Union, NJ is a diverse and vibrant city located in the 07083 zip code. Politics in Union are focused on improving the community for its residents and addressing the needs of its diverse population. The local government consists of an elected Mayor and Town Council that are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the community. Local political candidates come from all walks of life with different backgrounds and ideas to bring positive change to Union. Through local elections, residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions about who should represent them in government. Local politicians focus on creating jobs, building infrastructure, providing quality education, increasing public safety, and improving healthcare services for Union's citizens. With initiatives like these, Union is well on its way to becoming a thriving city that provides a great quality of life for all its residents.
The political climate in Zip 07083 (Union, NJ) is strongly 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 07083 (Union, NJ) is strongly liberal.
Union, New Jersey is strongly 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.
Union, 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 07083 (Union)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,915 contributions totaling $185,632 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 203 contributions totaling $81,679 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $402 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)