The politics of 07104 Newark, NJ, are diverse and dynamic. The city is part of the greater Essex county and is represented in Congress by Democratic Representatives Donald Payne Jr. and Mikie Sherrill. At the state level, 07104 Newark is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Senators M. Teresa Ruiz and Ronald Rice, both Democrats. Locally, Mayor Ras Baraka has been at the helm for several years now, leading many initiatives to improve quality of life in the city through improvements in housing, education, public safety and economic development. His administration has successfully brought a number of new jobs to the area while also working to create safe spaces for local youth to explore their passions and talents. While some may disagree with certain aspects of his policies or approach to certain issues, Baraka's leadership has helped bring much needed positive change to this vibrant community.
The political climate in Zip 07104 (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 07104 (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 07104 (Newark)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,245 contributions totaling $97,389 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $17,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)