Politics in Hamilton Township (Atlantic County), New Jersey, are currently in a state of flux. The township is made up of many different groups of people, each with their own unique set of values and beliefs. Recently, local elections have been hotly contested as citizens vote based on their own personal interests. Candidates have proposed legislation on a variety of topics such as public safety, education, job growth and infrastructure improvements. Each candidate has presented their case to the voters and the community has been engaged in debates about the best path forward for the township. Voters have an important duty to select representatives who will be effective stewards of their interests and guide them into a brighter future for Hamilton Township.
The political climate in Hamilton township (Atlantic County), NJ is leaning liberal.
Atlantic County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Atlantic County, NJ 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Atlantic county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 46.0%.
Atlantic county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton township (Atlantic County), NJ is leaning liberal.
Atlantic County, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Atlantic City-Hammonton Metro Area is leaning 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 township (Atlantic County), 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 township (Atlantic County), NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,990 contributions totaling $230,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 568 contributions totaling $167,588 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)