The politics of 08079 Salem, NJ are an important part of the local community. This small town has a population of about 11,000 people, and is located in the south part of New Jersey near Wilmington. Although there is no representation from a state or national elected official, the area does have a number of local government representatives who oversee various issues such as taxes, zoning regulations, budgeting and public safety. The current mayor is William Westcott Jr., and he works with his appointed commissioners to manage the town’s resources. They also work with businesses and organizations to ensure that Salem remains an attractive place to live and work in South Jersey. Additionally, there are several local organizations such as churches and civic groups that advocate for their members on a variety of topics affecting the community.
The political climate in Zip 08079 (Salem, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Salem County, NJ is somewhat conservative. In Salem County, NJ 42.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Salem county remained strongly Republican, 55.3% to 42.5%.
Salem county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08079 (Salem, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Salem, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
Salem County, New Jersey is somewhat conservative.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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.
Salem, New Jersey: d r d d 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 08079 (Salem)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 95 contributions totaling $1,967 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $4,152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)