Hamilton Square, NJ is a small community located in Mercer County. The town has a close-knit political environment that values the opinions of its residents. Local elections are held every two years and feature candidates who have experience in local government and policies. The objective of these candidates is to serve the needs of the townspeople while considering their own views on how they will help shape further development in the area. Residents are encouraged to become active participants in the election process by learning more about the candidates, forming their own opinions, and casting their votes during election day. This commitment to civic engagement makes Hamilton Square an ideal place for those looking to get involved with local politics.
The political climate in Hamilton Square, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Mercer County, NJ is very liberal. In Mercer County, NJ 69.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.1% to 29.1%.
Mercer county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton Square, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Mercer County, New Jersey is very liberal.
Trenton-Princeton Metro Area is very 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.
Hamilton Square, 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 Hamilton Square, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,343 contributions totaling $394,226 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 377 contributions totaling $96,187 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)