Weehawken, NJ is a small town with a rich political history. As the birthplace of American labor leader and civil rights activist Peter J. McGuire, Weehawken has long been a strong advocate for progressive values. The current Mayor of Weehawken is Richard Turner, who is committed to protecting the environment and ensuring that all citizens feel safe in their own neighborhoods. Furthermore, Mayor Turner is focused on strengthening the local economy while remaining fiscally prudent with taxpayer-funded projects. Additionally, many locally elected officials are focused on improving the infrastructure in Weehawken and creating more affordable housing options for residents. With its commitment to progressivism and responsible governance, Weehawken continues to be an example of effective politics for towns throughout New Jersey.
The political climate in Weehawken, 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
Weehawken, 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.
Weehawken, 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 Weehawken, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,399 contributions totaling $521,033 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $372 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $45,746 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $440 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)