Flemington, NJ is a small borough located in Hunterdon County. While it may be small, it is home to a bustling community of local residents who take part in the political process. The politics in Flemington are active and diverse, with both state and county politics playing a significant role in the town's daily life. Residents are encouraged to participate in their local government by registering to vote, attending meetings and voicing their opinions on important matters. Every four years, Flemington residents flock to the polls in droves to cast their vote for President of the United States as well as for other important offices such as U.S. Senator and Governor of New Jersey. Additionally, Flemington is home to several local campaigns that focus on issues such as education funding or library funding. For those interested in becoming more involved in politics at a local level, there are numerous opportunities available through the Hunterdon County Democratic Committee or the Hunterdon County Republican Committee. Ultimately, participating actively in politics can make a difference for Flemington’s future growth and development.
The political climate in Zip 08822 (Flemington, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Hunterdon County, NJ is leaning conservative. In Hunterdon County, NJ 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hunterdon county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.6%.
Hunterdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08822 (Flemington, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Flemington, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
Hunterdon County, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
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.
Flemington, New Jersey: R R R R 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 08822 (Flemington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,208 contributions totaling $291,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 680 contributions totaling $162,864 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)