The town of Lake Hiawatha, NJ is located in Morris County and has a total area of 1.7 square miles. The local government is comprised of a mayor and committee that work together to address the needs of the community within the town limits. Over 4,000 people call this suburban community home and they take part in local politics by voting for their representatives and offering opinions on various issues. There are multiple organizations that work to ensure fair representation and efficient operations within the political system in Lake Hiawatha, such as the local Chamber of Commerce which provides resources for civic engagement and education. Citizens can also attend meetings, become involved with volunteering, or join discussion groups to voice their opinions on specific topics that affect the local population. The government works to create laws and regulations that will benefit everyone living in Lake Hiawatha while also reflecting the values held by its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 07034 (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Morris County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Morris County, NJ 51.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morris county flipped Democratic, 51.1% to 46.9%.
Morris county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 07034 (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Morris County, New Jersey is leaning 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.
Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey: R R r R r 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 07034 (Lake Hiawatha)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 114 contributions totaling $15,473 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $15,702 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $266 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)