Gloucester County, New Jersey is home to a variety of different political views and parties, with both Democratic and Republican candidates having strong bases in the county. In the most recent election, Republicans were successful in securing three of the five freeholder seats (the executive governing body of Gloucester County), while two Democrats also won seats. Local politics are further shaped by municipal elections in each of the 24 townships that comprise Gloucester County. These races often draw attention from voters as they determine who will be responsible for leading their respective towns. Additionally, many state Representatives and Senators representing Gloucester in Trenton also have an influence on local politics due to their ability to pass laws that may affect the everyday lives of those living in the county. Currently, there is an effort being made to promote bipartisan initiatives within and between municipalities, which has allowed for greater collaboration and understanding among residents across party lines.
The political climate in Gloucester County, NJ is leaning liberal.
In Gloucester County, NJ 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gloucester county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.0%.
Gloucester county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gloucester County, NJ is leaning liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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.
Gloucester, New Jersey: D d D D r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Gloucester County, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,456 contributions totaling $1,060,298 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,869 contributions totaling $445,005 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)