South Bound Brook, NJ is a small town located in Somerset County. Despite its size, the town has a vibrant political scene. Local politics often revolve around issues such as public transportation, environmental protection, local taxes, and education funding. The politics of South Bound Brook are usually managed by the four-member governing body known as the Town Council. Elections for Town Council are typically held every two years and are seen as an important factor in determining the direction of the town's development. Out of the four members on the Town Council, three of them are elected directly by residents while one is appointed by other local governing bodies in Somerset County. Several interesting candidates have stepped forward to participate in these elections over the years and their campaigns focus on understanding the needs of their constituents and finding solutions that work for everyone involved.
The political climate in South Bound Brook, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Somerset County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Somerset County, NJ 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.5%.
Somerset county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Bound Brook, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Somerset 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.
South Bound Brook, New Jersey: r r 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 South Bound Brook, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 85 contributions totaling $3,252 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $4,065 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)