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The New Jersey Devils are the state's only professional sports team, but where are their fans?

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The time has come to determine where New Jersey's only namesake team has carved out a niche in one of the most established sports universes on the planet.

The New Jersey Devils are nothing new in the Garden State, calling the state home since the early 1980s. They've won three Stanley Cups since they arrived, were led by arguably the greatest goaltender of all time in Martin Brodeur and, up until recently, were led by one of the most revered general managers in the sport in Lou Lamoriello.

But where is their fan base?

With the Stanley Cup Finals kicking into gear last night, we wanted to find out.

The Devils have plenty of fans, but what's unclear is whether they outnumber fans of the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers, each of which has a far longer history in the region and the big city allure that the Devils lack.

In April, we asked our readers to settle the long-disputed boundaries of North, Central and Southern New Jersey, which was a phenomenal success. More than 90,000 voted setting off a fierce debate in some communities over a five-day period.

Today, we're asking for the hockey faithful in the state to do it again. It's as simple as this: Complete the survey below by picking a county, a town and tell us what team you think that town supports.

The survey results will be tabulated every 10 minutes and will automatically update the map at the bottom of this page.

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Initially, the map will only be colored based on votes for the three teams listed above. However, I added several other area teams to the survey as well. If I see, for example, that the Washington Capitals have an enclave of support in Cape May, I'll adjust the map accordingly.

To give us a starting point, I asked NJ Advance Media Reporter Rich Chere for his thoughts on where the fan boundaries lie. He posited that the northern half of the state is a mixture of Rangers and Devils fans, while south of Princeton is comprised primarily of Flyers faithful.

I gave the tie to the home team up north, with the exception of Hudson County, but if you disagree with the assessment, it won't take long to change. This map will be a reflection of each team's respective fan bases, so vote early and vote often.

This is an something of a social experiment, so we need your help. After several days of voting in this wholly unscientific exercise, we'll examine the results and how they compare to some historic, demographic and unofficial measures of state boundaries.

View the results

Drag the map or use the zoom controls to look around. Click or tap on any town to see the current voting results of that municipality. The map will update approximately every 10 minutes.

Voting has ended! Thanks for participating! Check back on NJ.com Monday for the results.

Stephen Stirling may be reached at sstirling@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @sstirling. Find him on Facebook.