The politics of Linden, New Jersey reflect the diversity of its people and are generally progressive in nature. The city is proud to have elected several representatives from different political parties over history; for example, Mayor Derek Armstead is a Democrat who has served since 2014. Additionally, the City Council includes three Democrats and two Republicans. The City Council works together to make sure that the various needs of all residents are met. As a result of this collaborative effort, there has been steady progress in Linden on issues such as infrastructure updates, public safety initiatives, and economic development. There is also an active political community within the town that regularly hosts events to further the discussion about local issues among citizens. All in all, Linden's politics are diverse but united in providing a safe and thriving environment for its citizens.
The political climate in Linden, NJ is strongly 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
Linden, NJ is strongly 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.
Linden, 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 Linden, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 454 contributions totaling $22,957 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $13,087 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)