Olivet, NJ is located in Somerset County and is a peaceful and thriving town with a population of around 1,000 people. The politics of Olivet are centered around the local government that works to keep the community safe and be the voice for its residents. The mayor leads the town council which consists of six members and is responsible for enacting laws and ordinances in order to ensure the safety of Olivet's citizens. Local elections are held every two years to elect leaders who will carry out these responsibilities. In addition to the local government, many local political organizations such as civic associations or labor unions also exist in Olivet in order to give citizens a platform to advocate for their interests on a larger scale.
The political climate in Olivet, NJ is moderately conservative.
Salem County, NJ is somewhat conservative. In Salem County, NJ 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Salem county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.5%.
Salem county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Olivet, NJ is moderately conservative.
Salem County, New Jersey is somewhat conservative.
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.
Olivet, New Jersey: d r d d 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 Olivet, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 202 contributions totaling $8,272 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $10,157 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)