Lake Telemark is a small town located in New Jersey. It has a rich political history and a culture of civic engagement. The local government consists of a mayor, four council members, and various other appointed boards and commissions. Elections are held every two years for the mayor and two council members. The current mayor is Mary Smith, who was elected in 2020 after making a commitment to creating jobs, improving public safety, and investing in infrastructure. There are also several local political action committees that work to engage citizens on important issues related to the town. These organizations provide opportunities for citizens to be involved in politics on a local level and ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Lake Telemark, NJ is leaning conservative.
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
Lake Telemark, NJ is leaning conservative.
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 Telemark, 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 Lake Telemark, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,889 contributions totaling $116,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 392 contributions totaling $96,283 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)