Politics in 08065 Palmyra, NJ are largely influenced by local government. The local government is made up of the Mayor and Town Council, charged with making decisions on behalf of the community. Residents of Palmyra can choose to vote for candidates running for office within their town and county. In recent years, there have been campaigns encouraging citizens to get involved in political issues that affect their town and neighborhood. Local officials have worked hard to create a sense of engagement among residents by providing platforms for discussion and debate on important issues. Furthermore, community organizations such as the Palmyra Civic Association have organized events to keep residents informed about their local politics and initiatives. This has enabled citizens to make informed decisions while also promoting civic engagement in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 08065 (Palmyra, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Burlington County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Burlington County, NJ 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burlington county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.9% to 39.3%.
Burlington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08065 (Palmyra, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Palmyra, New Jersey is somewhat liberal.
Burlington County, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
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.
Palmyra, 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 08065 (Palmyra)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 274 contributions totaling $14,626 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,176 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)