It favors states' rights, a strong military, anti-immigration laws, and term limits for congressmen.

They also led a series of ballot questions which would dissolve wards in many New Jersey towns and cities, replacing them with at-large districts.

[17] The NJCP received the endorsement of United We Stand America, H. Ross Perot's citizen action organization in 1995.

However, in order to earn official third-party status from the state, the party was required to bring in at least 10% of the total vote; a number it did not meet.

[24][25] The party ran candidates in every district in New Jersey in the midterm 1998 United States House of Representatives elections.

Historically, the Republican and Democratic candidates were given top spots on the ballot, and the NJCP argued that low voter turn-out led to these parties not even receiving the 10% vote minimum (out of all registered voters for that cycle) to proceed to the general vote.

This was ruled unconstitutional in 2001 after a lawsuit was brought by a coalition of political parties, including the NJCP.

In 2009 the State Chairman Stephen Spinosa asked registered members to change their party affiliation to Republican so they could vote for Steve Lonegan for Governor.

By doing so he effectively called for the suspension, though not dissolution, of his third-party movement in order to boost Lonegan's chances.