Bayonne, NJ is a small city located in the New York metropolitan area. It has a rich history and an active political scene. Bayonne is home to many political organizations, such as the Bayonne Democratic Committee, the Bayonne Republican Committee, and the Bayonne Green Party of Hudson County. The city also frequently hosts debates between candidates running for local offices. These debates allow residents to interact with potential leaders and learn more about their policies before casting a vote in elections. Additionally, both state and federal representatives from the area often hold town hall meetings in Bayonne to engage the community and discuss important topics related to politics in New Jersey.
The political climate in Bayonne, NJ is strongly 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
Bayonne, NJ is strongly 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.
Bayonne, 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 Bayonne, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,901 contributions totaling $113,624 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $40,463 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)