Old Bridge, New Jersey is a small town located in Middlesex County. It has a rich history of civic engagement and involvement. Residents of Old Bridge are passionate about the community and often take part in local political activities such as voting, attending Town Halls, participating in debates and forums, writing letters to elected officials, volunteering for campaigns and more. In recent years, many politicians have been running for different positions at the county level such as Board of Chosen Freeholders, Sheriff or Prosecutor. The candidates offer their own platforms on various topics such as education, infrastructure improvements, public safety measures and more. In addition to local politics there are also state-wide issues that need to be addressed for the betterment of Old Bridge residents. From taxes to health care reform to employment laws, the politics of Old Bridge have become an important part of life for many citizens who want what’s best for their community.
The political climate in Old Bridge township, 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
Old Bridge township, 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.
Old Bridge township, 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 Old Bridge township, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,692 contributions totaling $1,302,861 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,044 contributions totaling $407,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)