Hudson County, located in New Jersey, is a diverse and vibrant community. Politically, the county is served by the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, an elected body of seven members which serves as the legislative branch for the county. The Freeholders are responsible for setting policy and establishing programs to meet the needs of county residents. Local elections are held every two years where citizens can choose from a wide range of candidates representing different political parties and viewpoints. With its large population and influence on state politics, Hudson County has become an important part of the New Jersey political landscape.
The political climate in 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
Hudson County, NJ 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.
Hudson, 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 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 Hudson County, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30,768 contributions totaling $5,392,845 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,371 contributions totaling $929,603 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)