The town of Montgomery, New Jersey is a small township located in Somerset County. It is primarily a residential community with a diverse population of about 7,200 people. Montgomery is home to many young families and retirees, as well as commuters from the nearby towns in Central Jersey. Politics in Montgomery are focused on the local level and governed by the Township Committee. The committee consists of a mayor plus four additional members who serve four-year terms. They are responsible for the overall management and oversight of all municipal departments and services within the town; this includes public safety, infrastructure, recreation programs, library services, health services and more. Federal and state issues are also addressed through representatives from Somerset County and New Jersey’s two congressional districts. The mayor and committee members hold regular meetings to discuss local government initiatives that affect residents of Montgomery, including zoning regulations, budgeting measures, tax rates and development plans.
The political climate in Montgomery, NJ is leaning liberal.
Somerset County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Somerset County, NJ 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.5%.
Somerset county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montgomery, NJ is leaning liberal.
Somerset 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.
Montgomery, New Jersey: r r 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 Montgomery, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31,690 contributions totaling $7,221,592 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,532 contributions totaling $3,273,799 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)