Port Colden is a small town in New Jersey located near the banks of the Delaware River. As part of the local government, it has two primary political parties that drive the decisions made in the community. The Democratic and Republican parties both have strong ties to Port Colden, with each offering their own set of services and ideas for creating a better town. The city council meetings are attended by both sides as they debate issues and come up with solutions to improve public safety, education, infrastructure, healthcare, and other important aspects of life in Port Colden. Local elections are held every four years to elect representatives from each party to represent residents’ interests and serve on the city council. These representatives strive to help move Port Colden forward by meeting their constituents’ needs and helping create a brighter future for everyone living there.
The political climate in Port Colden, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Warren County, NJ is moderately conservative. In Warren County, NJ 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 40.8%.
Warren county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Colden, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Warren County, New Jersey is moderately conservative.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Port Colden, New Jersey: R R R R R R
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 Port Colden, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 467 contributions totaling $34,151 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $18,668 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)