Pennington, NJ is a small town with a population of just under 2,500 people. Its local politics are centered around issues that are important to the community such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, and educational initiatives. Elections in Pennington are often seen as an opportunity for residents to make their voices heard and ensure that their elected officials are fully committed to the needs of the town. The mayor and council members work together to ensure that citizens have access to quality services, while also making decisions that will benefit the town’s future development. There are several local candidates vying for office in upcoming elections and it is important for citizens to pay attention and get informed about each candidate's positions on various issues. With careful consideration of each candidate's stance on current issues facing the town, Pennington's residents can be sure they are voting for those who will lead the town towards a brighter future.
The political climate in Pennington, NJ is moderately liberal.
Mercer County, NJ is very liberal. In Mercer County, NJ 69.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.1% to 29.1%.
Mercer county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pennington, NJ is moderately liberal.
Mercer County, New Jersey is very liberal.
Trenton-Princeton Metro Area is very 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.
Pennington, 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 Pennington, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,775 contributions totaling $654,209 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 363 contributions totaling $137,973 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)