Politics in 08850 Milltown, NJ is an important part of community life. The town has a strong and engaged political environment with many residents being active participants in the process. Residents come together to discuss issues facing the town, from local zoning ordinances to state and federal elections. In recent years, 08850 Milltown has seen a record number of candidates running for local office including mayor, council members, school board members, and other positions. These candidates have worked hard to promote their platforms and ideas to the public in order to make a difference locally. Additionally, 08850 Milltown residents are actively involved in the political sphere on both state and national levels as well as coming out to vote in large numbers during election season. The politics of 08850 Milltown represent the diverse interests of its residents who are passionate about making their community better for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 08850 (Milltown, 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 08850 (Milltown, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Milltown, 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.
Milltown, 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 08850 (Milltown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 308 contributions totaling $98,709 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $35,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)