Metuchen, NJ is a small suburban town located in Middlesex County. It has a strong sense of community and an active local government. The town’s local politics are centered around the Mayor and Town Council, who work together to create laws, regulations, and policies that benefit all residents. Additionally, there are several organizations within Metuchen focused on improving the quality of life for its citizens. These include the Metuchen Chamber of Commerce, which supports businesses in the area; the Metuchen Civic Association, which works to promote civic participation; and the Metuchen Committee for Excellence in Education, which advocates for educational opportunities throughout the area. Through these organizations and other initiatives, Metuchen strives to provide a safe and healthy environment for its citizens.
The political climate in Metuchen, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, NJ 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 38.2%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Metuchen, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex County, New Jersey is moderately 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.
Metuchen, 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 Metuchen, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,865 contributions totaling $188,230 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $33,957 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)