The politics in 08096 Blackwood Ter, NJ have been quite active and diverse in recent years. In the area, there are several local organizations dedicated to representing both major and minor political parties. There are also many local candidates running for various positions such as mayor, school board member, or city councilperson. The city of Blackwood Ter is committed to making sure all voices are heard and that they have access to resources that will help them make informed decisions on how to improve the community. Local governments also host town hall meetings throughout the year for citizens to voice their opinions and concerns about current issues. This allows members of the community to be more involved in shaping their future as well as having a say on important topics such as education, public safety, economic development and more.
The political climate in Zip 08096 (Blackwood Ter, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Gloucester County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Gloucester County, NJ 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gloucester county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.0%.
Gloucester county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08096 (Blackwood Ter, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Blackwood Ter, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Gloucester County, New Jersey is leaning 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.
Blackwood Ter, New Jersey: D d D D r 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 08096 (Blackwood Ter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,183 contributions totaling $94,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $68,004 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)