According to local media, New Jersey Republicans increased their voter registration by 433,000 (35%), while Democrats grew by 427,000 (20%) from August 2017 to August 2025, narrowing the Democrats’ voter registration advantage in the Garden State. Overall, the gap has decreased from 1.1 million in 2021 to 864,825, according to state data.
For context, during the same time, unaffiliated voters slightly declined by 18,000. Contextualizing the data, Bob Hugin, former NJ Republican Party chair, said that voters are frustrated with woke Democratic policies on affordability, energy, and taxes.
This swing appears to describe a shift in momentum, which could point to Republicans taking the governorship in 2025. However, others, such as Democratic strategist Daniel Bryan, downplayed the significance.
The cynical dem noted Republicans’ failure to secure significant electoral wins, as Democrats hold nine of twelve congressional seats. While Democrats are leading in Bergen, Essex, and Hudson counties, Republicans have grown in Ocean and Middlesex. Overall, while Democrats still control much of the state, all trends point to increased Republican control over the state soon.
Speaking out this seismic shift, Bob Hugin, former chair of the New Jersey Republican Party, slammed the woke Democrats saying, “This whole reversal from 1.1 million to 800,000 is because people are actually just sick and tired of bad policies that are screwing up the state — the affordability, the cost of living, and taxes — all issues taking center stage in the current gubernatorial race.”
Building on this point, he noted that normal Americans are sick and tired of Democrats and their shortsighted politics. The experienced Republican operative stated, “Now the Democratic brand is probably more negative than the Republican brand.”
Arguing against Hugin’s position, Daniel Bryan, a political strategist, defends his party. He whined, “Politics is naturally cyclical. We’ve had Democratic control of the Legislature and the governor’s office for many years, which always gives a bit more energy to the opposition party.”
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Concluding his comments, the strategist claimed, “One thing that New Jersey Republicans haven’t done is provide a playbook by which they’re able to actually start winning some meaningful elections. And, by the way, not just at the statewide level, but the county level, at the legislative level — even at the congressional level, they’re down.”
As we reported, this trend has been even more pronounced on a national level. According to new information, the Democratic Party lost approximately 2.1 million registered voters across 30 states and Washington, D.C. between the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections. The New York Times claims that it gained 2.4 million voters, resulting in a net shift of 4.5 million voters during the same period..
This data represents a seismic shift to previous numbers, and decreases the Democratic registration advantage from 11 percent to only 6. While the trend was nationwide, states like Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, which Trump handily won in 2024, were especially dramatic.
Even in deeply progressive states, the Republicans are pulling away in this vital measure of confidence. Democratic strongholds like New York and California, with 305,922 and 680,556 voters lost, respectively, saw significant decreases. In North Carolina, Democrats lost 115,523 voters, while Republicans gained over 140,000, flipping the registration advantage in favor of the GOP.