Harlingen, NJ is a small town located in the northern region of New Jersey. It is a vibrant and diverse community with an engaged political culture. While the town does not have any officially elected political representatives, it does hold regular Town Hall meetings and other public forums to discuss local issues. Residents often come together to voice their opinions on matters that affect their daily lives such as infrastructure, taxes, education, safety, and other topics. Additionally, members of the community regularly engage in volunteer efforts and initiatives to make sure their voices are heard when decisions about local policies are being made. Harlingen residents have a long history of civic engagement and are passionate advocates for the betterment of their town.
The political climate in Harlingen, NJ is leaning liberal.
Somerset County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Somerset County, NJ 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.5%.
Somerset county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harlingen, NJ is leaning liberal.
Somerset 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.
Harlingen, New Jersey: r r 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 Harlingen, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,014 contributions totaling $180,725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $54,678 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $427 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)