The politics of the town of Mercerville, New Jersey, are largely shaped by the collective beliefs and interests of its citizens. The town is governed by a five-member Town Council elected at-large for a staggered four-year term and a Mayor elected at-large for a four-year term. The Town Council sets laws, ordinances and regulations to ensure that the town operates efficiently and meets the needs of its residents. In addition to the Town Council, local politics in Mercerville are also affected by local organizations such as advocacy groups, businesses, churches and community organizations. These entities all influence how policies are implemented in order to benefit their own interests or those of the larger community. Ultimately, it is up to the citizens of Mercerville to decide what issues should be addressed through their representatives on local government bodies.
The political climate in Mercerville, NJ is moderately liberal.
Mercer County, NJ is very liberal. In Mercer County, NJ 69.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.1% to 29.1%.
Mercer county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mercerville, NJ is moderately liberal.
Mercer County, New Jersey is very liberal.
Trenton-Princeton Metro Area is very 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.
Mercerville, 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 Mercerville, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,018 contributions totaling $284,109 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 246 contributions totaling $55,074 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)