Readington, NJ is a small town located in Hunterdon County with a population of 16,126 people as of the 2019 census. The local politics in Readington are handled mainly by the township committee, which consists of five members who are elected at large to three-year terms. The mayor and deputy mayor are chosen from among these members. In addition to the mayor and committee members, there is also a Township Administrator who is appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Committee. All local politics here are non-partisan and focus on preserving the rural charm of our community while balancing development with environmental protection. There have been several initiatives over the years to maintain open space and encourage green infrastructure for sustainable growth. Additionally, important issues such as public safety, education, and tax rates are frequently discussed at town hall meetings to ensure that citizens’ needs are met.
The political climate in Readington, NJ is leaning conservative.
Hunterdon County, NJ is leaning conservative. In Hunterdon County, NJ 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hunterdon county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.6%.
Hunterdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Readington, NJ is leaning conservative.
Hunterdon County, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
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.
Readington, New Jersey: R R R R R r
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 Readington, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,335 contributions totaling $1,019,084 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,760 contributions totaling $1,174,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $426 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)