Cranbury, NJ is a small town located in Middlesex County and has been around since 1698. It is home to a diverse population of over 4,200 people and is known for its strong sense of community and rich history. The town's local politics are largely centered around the issue of preserving its rural character while striving for sensible growth. Cranbury has a mayor-council form of government, with the Mayor elected at large for a four-year term and six council members, two from each ward, also serving four-year terms. There is a strong emphasis on open communication with residents to ensure that their voices are heard on important issues such as land use regulations, infrastructure upgrades, zoning changes, and other economic development initiatives. Additionally, the town works closely with regional state agencies to ensure that all projects are compliant with applicable laws and regulations.
The political climate in Cranbury township, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, NJ 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 38.2%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cranbury township, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex 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.
Cranbury township, 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 Cranbury township, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,375 contributions totaling $916,205 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 754 contributions totaling $229,538 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)