Colonia, New Jersey is a small town located in Middlesex County. It is home to just over 7,000 people and has a rich history of community involvement in local politics. Over the years, Colonia residents have had the opportunity to get involved and make their voices heard through voting on various issues such as school board members, tax levies, and local ordinances. Every election cycle brings about an exciting time for Colonia citizens as they exercise their right to vote for the candidates that best represent their interests and values. Politicians from both sides of the aisle often campaign in the town to share their views and gain support from the community. In addition to voting on important decisions, Colonia residents also participate in public forums held by local leaders where they can voice their opinions and express any concerns or questions they may have. Overall, Colonia provides its citizens with many opportunities to be informed and engaged with local politics.
The political climate in Colonia, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, NJ 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 38.2%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colonia, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex 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.
Colonia, 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 Colonia, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 911 contributions totaling $91,696 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $49,059 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)