The small town of Helmetta, NJ (08828) is a peaceful community located in Middlesex County. It is a largely residential area with many families and businesses. Although the population is relatively small, there are still active politics in the area. The local government officials consist of a mayor and council members who work together to make decisions on issues that affect the citizens and business owners. There are also several organizations that focus their attention on important issues concerning Helmetta such as crime prevention, economic development, and environmental protection. The political climate in Helmetta is generally friendly and welcoming to all opinions. Residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics so their voices can be heard and their ideas can be considered when making policy decisions.
The political climate in Zip 08828 (Helmetta, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, NJ 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 38.2%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08828 (Helmetta, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Helmetta, New Jersey is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex County, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
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.
Helmetta, 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 08828 (Helmetta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $724 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)