The Trenton Metro Area is an area of New Jersey with a long and varied history in politics. With its proximity to Philadelphia and the State Capitol building, there are a number of important political figures who have their roots in the city. This includes former governors, U.S. senators, and members of both state and federal legislatures who have shaped the laws that bind this region. The current political landscape of the Trenton Metro Area is largely influenced by both local political candidates and major state and national issues. Candidates for local offices such as mayor, town council, county freeholder, or school board advocate on behalf of their constituents’ needs within the framework of state law, while also pushing for policies that will make life better for those living in Trenton and its surrounding areas. In addition to these local efforts, Trenton is also greatly affected by state-level initiatives such as education reform efforts, infrastructure projects, and social welfare programs that are designed to improve the quality of life for everyone living in the area. The politics in Trenton Metro Area continue to evolve as political candidates bring new ideas and perspectives to the table each election cycle.
The political climate in Trenton-Princeton Metro Area is very liberal.
In Trenton-Princeton Metro Area 69.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Trenton metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.1% to 29.1%.
The Trenton metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Trenton-Princeton Metro Area is very 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.
Trenton-Princeton, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Trenton-Princeton Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50,554 contributions totaling $9,176,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,158 contributions totaling $5,128,643 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)