Branchburg, New Jersey is a small town with a rich and active political presence. Locals are very involved in the political process and often hold rallies to discuss important issues such as education, healthcare, taxes, infrastructure, and more. The mayor of Branchburg is an elected position and their term lasts 4 years. Recently there have been several candidates running for mayor who have all offered their own unique perspectives on how to best serve the residents of Branchburg. The town council also consists of 5 members who are elected every two years by the citizens of Branchburg. They come together to debate issues that affect the town such as zoning regulations, budgeting decisions, hiring practices, and environmental regulations. All in all, Branchburg has an engaged and vibrant political system that provides its citizens with many opportunities to get involved and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Branchburg, 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
Branchburg, 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.
Branchburg, 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 Branchburg, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 976 contributions totaling $105,304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 554 contributions totaling $622,657 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)