The politics in 07081 Springfield, NJ have had their fair share of ups and downs over the years. In recent years, local government officials have worked hard to ensure the needs of the community are met in a way that is both equitable and transparent. Local candidates vying for mayoral office have outlined their plans to improve public safety, support small businesses, increase access to quality education, and create sustainable economic opportunities. Residents have engaged in meaningful dialogues with the candidates on these issues to ensure their voices are heard and taken into account. Furthermore, these same residents have come out in droves during election cycles to show their support at the polls. Ultimately, the grassroots efforts of those living in 07081 Springfield, NJ will determine who will lead them into the future.
The political climate in Zip 07081 (Springfield, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Union County, NJ is very liberal. In Union County, NJ 67.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.0% to 31.5%.
Union county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 07081 (Springfield, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Springfield, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
Union 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.
Springfield, 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 07081 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 801 contributions totaling $163,173 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 446 contributions totaling $110,588 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)