Cookstown, NJ, located in 08511 zip code, is a small and quaint town with a strong sense of community. While the town is relatively small, its local politics are robust and active. Citizens of Cookstown take part in both state and national elections to have their voices heard and make sure that they are represented properly. The town also has its own municipal government that engages with citizens to ensure the smooth running of the town’s day-to-day operations. This includes making sure that public services are meeting the needs of the community, as well as creating initiatives for the benefit of all who live there. Cookstown has a thriving political scene and many residents take an active part in local politics to ensure that their voices are heard by those in power.
The political climate in Zip 08511 (Cookstown, 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 08511 (Cookstown, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Cookstown, 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.
Cookstown, 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 08511 (Cookstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $11,791 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)