The politics of 08505 Bordentown, NJ are centered around the distinct local government that serves the community. The small town is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government, which means that the Mayor is elected to serve as a leader and preside over all meetings and proceedings. The Mayor is assisted by an elected Council consisting of seven members, who each represent one of seven wards in town. These representatives work collaboratively to create laws and regulations in order to serve the citizens of 08505 Bordentown. All local political decisions are driven by what is best for the community and its inhabitants. There are many local initiatives that promote citizen engagement in the political process, allowing for a more informed voting public. Participation in these initiatives also helps foster a stronger sense of local pride and involvement within the community.
The political climate in Zip 08505 (Bordentown, 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 08505 (Bordentown, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Bordentown, 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.
Bordentown, 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 08505 (Bordentown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 593 contributions totaling $69,709 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $20,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)