Woodbridge Township, located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, is a diverse and vibrant community with a long history of political engagement. The township has elected strong leaders from both major political parties over the years, representing different perspectives and advocating for a wide range of interests. In recent years, there have been several controversial local issues that have been debated by candidates running for public office. These include issues such as taxes, school funding, and public safety. Recently, the township council approved a new comprehensive zoning ordinance to ensure development in the area meets sound environmental standards while balancing economic growth and community development initiatives. Local residents continue to be engaged in the political process by attending council meetings or participating in local organizations that advocate for their interests. Woodbridge is known for its strong civic engagement and continues to be an important part of New Jersey’s political landscape.
The political climate in Woodbridge township, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, NJ 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 38.2%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Woodbridge township, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex 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.
Woodbridge township, 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 Woodbridge township, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,715 contributions totaling $1,747,820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,928 contributions totaling $436,725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)