Republican enthusiasm is surging across New Jersey as early voting kicks off, and the numbers are already rattling Democrats who once dominated the Garden State.
For years, New Jersey has been considered safe blue territory—but this election season is shaping up to be anything but predictable. The first day of early voting saw Republican voters flood polling stations in numbers that stunned local analysts, signaling a strong conservative wave ahead of Election Day.
According to data from Michael Pruser of DecisionDesk HQ, Democrats led in-person voting on Saturday by a razor-thin margin—42 percent to 39 percent—while 19 percent of voters identified with other parties. That slim edge amounts to just 2,524 votes statewide, a dramatic drop from the 26,717-vote advantage Democrats enjoyed in 2021.
The sudden shift has political observers wondering if a red resurgence is underway in one of the nation’s bluest states.
GOP Momentum Rising Fast
“This was the first of nine days of in-person, early voting. An eternity is still outstanding,” said Micah Rasmussen, Director of the Rebovich Institute for NJ Politics at Rider University. “But, if the GOP cannot get any traction on the Dems, then they will go into Election Day with a 275,000-vote hole.”
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