The politics in Fort Dix, NJ (08640) revolve around the local government and its decisions. The town of Fort Dix is part of Burlington County and therefore falls within the jurisdiction of the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The board consists of seven elected officials that are responsible for making important decisions on behalf of their constituents. In addition to the Board, Fort Dix is represented by both a state senator and assemblyman in the New Jersey State Legislature, which is responsible for passing all state laws. At a federal level, Fort Dix is represented by two members in Congress, one from each party. These representatives are responsible for advocating for legislation that affects not only their district but also the entire country. Ultimately, residents of Fort Dix have an active role in expressing their wants and needs through both voting in elections and contacting elected officials directly with any concerns they may have.
The political climate in Zip 08640 (Fort Dix, 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 08640 (Fort Dix, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Fort Dix, 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.
Fort Dix, 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 08640 (Fort Dix)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,381 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)