Edison, NJ (08817) is a diverse and vibrant community located in Middlesex county. The town is primarily represented by Democratic officials at the local level. Currently, Thomas Lankey serves as Mayor, appointed to the office in 2018. He was initially elected to serve as Mayor in 2012 and has been elected twice since then. At the state level, Edison is represented by Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak, and Senator Patrick Diegnan. All three of these representatives are dedicated to protecting and promoting the interests of Edison residents. In addition to these democratic representatives, Edison residents have multiple options for engaging with local politics through various organizations such as the Edison Democratic Club and West Windsor Township Democrats Club. These clubs provide opportunities for local citizens to get involved in their community's political life, helping to ensure that their voices are heard on important issues such as education funding, public safety initiatives, and economic development initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 08817 (Edison, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Middlesex County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, NJ 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 38.2%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08817 (Edison, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Edison, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
Middlesex 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.
Edison, 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 08817 (Edison)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,045 contributions totaling $78,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $36,176 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $332 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)