Fords, NJ is a small town located in Middlesex County. It is governed by an elected Mayor and Council who are responsible for setting local policy and managing the town's resources. The Mayor is directly elected and serves as the head of government while the Council consists of six members who are elected on a non-partisan basis. They oversee the day-to-day operations of Fords and address any issues raised by citizens. In addition, the town has various committees, boards, and commissions which advise on various matters such as public safety, land use, infrastructure, and economic development. The local political candidates running for office typically represent differences in opinion about how to best manage the town's resources but are committed to working together to ensure that Fords remains a safe and thriving community for all its residents.
The political climate in Fords, 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
Fords, 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.
Fords, 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 Fords, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,915 contributions totaling $358,391 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 317 contributions totaling $73,372 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)