Burlington, NJ is a small city located in Burlington County with a population of 9,920. Although the population is relatively small, the politics of the area are highly active and diverse. The local political scene is largely driven by the Burlington City Democratic Committee, which works to provide support to candidates and legislation that are beneficial to the community. Additionally, there are several other political organizations that participate in the local politics such as the Burlington County Republican Committee and the Burlington Tea Party. These organizations promote their own platforms and values through hosting events, promoting candidates, and advocating for issues important to their members. Overall, regardless of political affiliation or views, there is an energetic atmosphere surrounding politics in Burlington that encourages debate and dialogue amongst citizens of all backgrounds.
The political climate in Burlington city, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Burlington County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Burlington County, NJ 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burlington county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.9% to 39.3%.
Burlington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burlington city, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Burlington County, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
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.
Burlington city, 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 Burlington city, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 560 contributions totaling $49,631 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $8,994 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)