Elmer, NJ is a small town in Salem County with a population of just over 1,000 people. The local political scene in Elmer is very active, with each election season representing an opportunity for citizens to vote for candidates that represent their values. In the most recent elections, the residents of Elmer voted for Mayor Kevin Waddington and Councilman Russell Kline. Both candidates ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and maintaining the tight-knit community atmosphere of the town. Through their leadership, Elmer has seen increased economic growth and investment into its infrastructure and public safety services. Residents have also seen improved public parks and recreation areas through these efforts. With upcoming local elections in November 2020, there is sure to be more passionate debate as candidates from different parties present their platforms and engage with constituents.
The political climate in Zip 08318 (Elmer, NJ) is somewhat conservative.
Salem County, NJ is somewhat conservative. In Salem County, NJ 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Salem county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.5%.
Salem county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08318 (Elmer, NJ) is somewhat conservative.
Elmer, New Jersey is somewhat conservative.
Salem County, New Jersey is somewhat conservative.
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.
Elmer, New Jersey: d r d d R R
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 08318 (Elmer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 202 contributions totaling $8,272 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $10,157 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)