Burlington, NJ (08016) is a vibrant city located in the heart of Burlington County. It is home to a diverse population with a variety of cultures and backgrounds. The city has been served by local political candidates from both major parties for many years. The current mayor is Kenneth J. Pringle Jr., who was elected in 2018 and serves as an independent. The other members of the City Council are Ami Hines, Lillian Burry, Paul Zipprich, Darlene Cantor-Burns, Celeste Riley, and Christopher J. Hilliard. These dedicated public servants work diligently to ensure that the best interests of the community are represented at all times. In addition to the City Council, there are several other governing bodies within Burlington such as the Burlington County Freeholders board and the Burlington Board of Education which help shape policy decisions on behalf of their constituents. The citizens of this great city take pride in their government and take an active role in local politics by voting for candidates that they feel will serve them best.
The political climate in Zip 08016 (Burlington, 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 08016 (Burlington, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Burlington, 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.
Burlington, 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 08016 (Burlington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 560 contributions totaling $49,631 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $8,994 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)