Westampton, NJ has a rich political history that dates back to its founding in the late 1800s. The town is governed by a mayor and four council members elected at-large for three-year terms. There are also two committees of government – the planning board and the zoning board of adjustment. These boards are responsible for making decisions about land use, development, and other issues related to the town’s growth. Local elections are held every May with candidates from both major parties vying for office. Additionally, Westampton is home to several grass-roots organizations such as the Westampton Citizens Association which work to promote civic engagement among all residents. With such an engaged population, it is no wonder that Westampton remains one of the most desirable places to live in Burlington County.
The political climate in Westampton, NJ is leaning liberal.
Burlington County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Burlington County, NJ 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burlington county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.9% to 39.3%.
Burlington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westampton, NJ is leaning liberal.
Burlington County, New Jersey is moderately 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.
Westampton, 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 Westampton, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 964 contributions totaling $90,723 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 221 contributions totaling $42,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)