Races · house · 2026 · New Jersey
house · open seat
New Jersey house
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet
The last rating change here was 22d ago, but only 0 polls have landed in the last 60 days. When raters move and pollsters don't, the rating shift may be running ahead of the data. Watch for a late-cycle correction in either direction.
Where this race stands
VerifiedLean R · model 87% R
No recent polls or markets for this race. PVI baseline (R+5) suggests Lean R.
The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts R+14.4 with an 80% CI ranging from R+30.5 (10th pctile) to D+1.6 (90th pctile), giving R a 87% chance of winning.
Tipping-point probability: 3.6% of simulations see this race as decisive for chamber control.
CITATIONS · lean-r · low-tipping
Forecast · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
R +14.4
80% CI: R +30.5 → D +1.6 · win prob 13%
R+45R+23TIEDD+23D+45
Quality · inputs
Data quality · medium
| Polls used | 1 |
| Days to election | 118 |
| Residual σ | 12.56pt |
| Generated | 7/7/2026 |
▼ Compare with other models2 models
qgbt-v1GBT (qgbt)
R +14.0
80% CI R +19.2 → R +9.0
CV MAE 8.51
consensusMarket-implied
R +5.1
no interval
market-implied
Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
Prediction markets
Consensus · D 28¢1 platformupdated 11h ago
Cross-platform price · history
Per-platform · current
| Platform | D YES | R YES | 7d Δ | Vol | vs cons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymarket “Will the Republican Party win the NJ-02 House seat?” | 28¢ | 71¢ | +0¢ | — | +0 |
All polls · 1 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Lean | Bias · track | vs raters | D · R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21 | Public Policy Polling+2For · Internal D-aligned | 505 · RV | NEUTRAL | D +0.9104 tracked | +2.4noisy | 46 |
Endorsements · 5 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yet5
Endorsements tracked
Democrat0 · 0%
Jeff Van Drew5 · 100%
Total5
Scraped from each candidate’s Wikipedia endorsement list.
RJeff Van Drew5 endorsers
Most notable · Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
Other3
Other · 3
- Cumberland County · Republican Organization
- Gloucester County · Republican Organization
- Salem County · Republican Organization
Elected officials1
Federal 1State 0Local 0
Elected officials · 1
- Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
Organizations1
Organizations · 1
- AFL-CIO
Money raised · own committees
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2026-05-29Jeff Van Drew
Receipts
$1.7M
Disburse
$1.1M
Cash on hand
$1.4M
Debts
$8.0K
Top industries
No industry data.
Top contributors
No contributor data.
Outside spending · independent expenditures
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · 24/48-hr IE reportsIE total
$76.3K
D side
$76.3K · 100%
R side
$0 · 0%
Top spender
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Editorial ratings · 4 raters
Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.Likely R1
Likely R · 1 rater
- Split Ticket · Jun 24
Safe R3
Safe R · 3 raters
- Cook Political Report · Jun 17
- Inside Elections · Jun 24
- Sabato's Crystal Ball · Jun 8
Cook Political Report
Safe RInside Elections
Safe RSabato's Crystal Ball
Safe RSplit Ticket
Likely RDemographic crosstabs
age · education · race · genderNo demographic crosstabs published for this race yet. Most pollsters release only topline numbers; subgroup breakdowns (age, education, race, gender) appear here when a pollster publishes them.
In the news
7 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
7 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles7
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.71
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift +0.20 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.71
Week-over-weekshift +0.20 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 71%
Neutral 29%
71% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets71%
Neutral29%
R-leaning outlets0%
71% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Rating timeline
Verification trail
Polls verified1 / 1deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested1 platformupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-05-29
Endorsements27 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage7 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks