Montville, NJ is a small community nestled in northern New Jersey. It has a unique political landscape that serves its citizens with representation at both the local and state level. The residents of Montville are represented by the Montville Township Council which consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. The Town Council is responsible for passing legislation, establishing ordinances, and determining how public funds are used to enhance the quality of life for its citizens. At the state level, Montville is represented by the New Jersey Legislature and both U.S Senate seats from New Jersey. State legislators have many responsibilities such as introducing bills, voting on laws, and making sure funds are allocated properly throughout the state. Through these governing bodies, Montville enjoys a voice in state politics while maintaining its own autonomy when it comes to local government decisions.
The political climate in Montville, 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
Montville, 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.
Montville, 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 Montville, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,085 contributions totaling $467,269 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 609 contributions totaling $396,065 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $650 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)