Barrington, NJ is a small town located in the county of Camden. Despite its size, the politics in Barrington have a large impact on the local community. The local governing body is comprised of a Mayor and four Council Members who are elected to four-year terms by residents of the town. Recently, the current mayor and all four council members were reelected to their positions for another term. This indicates that local residents are satisfied with their representation and feel secure entrusting them with making decisions about the future of Barrington. Additionally, there are numerous political advocacy groups in Barrington that focus on different issues such as environment protection, education reform, and economic development. These organizations provide an opportunity for individuals in Barrington to make their voice heard on important topics that are impacting their community.
The political climate in Barrington, NJ is moderately 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
Barrington, NJ is moderately 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.
Barrington, 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 Barrington, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,640 contributions totaling $537,662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 646 contributions totaling $526,112 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $814 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)