The politics of Chester Borough, NJ are heavily influenced by the local community and their values. Residents of Chester value education, fiscal responsibility, commitment to public safety, and a strong sense of community. The current Mayor of Chester is Janice E. Kovach who was elected in 2008 and has held the office since then. In addition to the mayor, there are six council members on the borough council who are elected for three year terms. These representatives work hard to ensure that all residents have access to top quality services and resources, while also making sure to prioritize sound fiscal management. The borough council works with state legislators to advocate for Chester’s best interests as well as they partner with organizations in neighboring towns to promote collaboration and cooperation among municipalities throughout New Jersey.
The political climate in Chester borough, NJ is leaning conservative.
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
Chester borough, NJ is leaning conservative.
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.
Chester borough, 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 Chester borough, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 768 contributions totaling $149,018 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 443 contributions totaling $173,468 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)