Burlington Township, NJ is a vibrant and diverse community located in Burlington County. It is home to a wide variety of people and businesses. Politics in Burlington Township are focused on the local level and are heavily influenced by the priorities of its citizens. Local elections often involve choosing representatives from a variety of political backgrounds who can represent the different needs and interests of each constituency within the township. The township also has several key elected officials such as a Mayor, Council Members, and Board of Education members, all of whom make decisions that have an impact on the daily lives of those living in Burlington Township. Political campaigns in the area often focus on issues such as public safety, education, health care access, economic development, and environmental protection. Local candidates strive to create platforms that appeal to voters from all walks of life that will help improve their quality of life in Burlington Township.
The political climate in Burlington township, 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
Burlington township, NJ 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.
Burlington township, 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 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 Burlington township, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 787 contributions totaling $63,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $15,984 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)