Waterford, NJ is a small town located in Camden County. It has a rich political history dating back to the 19th century when the town was first established. The current political landscape of Waterford, NJ involves representatives on both the local and county levels. On the local level, Waterford is governed by a five-member Mayor Council form of government that consists of four council members elected at large and an elected mayor who serves as the presiding officer of the municipality. In addition to participating in municipal elections, the citizens of Waterford also choose representatives for Camden County’s Board of Chosen Freeholders. These individuals are responsible for overseeing many aspects of local government such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure projects, and budgeting for county services.
The political climate in Waterford, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Camden County, NJ is very liberal. In Camden County, NJ 65.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Camden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.9% to 32.5%.
Camden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waterford, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Camden County, New Jersey is very liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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.
Waterford, 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 Waterford, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 335 contributions totaling $67,451 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 179 contributions totaling $25,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)