The politics of New Hanover, NJ are governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Anne Marie Coolick, who has held the position since 2019. On the council are nine members, each representing one of the nine wards in New Hanover. The elected officials work together to create policies and laws that align with the goals and interests of their constituents. Issues such as public safety, education, economic development, and infrastructure are all discussed at public meetings before decisions are made. Additionally, the town holds regular referendums throughout the year to gauge public opinion on local issues and initiatives. In order to ensure transparency and accountability, New Hanover holds open town hall meetings where citizens can voice their opinions about issues that affect them. This makes sure that all voices are heard and taken into consideration when it comes to making decisions about what is best for the town.
The political climate in New Hanover, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Burlington County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Burlington County, NJ 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burlington county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.9% to 39.3%.
Burlington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Hanover, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Burlington County, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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.
New Hanover, 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 New Hanover, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,120 contributions totaling $88,267 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $24,503 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)