Collingswood, NJ is a vibrant town that thrives on its community and political involvement. The Town Council is made up of six elected members who work together to ensure the town is well-maintained and prosperous. In addition to the Council, there are various committees and boards such as the Planning Board, Environmental Commission, Library Board of Trustees and Zoning Board of Adjustment that actively work to make decisions which will benefit the town. The Mayor also serves a key role in the Collingswood politics by appointing many of these members and working with the Council to pass ordinances. Elections for town offices are held every two years where residents are encouraged to vote for their preferred candidates. This allows for local citizens to have their voices heard in shaping the future of Collingswood.
The political climate in Collingswood, 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
Collingswood, 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.
Collingswood, 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 Collingswood, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,911 contributions totaling $232,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $25,399 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)