Fact or Fiction: Did New Jersey Have More Registered Voters Than Eligible Voters in 2024?

A claim circulating online in recent months has sparked debate across New Jersey and beyond: that the Garden State had more registered voters in 2024 than eligible voters.

At the center of the controversy are two numbers. New Jersey’s voter registration totals surpassed 6.6 million registered voters in 2024, while estimates of the state’s citizen voting-age population — often referred to as CVAP — hovered aro...