The politics in Bradley Gardens, NJ (08807) are largely determined by the county and state government. The residents of Bradley Gardens vote for their local representatives in Congress, Senate, Assembly, and many other offices. In addition to the representatives from these larger governing bodies, Bradley Gardens has a Mayor who is elected by the citizens of the community. The Mayor is responsible for overseeing many of the town's operations such as safety, sanitation services, and public works projects. Local issues are regularly discussed during town hall meetings and elections that allow residents to have their voices heard on matters such as zoning changes, property taxes, and educational programs. Residents of 08807 can also stay informed on local politics through various outlets such as newspapers and online news sources.
The political climate in Zip 08807 (Bradley Gardens, NJ) is somewhat 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 08807 (Bradley Gardens, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Bradley Gardens, New Jersey is somewhat 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.
Bradley Gardens, 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 08807 (Bradley Gardens)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,764 contributions totaling $197,239 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 533 contributions totaling $272,965 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $512 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)