Pennsville, NJ is a small town of 08023 located in Salem County. Although it is a small community, Pennsville has a thriving political system. Locally, the Pennsville Township Committee serves as the governing body for the citizens and businesses of Pennsville. This committee consists of five elected members who each serve 4-year terms with 3 member being up for election each year. The township also has its own mayor as well as a municipal court judge to oversee proceedings related to law enforcement. Additionally, Pennsville residents also take part in federal and state elections by voting on candidates running for office at those levels. Residents are encouraged to stay informed on local issues and politics so they can make an well-informed decision when casting their votes.
The political climate in Zip 08023 (Pennsville, NJ) is somewhat conservative.
Salem County, NJ is somewhat conservative. In Salem County, NJ 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Salem county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.5%.
Salem county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08023 (Pennsville, NJ) is somewhat conservative.
Pennsville, New Jersey is somewhat conservative.
Salem County, New Jersey is somewhat conservative.
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.
Pennsville, New Jersey: d r d d R R
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 08023 (Pennsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)