Elizabeth, NJ is a diverse city with a large population. It has a long history of political engagement, and in recent years the civic life of Elizabeth has become more active than ever before. Every election cycle, candidates from both major parties compete for local offices such as Mayor, City Council and School Board. The issues that are most important to voters in 07208 Elizabeth have changed over the years, but they always center around public safety, economic development and education. Residents here often come together to hold debates and town hall meetings where candidates can voice their views on these topics. Voters then make their decisions during general elections which can be seen as a testament to the importance that politics plays in this community.
The political climate in Zip 07208 (Elizabeth, NJ) is strongly liberal.
Union County, NJ is very liberal. In Union County, NJ 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 31.5%.
Union county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 07208 (Elizabeth, NJ) is strongly liberal.
Elizabeth, New Jersey is strongly liberal.
Union County, New Jersey is very 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.
Elizabeth, 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 07208 (Elizabeth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,280 contributions totaling $60,801 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $7,543 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)