Newark, NJ in zip code 07112 is a bustling city with a wide range of political activity. The politics of the city are heavily driven by the mayor and city council. There have been several high-profile elections in recent years, including the mayoral election of 2017 which saw Ras Baraka re-elected for his second term. Additionally, municipal bond referendums have been utilized to fund improvements to infrastructure and public services. Newark is also very active with regards to state and federal politics, with residents organizing grassroots efforts to advocate for issues they care about most. These efforts often include organizing protests and rallies to raise awareness and gain support on topics such as civil rights, criminal justice reform, immigration reform, economic equality, environmental protection, education accessibility, healthcare access and more. All of these efforts serve to make Newark a vibrant community with engaging political discourse.
The political climate in Zip 07112 (Newark, NJ) is very liberal.
Essex County, NJ is very liberal. In Essex County, NJ 77.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.1% to 21.8%.
Essex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 07112 (Newark, NJ) is very liberal.
Newark, New Jersey is very liberal.
Essex 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.
Newark, 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 07112 (Newark)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 530 contributions totaling $36,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $144 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)