Budd Lake is a small town in Morris County, New Jersey, with a population of just over 8,800 people. Budd Lake is home to several local political candidates representing the area in state and local government. These candidates are committed to making sure that Budd Lake's citizens are represented in all areas of government. They work hard to ensure that residents have access to quality services and resources needed to live happy and healthy lives. The candidates strive to make sure that their constituents have a voice in the way that their community is run, as well as advocating for new policies and initiatives that will benefit everyone living in the area. With their dedication to local politics, these representatives make sure that Budd Lake remains a safe and vibrant place for its citizens.
The political climate in Budd Lake, NJ is leaning 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
Budd Lake, NJ is leaning 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.
Budd Lake, 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 Budd Lake, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,713 contributions totaling $88,746 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $56,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)