Blawenburg, NJ is a small community located in Somerset County. Although it is a small town, there are still many political activities and events taking place within the area. The local government consists of an elected mayor and council members, who work together to develop plans for the betterment of the town. Additionally, Blawenburg has its own police department and fire department to ensure residents are safe and secure. Citizens often get involved in political events by voting on important local decisions such as school board policy or zoning regulations. Furthermore, citizens can also advocate for different causes through attending town meetings or participating in political campaigns. All of this contributes to the strong sense of community that exists in Blawenburg.
The political climate in Blawenburg, 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
Blawenburg, 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.
Blawenburg, 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 Blawenburg, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,540 contributions totaling $336,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 209 contributions totaling $104,586 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)