Caldwell, NJ is a small town located in Essex County with a population of 7,822 as of the 2010 census. It has a strong and vibrant political presence in the local community. Many of the local elections have been decided by just a few hundred votes, indicating how passionate residents are about their political beliefs and values. Residents can regularly be seen attending town hall meetings to express their opinions on different issues. The Caldwell Democratic Committee serves as an active participant in the local political scene and advocates for progressive policies that benefit all citizens. At the state level, Caldwell is represented by state legislators who are dedicated to representing the interests of the town's residents at the highest levels of government. With such passionate and engaged residents, it is no surprise that politics is alive and well in Caldwell, NJ.
The political climate in Caldwell, NJ is moderately liberal.
Essex County, NJ is very liberal. In Essex County, NJ 77.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.1% to 21.8%.
Essex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caldwell, NJ is moderately liberal.
Essex County, New Jersey is very 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.
Caldwell, 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 Caldwell, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,604 contributions totaling $1,217,747 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $338 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 509 contributions totaling $451,881 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $888 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)