South Amboy, NJ (08879) is a city in Middlesex County that is home to approximately 8,400 people. The city's local government is headed by the mayor and five-member City Council. The current mayor is John T. O'Leary and the City Council consists of members Vincent A. Tarabocchia, Robert J. Bengivenga Jr., Jenifer Ricciarini, and Mark A. Natale Jr. All of these elected officials are dedicated to improving the quality of life for the citizens of South Amboy and making sure all aspects of city life are managed efficiently and effectively. They bring their unique backgrounds and perspectives to advocate for the people of South Amboy on issues ranging from infrastructure improvements to public safety initiatives. Additionally, they strive to promote economic development so that businesses have an opportunity to thrive in this thriving community.
The political climate in Zip 08879 (South Amboy, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Middlesex County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, NJ 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 38.2%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08879 (South Amboy, NJ) is moderately liberal.
South Amboy, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
Middlesex 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.
South Amboy, 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 08879 (South Amboy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 438 contributions totaling $64,562 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 127 contributions totaling $25,498 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)