WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s campaign is about to pour money and staffers into New Jersey, even though he has little hope of carrying the Garden State in November.

Here’s why.

The effort by the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee is designed to drive up the vote primarily for other GOP candidates on the November ballot, most notably the candidates hoping to win back some of the congressional seats the Democrats flipped during the last two election cycles.

The joint fundraising committee Trump Victory, which raises money for both the campaign and the party, is funding the effort in New Jersey and other states. The joint committee, RNC and Trump campaign have banked more than $225 million through Feb. 28.

The Republicans’ $4 million effort targets five states with competitive House races: New Jersey, New York, California, Illinois and Nebraska. Four are heavily Democratic and one heavily Republican in presidential years.

"With our next wave of hires, we are on track to send House Democrats packing and elect Republican candidates to Congress who will work with President Trump throughout a second term to continue this great American comeback,” said Richard Walters, the RNC’s chief of staff Republican National Committee.

The Republicans got one New Jersey seat back in December when 2nd District Rep. Jeff Van Drew switched parties, and the president flew to Wildwood in January to endorse him.

At least two Democratic incumbents, 3rd District Rep. Andy Kim and 7th District Rep. Tom Malinowski, are considered endangered by the two Washington-based publications that track congressional races, Inside Elections and the Cook Political Report.

But two others, 5th District Rep. Josh Gottheimer and 11th District Rep. Mikie Sherrill, are strong favorites to win another team. Inside Elections, in fact, rated both districts as solid Democratic.

The state Republican Party welcomed the investment.

“We are excited to have such a strong early investment from the RNC," Executive Director Phil Valenziano said. “They understand that we have top notch candidates running across New Jersey and recognize that Andy Kim, Tom Malinowski, Mikie Sherrill, and Josh Gottheimer sprinting to the far left has created opportunities to flip those districts.”

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Waters said the recent fundraising success was “fueled by Americans’ backlash against impeachment,” but a poll released last month by Fairleigh Dickinson University reported just the opposite.

A majority of New Jersey residents, 51%, said the impeachment probe didn’t go far enough and want the investigations to continue, while only 36% said the Democrats overreacted.

And Trump’s job approval rating in New Jersey sat at 32%, with 60% disapproving.

Jonathan D. Salant may be reached at jsalant@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JDSalant or on Facebook. Find NJ.com Politics on Facebook.

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