The politics in 08608 Trenton, NJ are largely focused around the city's local government. As the capital of New Jersey, Trenton serves as a major center for political and economic power in the region. In recent years, the city has been working to revitalize its downtown area and bring in more businesses and jobs. Many local issues, such as education, crime rates, public works projects, and economic development have been addressed by elected officials from both parties in Trenton. At the state level, residents of 08608 Trenton have elected a variety of candidates to serve in state offices over the years. The election results provide an indication of how voters view certain issues affecting the city and their opinions on how best to address them.
The political climate in Zip 08608 (Trenton, NJ) is very liberal.
Mercer County, NJ is very liberal. In Mercer County, NJ 69.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 29.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.1% to 29.1%.
Mercer county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08608 (Trenton, NJ) is very liberal.
Trenton, New Jersey is very liberal.
Mercer County, New Jersey is very liberal.
Trenton-Princeton Metro Area is very 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.
Trenton, 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 08608 (Trenton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $184,261 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $3,021 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $35,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,772 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)