Stratford, NJ is a small town located in Camden County that has a rich history and diverse population. Over the years, the town has seen its fair share of political activity. Stratford is home to many local organizations and associations such as The Stratford Chamber of Commerce, Stratford Business Alliance, and Stratford Board of Education. These organizations help support the community by providing services such as economic development, education initiatives, and other opportunities for the residents. Elections for local offices are held every four years and a number of issues are discussed during campaigns such as taxes, public safety, economic development, environmental protection, education funding, and infrastructure improvements. Voters also have the opportunity to choose between candidates from both major political parties or unaffiliated candidates who have declared their candidacy. Residents can get their voices heard through voting in these elections or by actively engaging with their elected officials on specific policy matters.
The political climate in Stratford, NJ is moderately liberal.
Camden County, NJ is very liberal. In Camden County, NJ 65.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Camden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.9% to 32.5%.
Camden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stratford, NJ is moderately liberal.
Camden County, New Jersey is very 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.
Stratford, 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 Stratford, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 235 contributions totaling $18,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,589 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)