Hopewell, NJ 08525 is a vibrant township in the Mercer County area of New Jersey. The township is governed by an elected five-member Township Committee which focuses on representing the interests of the community. Many local candidates have campaigned for positions on both the Township Committee and the School Board in recent years. During election season, residents come out in droves to cast their votes and make their voices heard. The Township Committee makes important decisions about budgeting, public safety, infrastructure improvements and other important aspects of daily life. As a result, Hopewell citizens are encouraged to stay informed of local news and political developments throughout the year.
The political climate in Zip 08525 (Hopewell, 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
Zip 08525 (Hopewell, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Hopewell, New Jersey 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.
Hopewell, 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 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 08525 (Hopewell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,877 contributions totaling $200,540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $25,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $336 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)