Harding, New Jersey is a small town with a population of about 3,000 people. It is situated in Morris County and is part of the greater New York City metropolitan area. The town has its own mayor and council who oversee the day-to-day operations of the community. There is a strong sense of hometown pride in Harding and citizens take their role in local affairs seriously. In recent years, the town has seen an increase in political involvement as more and more residents look to participate in local government initiatives. Local candidates have been running for office, focusing on issues such as tax reform, community development, and public safety. Community members regularly attend events to learn more about local politics and how they can get involved. It is clear that Harding's political landscape is vibrant, with citizens eager to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Harding, 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
Harding, 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.
Harding, 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 Harding, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,062 contributions totaling $3,112,577 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,687 contributions totaling $2,051,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $763 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)