New Brunswick, New Jersey is a city located in Middlesex County that is home to approximately 56,000 people. Its politics are largely shaped by the state and county governments, as well as the municipal government of New Brunswick itself. Local elections are held for seats on the City Council and Mayor's Office every four years. Issues such as taxes, public safety, economic development, infrastructure investment, zoning regulations and budgeting have all been heavily debated during recent local election cycles. Additionally, New Brunswick has an active political scene with numerous neighborhood organizations representing various interests and advocating for their communities. These civic groups often support local candidates based on their stances on these important issues facing the city. As such, it is important for citizens to stay informed about the political climate in New Brunswick in order to make educated decisions during times of local elections.
The political climate in New Brunswick, NJ is strongly 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
New Brunswick, NJ is strongly 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.
New Brunswick, 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 New Brunswick, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,126 contributions totaling $273,144 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $30,567 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $624 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)