Phillipsburg, NJ is a small yet vibrant town located in Warren County. It has been home to many generations of families who have created a strong sense of community pride and involvement. The political scene in Phillipsburg is very active with two major local parties: Republican and Democrat. Both parties are represented by elected officials and candidates at the local level, including the mayor, council members, board of education members, and others. Residents of Phillipsburg actively participate in the electoral process through voting in local elections as well as rallying for their chosen candidates or issues. Issues affecting the town range from taxes to infrastructure to education reform. During election season, residents come out in full force to voice their opinions on various topics and cast their votes for the candidate they feel best reflects their values and beliefs. There is an open dialogue between citizens and elected officials which often result in positive outcomes for Phillipsburg’s residents.
The political climate in Zip 08865 (Phillipsburg, NJ) is somewhat conservative.
Warren County, NJ is moderately conservative. In Warren County, NJ 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 40.8%.
Warren county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08865 (Phillipsburg, NJ) is somewhat conservative.
Phillipsburg, New Jersey is somewhat conservative.
Warren County, New Jersey is moderately conservative.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Phillipsburg, New Jersey: R R R R R R
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 08865 (Phillipsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 641 contributions totaling $47,921 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 231 contributions totaling $61,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)