The politics in 08012 Blackwood, NJ are a major part of life in the community. Blackwood is served by a small local government, led by an elected three-member Township Committee. The Committee sets policy and enacts ordinances for the township, which are then implemented by its departments and staff. The current members of the Township Committee include Richard Pilla, James McHenry and John Faunce. All serve four-year terms and are elected at-large from throughout the community. Voting is open to all registered voters living within 08012 Blackwood's boundaries. Other political figures from 08012 Blackwood include their mayor, Warren Redding, and the local state representatives who represent them in Trenton. Together, these leaders seek to bring positive change to the community and ensure that it is a safe, vibrant place for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 08012 (Blackwood, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Camden County, NJ is very liberal. In Camden County, NJ 65.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 32.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Camden county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.9% to 32.5%.
Camden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08012 (Blackwood, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Blackwood, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
Camden County, New Jersey is very 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.
Blackwood, 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 08012 (Blackwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 925 contributions totaling $48,532 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $21,814 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)