Pohatcong, NJ is a small town located in Warren County, with a population of approximately 1,864 people as of 2018. The mayor of Pohatcong is James Kern III. The policies and decisions made by the local government have an enormous effect on the citizens of Pohatcong. Recent initiatives are focused on economic growth and development, as well as improving quality of life in the community. The town council works diligently to ensure that it is providing its residents with the best possible services and resources while keeping affordable taxes for citizens. The town council meets regularly and holds public meetings to discuss important issues that affect local politics such as budgeting for projects or building improvements. Every vote from the residents counts toward the decision-making process which has created a sense of responsibility and engagement among citizens for their own community’s wellbeing.
The political climate in Pohatcong, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Warren County, NJ is moderately conservative. In Warren County, NJ 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 40.8%.
Warren county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pohatcong, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Warren County, New Jersey is moderately conservative.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Pohatcong, 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 Pohatcong, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,022 contributions totaling $152,168 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 718 contributions totaling $188,688 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)