Union City, NJ is a vibrant and diverse city located in Hudson County. It is home to many different cultures and residents from various backgrounds, making it a unique and interesting place to live. Politically, Union City has seen an increase in voter turnout over the past few years with more people turning out to vote in local elections. The city is predominantly Democratic, although there are some Republican voters as well. Local politicians focus heavily on issues such as infrastructure improvements, crime prevention initiatives, improving educational opportunities for youth and families, and advocating for economic growth. In recent years, the city has made strides towards becoming a greener and more sustainable community. Union City’s commitment to these important initiatives is evident through its local political candidates who have championed environmental policies that value sustainability and quality of life for all citizens.
The political climate in Union City, NJ is very 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
Union City, NJ is very 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.
Union City, 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 Union City, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,287 contributions totaling $82,950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $22,382 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)