Annandale, New Jersey is a small town located in the northern part of Hunterdon County. Its population is just over 2,500 people, with a median age of 44 years old. Annandale is a relatively quiet and peaceful community that prides itself on its small-town charm and welcoming atmosphere. It is governed by the Town Council, which consists of five members elected to three-year terms. Each Council member represents an equal portion of the town's population. The Mayor presides over council meetings and signs official documents for the town. In addition to the Town Council, there are two political parties - the Democratic Party and the Republican Party - that play an important role in local politics. Each party has their own set of issues they wish to address and advocate for within Annandale. During election times, candidates from both parties are nominated and voted on by Annandale residents to represent their interests at the local level. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about local politics and actively participate in elections as they are vital pieces of democracy in Annandale.
The political climate in Annandale, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Hunterdon County, NJ is leaning conservative. In Hunterdon County, NJ 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hunterdon county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.6%.
Hunterdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Annandale, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Hunterdon County, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
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.
Annandale, New Jersey: R R R R R r
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Annandale, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,097 contributions totaling $136,980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 262 contributions totaling $77,591 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)