Plainsboro, NJ is a small suburban town located in Middlesex County. It has a vibrant political landscape, with several local organizations dedicated to community-building and advocacy. The town has two elected officials – Mayor Peter Cantu and Township Councilman David Green – who are responsible for overseeing the operations of the local government. Plainsboro also has numerous volunteer boards and committees that serve to address specific issues in the community such as education, land use planning, economic development, parks and recreation, and more. Residents can get involved in these organizations by attending meetings, voting on local initiatives, and serving as volunteers or members of boards or committees. Additionally, there are several civic groups organized around particular interests such as seniors’ clubs and youth services organizations that contribute to the overall vitality of Plainsboro politics.
The political climate in Plainsboro, NJ is moderately liberal.
Middlesex County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, NJ 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 38.2%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plainsboro, NJ is moderately liberal.
Middlesex County, New Jersey is moderately 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.
Plainsboro, 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 Plainsboro, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29,481 contributions totaling $6,286,536 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,894 contributions totaling $2,923,658 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,544 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)