The politics in 08889 Whitehouse Station, NJ, are largely governed by the state government of New Jersey. The town is part of the 23rd Legislative District, and local representatives serve on the New Jersey General Assembly and Senate. Local elections are held every four years to determine who will represent 08889 Whitehouse Station in various state offices. These elected officials help shape policy at the state level that impacts life in the town. Additionally, there are many opportunities for residents to become involved in politics through volunteering for campaigns or joining advocacy groups. By getting involved in local politics, residents can make their voices heard and have a direct impact on how the town is run.
The political climate in Zip 08889 (Whitehouse Station, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Hunterdon County, NJ is leaning conservative. In Hunterdon County, NJ 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hunterdon county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.6%.
Hunterdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08889 (Whitehouse Station, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
Hunterdon County, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
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.
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey: R R R R R r
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 08889 (Whitehouse Station)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 941 contributions totaling $59,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 391 contributions totaling $80,628 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)