The town of Secaucus, New Jersey is a diverse and vibrant community with its own unique political landscape. The town is governed by an elected mayor and council, along with active members of the community who serve in appointed positions on the boards and committees that oversee different aspects of local government. The mayor and council are responsible for representing the people of Secaucus by setting policy related to public safety, economic development, education, parks and recreation, public works, housing, social services and more. This local government seeks to ensure that every member of the Secaucus community has access to all necessary services that are necessary for their well-being and success. Additionally, local political candidates regularly come forward to represent their constituents in elections for various offices such as Mayor or Council Member. These individuals each bring their own ideas and visions for how best to serve the people of Secaucus. It is up to each citizen to make sure they are informed about who is running for office and which candidates align most closely with their values and interests when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Secaucus, NJ is strongly liberal.
Hudson County, NJ is very liberal. In Hudson County, NJ 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hudson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 26.2%.
Hudson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Secaucus, NJ is strongly liberal.
Hudson County, New Jersey is very 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.
Secaucus, 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 Secaucus, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 779 contributions totaling $166,682 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $34,112 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)