"New Jersey Independents" are largely Democrats who don't want to fill out the entire form. NJ actually has more independents than members of either party, but they are operationally democratic.
If the state made it as simple as checking a box at the top, the Dems would have the largest total.
GA is like that as well. Since we threw Carter out we have been voting more and more Rep on the national scene every year. But locally is die hard Dem 100%.
So in the primaries if I want to actually vote I have to change my registration to Dem and yes I raise he ll.
The ladies don't know what to think when I tell them I am being discriminated against(jokingly of course).