Vernon, New Jersey is a small town in Sussex County with a population of just over 25,000 people. The town has been led by Mayor Harry Shortway since 2014 and the town council consists of six members who are all elected to two-year terms. Vernon is known for its strong sense of community and pride and often hosts events such as parades, festivals, concerts, and more to celebrate local culture. The town also strongly values its history and has preserved many historic sites throughout the area. Politics in Vernon are geared towards protecting its citizens' quality of life through advocating for economic development initiatives, public safety initiatives, environmental conservation efforts, and more. The Town Council works closely with the community to ensure that these needs are met.
The political climate in Vernon, 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
Vernon, 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.
Vernon, 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 Vernon, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,355 contributions totaling $148,085 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 738 contributions totaling $106,022 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)