Middlesex, NJ is a vibrant community with much to offer its residents. Politically, the town is served by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, which is responsible for overseeing local government and policymaking activities. The current Freeholder board consists of eight members who are elected from their respective home districts and serve three-year terms. In addition, Middlesex county also has two state representatives serving in the Assembly and one state senator serving in the Senate. On the municipal level, Middlesex has a mayor who is elected to a four-year term by voters. The mayor’s primary responsibility is to oversee day-to-day operations within the town and manage the budget accordingly. Additionally, there are six council members who are elected by citizens every four years. Together they pass ordinances, approve budgets, set taxes and fees, and conduct public hearings on issues that affect the community as a whole. All of these individuals strive towards creating an environment where residents can live comfortably and safely in Middlesex, NJ.
The political climate in Zip 08846 (Middlesex, 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 08846 (Middlesex, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex, 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.
Middlesex, 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 08846 (Middlesex)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $9,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $2,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)