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The results of the 4th annual New Jersey High School Voter Registration Week are in!

TRENTON, NJ - Led by , an initiative of the New Jersey Department of State, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Education, the New Jersey High School Voter Registration Week Program announces its 2025 results. This program is an opportunity to expand youth civic engagement and prepare teens to be voters. In collaboration with the League of Women Voters of New Jersey鈥檚 program, this partnership engages high schools and communities to facilitate the non-partisan voter registration for eligible 17-year-old and 18-year-old high school students. Together, students, administrators and community partners work to educate potential voters and create enthusiasm around civic engagement.

This year, NJ High School Voter Registration Week kicked off a period of statewide action in high schools and across communities on April 6, 2025. Continuing beyond the initial week of action, efforts in high schools across New Jersey continued through May 20, 2025. From April 6 through May 20, 2025, 7,558 New Jersey teens ages 17 and 18 registered to vote. This represents a 15% increase over the total registered (6,409) during the same time period in 2024.

鈥淩egistering our youth is critical to protecting and strengthening our democracy. That鈥檚 why I am so pleased and encouraged by the results of this year鈥檚 NJ High School Voter Registration Week Program. This program and others that we conduct, like National High School Voter Registration Week and the NJ Ballot Bowl are powerful and reinforce the civic and voter engagement habits that we want to instill in our young people,鈥� said Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way, who oversees Jersey Civic Engage in her capacity as Secretary of State.

鈥淭his remarkable increase in youth voter registration underscores the vital role our schools play in fostering informed and engaged citizens,鈥� said Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer. 鈥淭hrough programs like NJ High School Voter Registration Week, our schools are not only making their civics education more tangible to students but also empowering them to understand what it means to participate actively in our democracy. This is an opportunity to celebrate the students, educators, and community partners who made this year鈥檚 efforts such a success.鈥�

"Collaboration with our trusted partners at the local and state levels made this year鈥檚 NJ High School Voter Registration Week a great success. NJ is at the forefront of reaching our vision that every 17- and 18-year-old will become a life-long voter and engaged citizen. Now the work continues to help young people understand the importance of their vote, develop the intention to vote, and be equipped to cast their ballot,鈥� said Pat Supplee, Director of the League of Women Voters of New Jersey鈥檚 Energizing Young Voters Program.

For more information about Jersey Civic Engage, and New Jersey High School Voter Registration Week, visit , follow Jersey Civic Engage on Facebook, X and Instagram at @NJCivicEngage, or send an email to NJDOS@sos.nj.gov.