Springfield Township (Union County), NJ is a township located in Union County, New Jersey. It has a total area of 7.5 square miles and is home to approximately 18,000 residents according to the 2020 census. The township is governed by an elected Mayor and four Council Members who are responsible for making local laws and policy decisions. The local government works together with the community to ensure that all residents are provided with quality public services like public safety, infrastructure such as roads and sewers, recreational programming, and educational opportunities. The township also provides job opportunities for many of its residents through its diverse businesses. Local political candidates have made efforts to increase public engagement in the town’s politics by attending town hall meetings, holding educational forums about the budgeting process, and engaging with citizens on various social media platforms. With these efforts, Springfield Township (Union County), NJ strives to make sure all its citizens have access to up-to-date information about their local politics so they can remain informed and involved in their community's decision making process.
The political climate in Springfield township, NJ is moderately liberal.
Union County, NJ is very liberal. In Union County, NJ 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 31.5%.
Union county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Springfield township, NJ is moderately liberal.
Union 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.
Springfield 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 Springfield township, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,296 contributions totaling $1,955,967 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $455 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,594 contributions totaling $2,571,490 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,613 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)