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Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 2h

Democrats are voting significantly faster now, bringing the GOP lead from 1.8% to 1.4% after just TWO DAYS. They are definitely on track to surpass republicans in return RATE.

Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 2h

Current New Jersey Mail Vote Return RATE:
🟦Dem: 38.6% (+5.5%)
🟥GOP: 40.0% (+5.1%)

2021 FINAL Mail Vote Return RATE:
🟦Dem: 66.4%
🟥GOP: 63.6%

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Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 2h

Also, please give umichvoter and VoteHubUS a follow! They're doing incredible work with election information and maps!

Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 2h

Note: Not all counties are reporting evenly and some are slower than others!
Also, "IND" includes unaffiliated voters and other 3rd party voters.

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Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 2h

In case you are new here, Mail Vote Return RATE, is the Percent of people who returned their requested ballot (By party).
And Mail Vote Returns are the total amount of ballots returned (by party)

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Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 2h

Remember there is no concrete correlation between early/mail vote and final results!
But all data should be available to the public and it is a shame NJ doesnt have an easy to access reporting system like Florida.

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Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 2h

2022 FINAL Mail Vote Return RATE :
🟦Dem: 68.3%
🟥GOP: 65.4%

2024 FINAL Mail Vote Return RATE :
🟦Dem: 81.3%
🟥GOP: 79.9%

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Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 2h

(Change in parentheses is from my last rate post of October 14th)

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Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 2h

Current New Jersey Mail Vote Return RATE:
🟦Dem: 38.6% (+5.5%)
🟥GOP: 40.0% (+5.1%)

2021 FINAL Mail Vote Return RATE:
🟦Dem: 66.4%
🟥GOP: 63.6%

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 20h

i jokingly said to someone I can never change my ~10yr old pfp at this point because nobody will know who i am

the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 20h

it is very funny to me that 'abbot of unreason' was a bit inspired by a friend changing her handle to 'lady of misrule' (because those two and 'prince de sots' are all names used for the master of the revels at carnival) and now people deadass refer to me as 'abbot'

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Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 20h

Fifth, please give umichvoter and VoteHubUS a follow! They're doing incredible work with election information and maps!

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Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 20h

Fourth, remember as always, all county offices are different. Many get backlogged or there could be issues with the mail! So always keep that into consideration!

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Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 20h

Third, remember there isn't really much of a correlation between mail and early vote rate numbers and general election results!

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Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 20h

Second, in case you are new here, Mail Vote Return RATE, is the Percent of people who returned their requested ballot (By party).

And Mail Vote Returns is the total amount of ballots returned (by party)

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Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 20h

First, here is a map of the counties in case you are not familiar with NJ!

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Joe @electionsjoe.bsky.social · 20h

THREE WEEKS UNTIL ELECTION DAY, 2025 NJ General Mail Vote Returns by County Visualized!