The politics in Salem, NJ are important for understanding the local government and making sure that the community is heard. In Salem, NJ there are three main offices to be elected: Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Court Judge. The Mayor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the city while also setting long-term goals and objectives for Salem. The City Council consists of 8 members who represent different areas of the city and work together to make decisions about policy within their jurisdiction as well as other important matters. Lastly, the Municipal Court Judge is responsible for presiding over all court proceedings within the city limits of Salem and upholding justice in the community. This year's election will be crucial as it represents a chance for citizens to have their voices heard on these issues and help shape Salem's future.
The political climate in Salem, NJ is leaning liberal.
Salem County, NJ is somewhat conservative. In Salem County, NJ 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Salem county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.5%.
Salem county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salem, NJ is leaning liberal.
Salem County, New Jersey is somewhat conservative.
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.
Salem, New Jersey: d r d d 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 Salem, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 95 contributions totaling $1,967 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $4,152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)