Hightstown, New Jersey is a small town located in Mercer County. Although it is a small town, it has a significant political presence that affects the local community. The town's politics are governed by its Mayor and six-member Borough Council. These elected officials are responsible for making policy decisions that shape the future of Hightstown. Each year, the mayor and Borough Council members face off in local elections to determine who will lead the town for the next four years. Candidates come from all walks of life and represent different points of view on how to best serve their constituents. From improving local infrastructure to investing in public safety, these candidates strive to make sure Hightstown remains an attractive place for its citizens to live and work. By providing solutions to longstanding issues such as traffic congestion and environmental concerns, the elected officials ensure that Hightstown is prepared for a prosperous future.
The political climate in Hightstown, NJ is moderately 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
Hightstown, NJ is moderately 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.
Hightstown, 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 Hightstown, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,922 contributions totaling $130,859 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $49,152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)