Bloomfield, NJ is a vibrant city that plays an important role in the state’s politics. The city has a long history of local political engagement and has consistently worked to ensure the needs of its residents are met. There are many civic organizations in Bloomfield that actively participate in local politics, such as the Bloomfield Civic Association. The BCA advocates for issues related to infrastructure and services in the city. They also support local candidates who focus on improving public safety, creating jobs, and implementing strong economic policies for businesses. Additionally, individuals living in Bloomfield can get involved with the various campaigns going on during election season. By participating in any form of politics from attending rallies to making phone calls or writing letters to elected representatives, citizens can have their voices heard and make an impact on their community.
The political climate in Bloomfield, NJ is strongly liberal.
Essex County, NJ is very liberal. In Essex County, NJ 77.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.1% to 21.8%.
Essex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bloomfield, NJ is strongly liberal.
Essex 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.
Bloomfield, 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 Bloomfield, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,650 contributions totaling $2,182,207 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,204 contributions totaling $456,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)