New Jersey (U.S. state)

New Jersey's location within the United States.

New Jersey Assembly 2022-2023 Session. Blue areas are represented by Democrats, and red by Republicans.

New Jersey is a state on the eastern coast of the United States of America. It is bordered on the south by Delaware (mostly across the Delaware Bay); on the west by Pennsylvania; on the north by New York state; and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. The state capital is Trenton, New Jersey. Broadcast media in the state is typically sourced from two nearby large cities, New York City, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which affects political advertising and awareness. The more densely urban areas in a belt across the center of the state tend to vote Democrat, and the more suburban and rural areas tend to vote Republican. The state has recently had governors from both parties. The two senators have been Democrats in recent decades, and most (but not all) of the U.S. congressional representatives as well.

New Jersey ratified the U.S. Constitution on 18 December 1787, the third state to do so. New Jersey's state motto is "The Garden State", and despite dense suburban sprawl, it still has numerous farms and wooded lands. According to the US Census Bureau, New Jersey has a population of 8,724,560, with 1,134.5 per square mile., making it the most densely populated state in the United States.

As of 2022, abortion is legal in the state, and there are strict gun registration laws (no open carry). Due to past industrial activity, New Jersey has 392 Superfund pollution clean-up sites, more than any other state in the union despite it's small geographic size.

See also

U.S. States and Territories