Califon, NJ is a small community located in the northern part of the state. It is home to many wonderful people who take pride in their town and strive to make it a great place to live. The town has a long history of civic engagement, with local residents taking an active role in shaping the political landscape. From local elections for mayor, city council members and school board, to participating in larger state issues like taxes and legislation, Califon residents are passionate about making sure their voices are heard. Various political events throughout the year bring together residents to discuss important topics and find ways to make positive changes for their community. Additionally, initiatives such as voter registration drives help ensure that everyone’s voice can be heard on election day. Through this active participation, Califon residents demonstrate that politics can be both meaningful and enjoyable at the same time.
The political climate in Califon, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Hunterdon County, NJ is leaning conservative. In Hunterdon County, NJ 46.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hunterdon county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.6%.
Hunterdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Califon, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Hunterdon County, New Jersey is leaning 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.
Califon, 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 Califon, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,304 contributions totaling $148,219 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $49,545 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)