Dunellen, NJ is a small town in Middlesex County that is known for its strong sense of community and charm. The local government is composed of a mayor and five council members who are all elected to serve four-year terms. The mayor and council work together to ensure that the needs of the citizens of Dunellen are met. The town also has an active committee structure which allows citizens to provide input on important issues like zoning, land use, recreation opportunities, and other matters. In addition to the elected officials, there are several boards and commissions which help make decisions about the future of Dunellen. These range from the Zoning Board which approves new buildings or changes to existing ones to the Planning Board which sets overall policies for development within the town limits. Through these boards and committees, citizens have an avenue to voice their opinions and shape their own local government.
The political climate in Dunellen, 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
Dunellen, 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.
Dunellen, 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 Dunellen, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 229 contributions totaling $27,126 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $21,421 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)