Elizabeth, NJ is a bustling city located in Union County. It has a wide range of diverse cultures, and is home to many different types of people. The city has a long political history that dates back to the late 19th century. While Elizabeth does not have any local political candidates running for office, it is heavily involved in various state and national elections. In recent years, members of both major political parties have visited the city in order to talk to voters and discuss their platforms. Apart from this, Elizabethians are active participants in various school board and municipal meetings where they can express their views on important topics relevant to their community. There is also an active youth civic engagement scene which works together to educate young people about politics and how they can affect change.
The political climate in Zip 07202 (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 07202 (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 07202 (Elizabeth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $16,247 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $9,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)