The 08302 Bridgeton, NJ area has a strong political base with passionate advocates for both sides of the aisle. While there are no local political candidates to name, there is a vibrant political climate in the area. Every election season brings out thousands of voters who are eager to cast their vote and make their voices heard. The population is made up of a diverse range of individuals who come from different backgrounds and bring unique perspectives to discussions on politics. Additionally, many institutions within the region, such as churches and community organizations, take part in encouraging voter registration and civic engagement. This vibrant political culture creates an atmosphere that allows citizens to have meaningful conversations about important issues that affect them at a local level.
The political climate in Zip 08302 (Bridgeton, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Cumberland County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Cumberland County, NJ 52.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained moderately Democratic, 52.3% to 46.3%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08302 (Bridgeton, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Bridgeton, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Cumberland County, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Vineland-Bridgeton Metro Area is leaning 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.
Bridgeton, 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 08302 (Bridgeton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 430 contributions totaling $73,233 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $31,881 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)