The politics of 08867 Pittstown, NJ are always a source of discussion. The township is governed by a three-member Board of Commissioners, who meet monthly to discuss the local issues that affect their constituents. Every two years, residents of Pittstown vote for the Board of Commissioners in a general election. Additionally, they have the opportunity to vote in state and federal elections every four years. Residents also have the option to voice their opinions on local matters through town hall meetings or through petitions to the mayor and commissioners. The goal of the Board is to ensure that all necessary services are provided to the local citizens in an efficient and cost-effective manner, while upholding the values and principles of their community.
The political climate in Zip 08867 (Pittstown, NJ) is somewhat 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 08867 (Pittstown, NJ) is somewhat conservative.
Pittstown, New Jersey is somewhat 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.
Pittstown, 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 08867 (Pittstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 482 contributions totaling $85,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 161 contributions totaling $41,159 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)