This has been a deep blue state that Biden won in 2020 and Clinton won in 2016. However, in June 2024, Trump was leading in the polls here, making New Jersey now a LIGHT BLUE state that is likely to go for Harris, but is potentially up for grabs in 2024.
Latest Opinion Polling Results in New Jersey:
| state | STATUS | Trump | Harris | other/DK | % gap | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | LT BLUE | 40% | 52% | 8% | 12% | Oct-26 |
Election Results in 2020:
| Trump | Biden | Won by | % gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,883,313 | 2,608,400 | 725,087 | 15.9% |
Election Results in 2016:
| Trump | Clinton | Won by: | % gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,601,933 | 2,148,278 | 546,345 | 14.6% |
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/voting-and-registration/p20-580.html
Presidential Election – Nov 5th, 2024
IIn New Jersey, it is fairly safe to vote for a third-party candidate in the general election, without fear that this will help get Trump back into the White House. He will almost certainly lose this state. And if he wins New Jersey, it’s probably all over for Harris anyway.
So If you want your vote to count as a vote to survive, vote for Jill Stein on November 5th! Jill stands for a ceasefire in Gaza, negotiations in Ukraine, an end to warmongering with China, the abolition of nuclear weapons and a full-scale mobilization to address the climate emergency.
Vote Swapping
And if you want to help ensure that Trump does not get back into the White House, you can encourage someone in a purple state to vote for Harris by swapping your vote with them and agreeing to vote for their preferred third-party candidate in New Jersey. If you’d like to know more, click here.
As someone voting in a MARGINAL STATE, however, you may want to vote for Harris to make sure that Trump doesn’t actually win this state. In that case, you have the choice of swapping your vote with someone in a more solid red or blue state, where a vote for Jill Stein in that state can help send a message to Kamala Harris that you want more urgent and serious attention given to the existential threats facing humanity and that she does not have a blank check to continue with business as usual.
In that case, you can choose to swap your vote as if you are voting in a PURPLE state, and swapping with someone in a RED or BLUE state. The choice is yours:
Register to vote:
| state | Registration_by_Mail | Registration_Online | Registration_in_Person |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | Oct. 13 | Oct. 13 | Oct. 13 |
Vote by mail:
| state | Deadline_to_Apply | Deadline_to_Mail | Deadline_to_be_Received |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | Oct. 27 | November 3 | Nov 11 |
Vote in person:
| State | Polls_open_am | Polls_close_pm | Find your polling place |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 6 | 8 | https://voter.njsvrs.com/elections/polling-lookup.html |
AND, your most powerful contribution to this election may not be your own vote, but the vote of a friend, relative, colleague, former neighbor, or somebody else you know who does live in a “battleground” state. You may be the one person who can convince that person to vote, and to vote for our survival, at this election.
Click here for more ideas and help in convincing a friend or relative to vote.
Senate Race
This is Democrat-held Senate seat and the Republicans are unlikely to take it. Nevertheless, to keep this seat blue vote for Andy Kim.
A vote for Andy Kim is a vote for survival!
House Races
Meanwhile, we need to elect politicians who support the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, the Nuclear Ban Treaty and other real, sustainable solutions to the global threats facing us all.
Luckily, we already have over 100 such politicians in the House of Representatives. We need to make sure they get re-elected, and we need to elect more of them!
If you live in one of these US Congressional Districts, you have a progressive member of Congress to support!
District 1 – Norcross
District 3 – Kim
District 6 – Pallone
District 12 – Watson Coleman