Hoboken, NJ is a vibrant city that is home to many diverse communities. It has a strong political presence that is reflected in the local government, as there are several elected officials and representatives who serve the people of Hoboken. These people are responsible for advocating for the needs of their constituents, and work hard to ensure that the city’s policies address current issues and long-term concerns. There are various committees and organizations dedicated to representing different constituencies, each with their own priorities. In addition, there are civic groups who actively participate in public debates to support or oppose legislation that affects quality of life in Hoboken. The city is also known to be politically active on both local and national levels, which reflects its passionate commitment to civic engagement.
The political climate in Hoboken, NJ is very liberal.
Hudson County, NJ is very liberal. In Hudson County, NJ 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hudson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 26.2%.
Hudson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hoboken, NJ is very liberal.
Hudson 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.
Hoboken, 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 Hoboken, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,739 contributions totaling $2,267,325 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 510 contributions totaling $371,480 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $728 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)