Morris Plains, NJ (07950) is a small town located in Morris County. Despite its size, the community remains vibrant and politically active. Citizens of Morris Plains take pride in their local government and are strongly involved in determining the direction of their town’s future. Recently, residents have convened to discuss current issues and initiatives such as public safety, environmental sustainability, affordable housing, and economic growth. Local political candidates come from all walks of life – families that have lived here for generations, newcomers to the community looking to make a positive impact on the town's future, and even young people just entering into politics for the first time. All are welcomed with open arms and encouraged to share their ideas with fellow citizens. It's no wonder why Morris Plains has been able to stay ahead of many similar sized communities when it comes to addressing modern challenges!
The political climate in Zip 07950 (Morris Plains, 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 07950 (Morris Plains, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Morris Plains, 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.
Morris Plains, 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 07950 (Morris Plains)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,693 contributions totaling $117,421 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $82,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)