Kendall Park is a small suburban town located in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It is home to approximately 19,000 residents and provides a tranquil atmosphere for its inhabitants. Although Kendall Park is not the most politically active town, it does have an engaged local population that takes part in voting initiatives and other community activities. The two major political parties in Kendall Park are the Republican and Democratic Parties. There are several local politicians who represent the people of Kendall Park including Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, and Senator Patrick Diegnan Jr. Community members take part in debates surrounding important issues such as education reform, healthcare access, economic development, and environmental regulations. Locals also gather to discuss how their representatives can better serve the needs of black communities in nearby areas such as Edison and Metuchen. In short, politics remain a frequent topic of discussion among the citizens of Kendall Park.
The political climate in Zip 08824 (Kendall Park, NJ) is somewhat 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 08824 (Kendall Park, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Kendall Park, New Jersey is somewhat 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.
Kendall Park, 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 08824 (Kendall Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,051 contributions totaling $184,916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $17,261 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)