The politics in 08086 Thorofare, NJ are strongly influenced by the local officials that are elected to represent the community. These representatives strive to ensure that all of the residents have access to essential services and quality leadership. The local government works hard to provide a safe and secure environment for everyone who lives here. The members of the local government work together with the people of this area in order to create an atmosphere where everyone has a say in government decisions. They also advocate for programs and policies that will benefit the community as a whole while promoting individual growth and development. Local elections held every few years keep these representatives accountable to their constituents. With strong local leadership, it is clear why 08086 Thorofare, NJ is such a great place to live, work, and play.
The political climate in Zip 08086 (Thorofare, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Gloucester County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Gloucester County, NJ 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gloucester county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.0%.
Gloucester county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08086 (Thorofare, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Thorofare, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Gloucester County, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
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.
Thorofare, New Jersey: D d D D r 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 08086 (Thorofare)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 195 contributions totaling $280,448 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,438 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $115,051 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)