Somerset, NJ is a small town located in 08873 with a population of approximately 9,000 people. Somerset is governed by a mayor and township council who are responsible for enacting local ordinances and laws that benefit the community. The current mayor, Mr. Michael Vignola, has held office since 2015 and has worked diligently to make sure the town's needs are met. Local political candidates often run for office in order to provide their own unique perspective on matters facing Somerset. Recent election topics have included improving infrastructure, advocating for small business growth, and increasing public safety initiatives. These topics are important to the residents of Somerset as they directly impact quality of life within the community.
The political climate in Zip 08873 (Somerset, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Somerset County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Somerset County, NJ 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.5%.
Somerset county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08873 (Somerset, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Somerset, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
Somerset 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.
Somerset, New Jersey: r r 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 08873 (Somerset)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,131 contributions totaling $454,801 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 508 contributions totaling $138,849 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)