Winfield, NJ is a small town located in north-central New Jersey with a population of approximately 4,000 people. Politics in this area are primarily determined by the local government officials who make decisions about taxes, public works projects, and other municipal matters. The Mayor and Town Council are responsible for approving budgets and taxes as well as creating rules and regulations to ensure the health and safety of the citizens. Every two years, the citizens of Winfield have the opportunity to elect new representatives to continue serving their community. Local candidates typically focus on issues such as improving infrastructure or increasing access to public services in order to increase quality of life for all residents. Furthermore, they also work hard to ensure that all citizens have access to basic needs such as healthcare, education, employment opportunities, and better living conditions.
The political climate in Winfield, 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
Winfield, 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.
Winfield, 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 Winfield, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 454 contributions totaling $22,957 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $13,087 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)