Manville, NJ is a small borough located in Somerset County. It is known for its rich history and vibrant community. As with other municipalities in the area, Manville is subject to local politics. There are several governing bodies that operate within the borough, including the Mayor’s Office, Borough Council, Board of Education, and Police Department. The current mayor of Manville is Angelo Corradino. The Borough Council consists of seven members who serve four-year terms and are elected by residents on an at-large basis. Their main responsibilities include making laws and ordinances and providing guidance on financial matters throughout the municipality. They also review bids from contractors for various construction projects within Manville such as road improvements or new parks. The Board of Education works to ensure that Manville’s educational system provides students with quality instruction while maintaining fiscal responsibility in its budgeting process. Lastly, the Police Department keeps track of crime rates in Manville and works to maintain public safety through law enforcement activities such as patrols, traffic enforcement, and investigating criminal cases. All these entities play a major role in keeping Manville running smoothly for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 08835 (Manville, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Somerset County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Somerset County, NJ 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.5%.
Somerset county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08835 (Manville, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Manville, New Jersey is somewhat liberal.
Somerset 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.
Manville, New Jersey: r r 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 08835 (Manville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $1,140 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $5 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)