Dover, New Jersey is a small town located in Morris County. It has a vibrant and engaged citizenry who take an active interest in their local politics. The town has long had a history of progressive thought, and its residents strive to make positive change within the community. Local elections are held every two years to select the Mayor, Town Council and other town officials. Dover is also home to many different political organizations such as the Dover Democratic Club, which provides opportunities for locals to stay connected with their local politicians. Furthermore, Dover also holds frequent public forums and town hall meetings where citizens can ask questions directly of elected officials and voice their opinions on current issues facing the township. Ultimately, politics in Dover are an important part of life for its citizens as they work together to improve their community for generations to come.
The political climate in Dover, NJ is somewhat 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
Dover, NJ is somewhat 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.
Dover, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Dover, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,362 contributions totaling $82,280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 346 contributions totaling $82,627 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)