Belleville, NJ is a small town located in Essex County. It has a rich history of politics that has shaped the community into what it is today. Local politics in Belleville focus mainly on improving the quality of life for residents and creating a safe and secure environment for all members of the community. Belleville town council meetings cover topics such as infrastructure improvements, environmental issues, economic development, and public safety. Over the years, several local candidates have run for office to represent their community in state government. These candidates have fought hard to make sure that Belleville’s voice was heard at the capital. Currently, Belleville is represented by two state representatives who continue to advocate for more resources and investment in their hometown.
The political climate in Belleville, NJ is strongly liberal.
Essex County, NJ is very liberal. In Essex County, NJ 77.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.1% to 21.8%.
Essex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belleville, NJ is strongly liberal.
Essex County, New Jersey is very 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.
Belleville, 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 Belleville, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,973 contributions totaling $441,478 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 583 contributions totaling $140,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)