The politics in 08562 Wrightstown, NJ are driven by the local government, with the mayor and five council members elected by residents of the area. This council is responsible for making decisions about matters such as public safety, spending public money, and creating ordinances that benefit the local community. The mayor is in charge of managing the budget, appointing people to various positions within the municipality, and overseeing departments such as police and fire. Local elections are held every four years for council seats and mayor as well. The political atmosphere in this small town is a mix of progressive ideals and traditional values, with citizens often debating issues such as taxation or school reform during election season. Despite its small size, 08562 Wrightstown still has an active voice in state-level politics due to its unique location within New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District.
The political climate in Zip 08562 (Wrightstown, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Burlington County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Burlington County, NJ 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burlington county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.9% to 39.3%.
Burlington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08562 (Wrightstown, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Wrightstown, New Jersey is somewhat liberal.
Burlington County, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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.
Wrightstown, 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 08562 (Wrightstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,529 contributions totaling $42,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $6,106 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)