Harrison, NJ is located in Hudson County and is part of the Newark metropolitan area. The politics in Harrison are largely defined by its location; due to its proximity to New York City, many of the citizens are very engaged in state and national politics. Additionally, because of the diversity of the town, there is a wide range of political opinions that help shape the local political landscape. Most recently, Harrison has seen an increase in participation from independent candidates who wish to make a positive impact on their community. These candidates have highlighted issues such as education reform, job growth, and infrastructure investment as key components of their platform. With so many people engaging in local politics it is clear that Harrison will continue to be a vibrant center for political discourse for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 07029 (Harrison, NJ) is very liberal.
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
Zip 07029 (Harrison, NJ) is very liberal.
Harrison, New Jersey is very liberal.
Hudson County, New Jersey 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.
Harrison, 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 zip 07029 (Harrison)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 178 contributions totaling $33,514 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $2,990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,495 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)