Blackwood, NJ is a small town located in Camden County with a population of about 10,000 people. The local politics are closely knit and crafted around the well-being of the entire town and its citizens. There are various local leaders that work towards making Blackwood a safe and prosperous community. These individuals range from politicians to activists who are dedicated to helping Blackwood remain an ideal place to live and thrive. Local issues like education, public safety, economic development, and quality of life are often discussed within the town’s political sphere. Elected officials at the state level represent the town’s interests in Trenton while other representatives ensure that the residents’ needs are met on the local level. All in all, Blackwood’s political atmosphere is one that prioritize both civic engagement and community growth.
The political climate in Blackwood, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Camden County, NJ is very liberal. In Camden County, NJ 65.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Camden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.9% to 32.5%.
Camden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blackwood, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Camden County, New Jersey is very liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly liberal.
New Jersey is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Blackwood, New Jersey: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Blackwood, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 925 contributions totaling $48,532 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $21,814 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)