The politics in Newark, NJ 07103 are a reflection of the diverse population of the city. With more than 280,000 residents, it is one of the largest cities in New Jersey and home to a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds. Newark is currently represented at the federal level by Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr., Senator Cory Booker and Senator Bob Menendez. At the local level, the mayor of Newark is Ras Baraka who was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2017. In addition to Mayor Baraka, there are 10 council members who represent different districts within the city limits. Overseeing all these representatives are various committees that look into specific issues such as public safety, health and public works. These committees work together with local community leaders to ensure that Newarkâs needs are met for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 07103 (Newark, NJ) is very liberal.
Essex County, NJ is very liberal. In Essex County, NJ 77.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.1% to 21.8%.
Essex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 07103 (Newark, NJ) is very liberal.
Newark, New Jersey is very liberal.
Essex County, New Jersey is very 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.
Newark, 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 07103 (Newark)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 365 contributions totaling $11,461 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $3,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)