The town of Kenilworth, NJ is a small community with a population of approximately 7,816 people. It is governed by the Town Council, which consists of six elected officials representing wards 1-3 and at-large positions. These council members are in charge of setting local policies and regulations for the town and its citizens. They work closely with the Mayor and Administrator to ensure that day to day operations are running smoothly and that their constituents' needs are being met. They also work with various departments to make sure that all necessary services are provided for the community. In addition to these duties, they often attend events in order to meet with residents and hear their thoughts on current issues facing the town. All in all, local politics in Kenilworth is an important part of ensuring that this tight-knit community continues to thrive for generations to come.
The political climate in Kenilworth, NJ is moderately liberal.
Union County, NJ is very liberal. In Union County, NJ 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 31.5%.
Union county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kenilworth, NJ is moderately liberal.
Union 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.
Kenilworth, 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 Kenilworth, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 110 contributions totaling $8,667 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $23,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)