Bound Brook, NJ 08805 is a small town in Somerset County, located in the state of New Jersey. While it may not be considered a major center for politics in the state, Bound Brook residents still take part in both local and national elections. Local government in Bound Brook consists of a mayor and six council members, who are all elected by the residents every four years. The mayor and council are responsible for setting policy and making decisions related to taxation, land use, public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and other important areas. Residents also participate in larger-scale elections such as national presidential races or congressional seats. Overall, Bound Brook offers an opportunity to stay connected to politics on both a local and regional level.
The political climate in Zip 08805 (Bound Brook, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Somerset County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Somerset County, NJ 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.5%.
Somerset county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08805 (Bound Brook, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Bound Brook, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
Somerset 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.
Bound Brook, New Jersey: r r 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 08805 (Bound Brook)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 674 contributions totaling $15,981 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $95,701 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $948 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)