On November 7, the New Jersey Secretary of State posted new registration data. The percentages: Democratic 35.64%; Republican 20.82%; Libertarian .09%; Conservative .06%; Green .05%; Constitution .04%; Socialist .02%; Natural Law .02%; Reform .01%; independent and miscellaneous 43.24%.

Percentages in January 2016 were: Democratic 32.10%; Republican 19.47%; Libertarian .05%; Green .02%; Conservative .01%; Constitution, Natural Law, Reform, and Socialist, under .01%. Socialist registration back then was only 25 voters in the entire state, but now it is 1,271.

On November 1, the Iowa Secretary of State released new voter registration data. The percentages: Republican 33.17%; Democratic 31.51%; Libertarian .42%; Green .13%; independent and miscellaneous 34.76%. The Libertarian and Green totals are not on the Secretary of State’s web page, but are 8,366 Libertarians and 2.671 Greens.

In February 2016, the percentages were: Republican 31.78%; Democratic 30.29%; Libertarian .30%; Green .09%; independent and miscellaneous 37.53%.

The Socialist Party has a nominee for U.S. Senate from Nevada, Jarrod Williams. He is on the ballot as an independent, because the independent petition for statewide office in Nevada other than president is 250 signatures, whereas the petition for a newly-qualifying party this year was 5,431 signatures.

He is the first Socialist Party nominee to be on the ballot for a partisan office in Nevada since 1920. Here is the Socialist Party’s web page, listing its 2016 candidates. Thanks to Steve Rossignol for this news.