Stillwater, NJ is a small town located in the northern part of the state. The town has a proud history of local politics and community engagement. Stillwater is represented in the New Jersey State Assembly by Assemblyman Richard Seger who is currently serving his second term. He has been a vocal champion for progressive issues such as gun safety reform and environmental protections. In addition, he has been an advocate for local businesses and has emphasized job growth throughout his tenure. On the county level, Freeholder John Lacy represents Stillwater on the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Lacy is a lifelong resident of Stillwater and is committed to providing exemplary services to those who live and work in the town. Both Seger and Lacy have been instrumental in engaging residents to become involved in their government through hosting various forums and workshops throughout the year. All together, Stillwater's politics offer its citizens an opportunity for representation at both the state and county levels while emphasizing community engagement with its citizens.
The political climate in Stillwater, NJ is moderately conservative.
Sussex County, NJ is moderately conservative. In Sussex County, NJ 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sussex county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 39.0%.
Sussex county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stillwater, NJ is moderately conservative.
Sussex County, New Jersey is moderately 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.
Stillwater, 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 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 Stillwater, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,660 contributions totaling $677,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $408 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 532 contributions totaling $201,768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)