Middlesex, NJ is a vibrant and active community that has strong participation in local politics. Many current and former residents are involved in local government and also participate in campaigns for various candidates. Various organizations such as the Middlesex County Democratic Committee, the Middlesex Republican Committee, and other political action groups work together to ensure that the voice of citizens of Middlesex is heard. Additionally, many educational institutions provide opportunities to become more politically aware through seminars, forums, and campus activities. In recent years, Middlesex has seen an increase in voter turnout for both presidential and midterm elections. This demonstrates just how passionate citizens of Middlesex are about engaging in their local politics.
The political climate in Middlesex, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, NJ 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 38.2%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Middlesex, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex 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.
Middlesex, 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 Middlesex, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $9,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $2,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)