Springfield Township (Burlington County), NJ is a well-established community with a variety of political affiliations. The township is part of the 7th Congressional District, which is represented by Congressman Tom MacArthur. At the state level, the Springfield Township is represented by Senators Steve Sweeney and Fred Madden in the New Jersey General Assembly. The local government consists of a Mayor, five Council Members, and an Administrator who manage the day to day operations of the township. Various committees are also in place to review zoning and land use requests as well as other issues that arise in the community. The township offers residents more than just politics though; there are plenty of parks and recreational activities for all ages such as hiking trails, lakeside beaches, and kid-friendly playgrounds. No matter what your political affiliation may be, there's something for everyone to enjoy within Springfield Township.
The political climate in Springfield, NJ is leaning 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
Springfield, NJ is leaning 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.
Springfield, 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 Springfield, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,373 contributions totaling $379,617 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 978 contributions totaling $151,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)