail-in ballots as of Saturday morning, according to the Globe. (Related: Nowhere in the blue near the border will have to pay billions of dollars due to illegal immigration, report finds)
HOBOKEN, NJ – OCTOBER 17: A person walks past a mail-in ballot drop box in Hudson County as the sun rises on October 17, 2024 in Hoboken, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
Former President Donald Trump drew nearly 100,000 people to a campaign rally in New Jersey in May. Several Republican leaders in battleground states are adopting a strategy often used by Democrats to encourage voters to vote early.
President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a tight race with six days left until Election Day. Nationally, Trump leads by 48.4% to Harris’ 48.0%, a difference of 0.4 points. According to to polling averages from RealClear Polling.
Among registered voters in New Jersey, 55% said they planned to vote for Harris or had already voted, while 35% said they would vote for Trump or had already voted. According to According to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released on October 30th.
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