Bernardsville, NJ is a town in Somerset County that is known for its vibrant and active political environment. Located only 30 miles from New York City, the town has numerous local initiatives and organizations that work to make Bernardsville an ideal community for all of its citizens. Local politics are largely driven by the Bernardsville Borough Council, which consists of nine members who are elected by the residents every two years. The Council works diligently to ensure that Bernardsville remains a safe and supportive place for all who live there. The mayor of Bernardsville also plays an important role in local politics, working with the Borough Council to implement initiatives and address pressing issues facing the community. Additionally, many citizens actively participate in local elections and take part in various civic activities that promote democracy throughout the town.
The political climate in Bernardsville, NJ is leaning liberal.
Somerset County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Somerset County, NJ 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.5%.
Somerset county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bernardsville, NJ is leaning liberal.
Somerset 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.
Bernardsville, New Jersey: r r 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 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 Bernardsville, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,469 contributions totaling $813,092 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $554 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,007 contributions totaling $2,112,653 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,098 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)