High Bridge, NJ is a small town in rural New Jersey that has a rich history dating back to the 1600s. It is home to approximately 3,000 people, many of whom take part in local politics. There are several candidates who have been running for political office in High Bridge recently, including those running for mayor and town council seats. Each candidate has their own ideas and plans for the future of the town, from infrastructure updates to economic development initiatives. The people of High Bridge are passionate about their politics and often turn out in droves on election day to voice their opinion. With so much passion surrounding local politics, it is no wonder that High Bridge remains an important part of New Jersey's political landscape despite its small size.
The political climate in High Bridge, NJ is leaning conservative.
Hunterdon County, NJ is leaning conservative. In Hunterdon County, NJ 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hunterdon county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.6%.
Hunterdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
High Bridge, NJ is leaning conservative.
Hunterdon County, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
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.
High Bridge, New Jersey: R R R R R r
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 High Bridge, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 163 contributions totaling $15,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $10,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $650 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)