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The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate; State General Assembly; State delegation to the U.S. Senate; State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives; For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
From 1900 to 1944, New Jersey voted for Democrats five times, and voted for Republicans seven times. After World War II, New Jersey was a Republican-leaning swing state in presidential elections; from the 1948 to the 1988, Republican candidates won nine out of eleven elections.
New Jersey is split almost down the middle between the New York City media market and Philadelphia media market, respectively the largest and fourth-largest markets in the nation. As a result, campaign budgets are among the largest in the country. In a 2020 study, New Jersey was ranked as the 16th easiest state for citizens to vote in. [3]
Sep 17, 2024; Wayne, NJ, USA; (from left) Melissa Chalhoub, Alinne Ramirez, and Isabell Elliot register to vote during New Jersey’s Ballot Bowl Kick-Off at William Paterson University.
The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New Jersey Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason or impeachment.
The 220th New Jersey Legislature began on January 11, ... Affiliation Members Democratic Party: 46 Republican Party: 34 Total 80 July 23, 2022 – September 15, 2022
By February 20, the New Jersey affiliate turned over their party membership to the national party for management in accordance with the affiliation agreement. Dr. Steven Maness (who had run as Conservative Party candidate for Middlesex County Freeholder in 1998 [34]) assumed New Jersey party leadership on December 30. [35] [36] After the ...
Its main rival is the New Jersey Republican State Committee. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling every statewide office, including both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and the governorship, as well as 7 out of 12 U.S. House seats and both chambers of the state legislature. Two Democratic representatives died in 2024.