The small village of Oldwick, NJ, located in Warren County has a population of approximately 1,000 people. This close-knit community is known for its strong sense of pride and commitment to the town’s values. Though Oldwick is not home to any local political candidates, residents take part in the political process by participating in elections at all levels—township, county, state and federal. Through voting and engaging in meaningful conversations regarding smaller local issues such as zoning or road maintenance, Oldwick residents make their voices heard. All citizens are encouraged to stay informed and participate in their local government processes so that their voices can be heard on matters that affect them directly.
The political climate in Zip 08858 (Oldwick, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Hunterdon County, NJ is leaning conservative. In Hunterdon County, NJ 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hunterdon county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.6%.
Hunterdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08858 (Oldwick, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Oldwick, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
Hunterdon County, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
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.
Oldwick, New Jersey: R R R R R r
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 08858 (Oldwick)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 331 contributions totaling $32,079 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $52,916 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $802 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)