Hammonton, NJ is a small town in Atlantic County that is full of culture and local history. The politics in Hammonton are largely shaped by the local representatives who work to ensure their constituents are represented at the state level. Currently, the mayor of Hammonton is Edward J. Makin Jr., a Republican who has been serving since 2016. He runs on a platform that focuses heavily on fiscal responsibility and environmental protection for the town. Additionally, there are several local representatives in the state assembly who serve to represent the concerns of Hammonton residents at the higher levels of government. These representatives include Vince Mazzeo (D), John Armato (D) and Erik Simonsen (R). All three of these legislators strive to provide smart policy solutions that best suit the needs of their constituents while also advocating for their beliefs in Trenton. Overall, politics in Hammonton heavily reflect both Democratic and Republican values alike, with each party working together to bring about positive change for all citizens of Hammonton.
The political climate in Hammonton, NJ is leaning conservative.
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
Hammonton, NJ is leaning conservative.
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.
Hammonton, 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 Hammonton, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 542 contributions totaling $177,481 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $327 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 254 contributions totaling $108,886 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)