The politics in Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 are diverse and vibrant. The township is governed by a mayor-council form of government with a five-member council representing the citizens. Each council member is elected to serve a four year term, and the mayor is elected for a three year term. This system ensures that local residents have a voice in how their township is run. The town also has an active political scene during election cycles when candidates come to talk to their constituents about why they would be the best choice for office. Through this dialogue, voters can make an informed decision and elect the candidate that best reflects their interests and values.
The political climate in Zip 08690 (Hamilton Square, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Mercer County, NJ is very liberal. In Mercer County, NJ 69.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.1% to 29.1%.
Mercer county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08690 (Hamilton Square, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Hamilton Square, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
Mercer County, New Jersey is very liberal.
Trenton-Princeton Metro Area is very 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.
Hamilton Square, 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 08690 (Hamilton Square)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 552 contributions totaling $22,187 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $29,284 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)