Harrisonville, NJ is a small town located in the 08039 zip code. Although it is a relatively small and rural community, politics still has an impact on the lives of its citizens. The town itself is governed by a mayor and council who are responsible for any local laws or regulations. There have been several initiatives proposed by these elected officials that have been beneficial to the community, such as improvements to local infrastructure and expanding public safety services. In particular, the mayor has pushed for increased spending on public transportation services that would allow residents with limited resources to travel more easily within Harrisonville. Additionally, there are several other organizations within Harrisonville that represent their own interests in local government. These organizations range from civic associations which work to improve the quality of life for all citizens, to business associations that advocate for businesses in the area. While there may not be any prominent political candidates unique to Harrisonville, residents can still get involved in local politics through these organizations and have their voices heard on important issues.
The political climate in Zip 08039 (Harrisonville, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Gloucester County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Gloucester County, NJ 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gloucester county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.0%.
Gloucester county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08039 (Harrisonville, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Harrisonville, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
Gloucester County, New Jersey is leaning 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.
Harrisonville, New Jersey: D d D D r 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 08039 (Harrisonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)