Garwood, NJ is a small borough in Union County with a population of around 4,500 people. It is known for its small-town charm and strong sense of community. The local government takes an active role in the lives of residents, implementing programs that benefit the entire community. Political representation in Garwood comes from both the county and state levels. At the county level, Garwood is part of the 21st Legislative District and represented by Assemblyman John McKeon and Senator Joseph Cryan. At the state level, Garwood is represented by Congressman Tom Malinowski and Senator Bob Menendez. Residents are encouraged to take part in elections and voice their opinions on local issues. Every election cycle brings out passionate debates about important topics that affect our town. Voting is a great way for everyone to have their voices heard and make sure their concerns are addressed.
The political climate in Garwood, NJ is moderately liberal.
Union County, NJ is very liberal. In Union County, NJ 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 31.5%.
Union county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garwood, NJ is moderately liberal.
Union County, New Jersey is very liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City 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.
Garwood, 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 Garwood, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 135 contributions totaling $19,158 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $7,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)