Milltown, NJ is a small town with a population of approximately 8,000 people. The political landscape in Milltown is relatively quiet and conservative. The local town council consists of six members elected at-large to serve staggered four year terms. Currently, the mayor of Milltown is George Smith, who was first elected in 2018. Council members are elected to represent the citizens' interests on issues such as zoning, land use, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. In addition to the town council, there are various non-partisan committees dedicated to preserving Milltown's unique character and promoting civic engagement by residents. Local political candidates in Milltown are typically chosen based on their dedication to protecting the town's history and resources while advocating for responsible growth.
The political climate in Milltown, NJ is leaning 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
Milltown, NJ is leaning 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.
Milltown, 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 Milltown, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 308 contributions totaling $98,709 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $35,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)