Edison, NJ 08837 is a residential town situated in Middlesex County. The local political scene is very involved and active, with many dedicated people running for office each year. Residents of Edison are encouraged to become engaged and informed about the candidates running in their area by attending candidate forums and other events to learn more about their views. Moreover, the town has a Mayor and Township Council who work together to make decisions that positively affect the community. The Mayor and Council also work alongside several other local organizations, such as the Edison Historical Society, to ensure that Edison remains a vibrant and safe place to live. All residents of Edison are encouraged to vote on election day and take part in local decision making processes such as town halls and public forums.
The political climate in Zip 08837 (Edison, 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
Zip 08837 (Edison, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Edison, New Jersey 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.
Edison, 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 08837 (Edison)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 437 contributions totaling $543,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,245 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 197 contributions totaling $33,511 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)