Chesilhurst, NJ is a small town located in Camden County and is a part of the larger Philadelphia metropolitan area. While the town itself does not have much of a political presence, it is surrounded by other towns that are heavily involved in politics. Many local candidates for office are known throughout the state and come from various counties surrounding Chesilhurst, including Camden County. These candidates often discuss issues important to the people of Chesilhurst, such as educational reform and economic revitalization. Additionally, the people of Chesilhurst have their own local representatives who represent them in matters such as zoning changes or budgeting decisions. No matter which candidate wins an election, they strive to make sure that their constituents feel heard and represented fairly.
The political climate in Chesilhurst, NJ is moderately liberal.
Camden County, NJ is very liberal. In Camden County, NJ 65.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Camden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.9% to 32.5%.
Camden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chesilhurst, NJ is moderately liberal.
Camden County, New Jersey is very 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.
Chesilhurst, 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 Chesilhurst, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $3,109 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $6,242 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)