Sayreville, NJ, is located in Middlesex County and has a population of over 43,000. It is a Democratic-leaning community that has seen several changes in its political landscape over the years. Despite this, the county's 4th Congressional District has been represented by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman since 2018 and the state legislature by Assemblyman John Armato since 2020. On a local level, Sayreville elects council members to serve on the governing body of the Borough Council as well as a mayor to oversee executive duties. Local elections are held every two years with the most recent mayoral election taking place in 2019 and Council elections occurring in 2021. With many issues facing the community such as economic vitality and infrastructure improvements, it is essential that residents stay informed about local politics so they can make informed decisions when voting for candidates who share their vision for Sayreville's future.
The political climate in Zip 08859 (Sayreville, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Middlesex County, NJ 60.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Middlesex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.2% to 38.2%.
Middlesex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08859 (Sayreville, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Sayreville, New Jersey is somewhat liberal.
Middlesex County, New Jersey is moderately 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.
Sayreville, 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 08859 (Sayreville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 201 contributions totaling $23,271 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $9,111 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)