Upper Deerfield, NJ is home to a diverse population of people with many backgrounds and beliefs. The local politics of this town are strongly influenced by public opinion from the community. Issues such as taxes, healthcare, immigration, and police reform are often at the forefront of political debates in Upper Deerfield. Local elections often bring out a strong level of enthusiasm from citizens who want their voices heard on important issues that affect their daily lives. Politicians who run for office must be aware of the needs and concerns of their constituents if they want to be successful in this lively town. In Upper Deerfield, candidates for office must have a strong understanding of their community in order to effectively represent its interests in government.
The political climate in Upper Deerfield, NJ is leaning conservative.
Cumberland County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Cumberland County, NJ 52.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained moderately Democratic, 52.3% to 46.3%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Upper Deerfield, NJ is leaning conservative.
Cumberland County, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Vineland-Bridgeton Metro Area is leaning 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.
Upper Deerfield, New Jersey: D d D D d 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 Upper Deerfield, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,062 contributions totaling $154,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 369 contributions totaling $73,919 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)