Columbia, NJ is a small town located in Warren County with a population of 2,132. It has a strong sense of community and is home to many local businesses. The politics in Columbia are centered on the Town Council, which consists of six members that are elected to serve two-year terms. Every two years, new candidates vie for election and they each bring their own unique perspectives and ideas to the table. These candidates typically have backgrounds in business, education, and other public service fields that make them well-suited for their roles as representatives of the people of Columbia. Additionally, the Mayor is elected to a four-year term and serves as a leader for the Town Council. Each year, they work to make decisions on important issues such as budgeting, infrastructure projects, and local ordinances. All in all, Columbia's political scene is relatively quiet but nonetheless effective at addressing the needs of its citizens.
The political climate in Columbia, NJ is moderately conservative.
Warren County, NJ is moderately conservative. In Warren County, NJ 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 40.8%.
Warren county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbia, NJ is moderately conservative.
Warren County, New Jersey is moderately conservative.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Columbia, New Jersey: R R R R R R
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 Columbia, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 86 contributions totaling $3,986 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $4,365 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)