New Providence, NJ is a small borough located in Union County. It has a diverse population with many different backgrounds and cultures represented. The government is led by the Mayor and Borough Council, which consists of seven members who are elected by the residents. The mayor serves four-year terms, while the council members serve three-year terms. The borough holds public meetings regularly to discuss matters affecting the community, such as budgeting, infrastructure improvements, and zoning changes. Additionally, there are several local organizations in New Providence that promote political involvement and engagement within the community. These groups support candidates from both parties during elections and organize regular discussions on current issues facing the town. With so many people actively participating in politics in New Providence, it is no surprise that this borough has become an engaged and vibrant place to live.
The political climate in New Providence, NJ is somewhat 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
New Providence, NJ is somewhat 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.
New Providence, 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 Providence, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,271 contributions totaling $2,726,670 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $435 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,573 contributions totaling $2,885,368 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,834 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)