Cranford, NJ is a small town located in Union County. Despite its size, Cranford has an active and engaged political scene. Residents take part in local government by attending town hall meetings and voting for local candidates during election seasons. There are several political organizations that host events throughout the year to bring awareness to important issues facing local communities. These events provide an opportunity for citizens to get informed about their government and learn more about the candidates running for office. Additionally, Cranford encourages civic engagement through various volunteer opportunities like working on campaigns or helping out with neighborhood cleanups. By taking part in the political process, Cranford residents can help make sure their voices are heard and that decisions being made will benefit their community.
The political climate in Cranford township, NJ is somewhat 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
Cranford township, NJ is somewhat 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.
Cranford township, 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 Cranford township, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,845 contributions totaling $164,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 357 contributions totaling $129,162 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $362 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)