Kingston, New Jersey is a small town in the southwestern corner of the state. It is home to a diverse population and has a rich history that dates back centuries. The town is governed by an elected mayor and council, who work together to ensure the well-being of all its residents. Kingston's mayor and council are responsible for creating laws, managing municipal budgets, planning for the future growth of the community, providing services, and promoting civic engagement among its citizens. There are also several local organizations that focus on various aspects of politics in Kingston including voter participation, education about current events affecting the area, and advocacy for public policy initiatives. The town is committed to fostering an environment where individuals can express their opinions openly and be heard by their government officials.
The political climate in Kingston, 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
Kingston, 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.
Kingston, 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 Kingston, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48,158 contributions totaling $11,402,524 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,056 contributions totaling $5,900,054 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,931 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)