Iselin, NJ (08830) is a small town in Middlesex County with a population of about 13,600 people. The town is part of the larger Woodbridge Township and has its own local government with elected officials. In Iselin, the Mayor is John E. Hagerty and he is joined by seven council members on the township council. They are responsible for carrying out duties such as setting budgets, passing ordinances, and appointing officials to carry out various other duties. The current political climate in Iselin can be described as relatively stable with only periodic elections for local government posts. Recently, there have been some changes in leadership which have brought new perspectives to the table that will hopefully benefit the citizens of Iselin in the long run. With their commitment to making the community a better place, those elected will strive to represent their constituents' needs while still upholding core values of integrity and accountability.
The political climate in Zip 08830 (Iselin, NJ) is moderately 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 08830 (Iselin, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Iselin, New Jersey is moderately 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.
Iselin, 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 08830 (Iselin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 256 contributions totaling $31,811 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $11,110 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)