Bridgewater, NJ is a small town located in Somerset County. It is governed by the Mayor and Council of Bridgewater, which consists of six members elected to staggered terms. The current mayor is Matthew Moench, who was voted into office in November 2018. He has been focusing on improving public safety, infrastructure, and economic development for the town. Additionally, he has been working hard to maintain a strong relationship between the local government and its citizens. In recent years, Bridgewater has experienced an influx of new business opportunities and resources that have allowed it to grow and develop as a community. The Town Council works closely with businesses to ensure that all projects are properly managed and beneficial to the greater Bridgewater area. The Mayor and Council also prioritize environmental protection initiatives to keep the town clean and sustainable for generations to come.
The political climate in Bridgewater, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Somerset County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Somerset County, NJ 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.5%.
Somerset county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bridgewater, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Somerset 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.
Bridgewater, New Jersey: r r 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 Bridgewater, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,844 contributions totaling $2,325,042 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,003 contributions totaling $2,606,618 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $521 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)