The politics in 07201 Elizabeth, NJ are focused around local issues that matter to the community. In recent years, much work has been done by the local government to address issues such as public safety, education, and infrastructure improvements. During election season, residents can vote for their local political candidates and provide support towards their favorite initiatives. The goal of the city is to create a better living environment for all its citizens and to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard. Local politicians strive to create a safe and vibrant community through programs that promote economic development and job growth, as well as programs designed to improve public health and quality of life for all residents in the 07201 area code.
The political climate in Zip 07201 (Elizabeth, NJ) is very liberal.
Union County, NJ is very liberal. In Union County, NJ 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 31.5%.
Union county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 07201 (Elizabeth, NJ) is very liberal.
Elizabeth, New Jersey is very liberal.
Union County, New Jersey is very 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.
Elizabeth, 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 07201 (Elizabeth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 141 contributions totaling $74,288 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $527 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $12,486 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)