Deerfield, New Jersey is a small town with a population of approximately 4,000 people. It has been continuously inhabited since the 18th century, and is known for having a strong sense of community and pride. The town's government is made up of an elected mayor and five-member Township Committee, who are all accountable to the citizens of Deerfield. All local expenses are voted on by residents at their annual Town Meeting. Other key players in the local political scene include representatives from the state legislature and county government, as well as school board members and other leaders in the community. Issues such as taxes, public safety and zoning regulations are discussed at town meetings or through various committees or task forces. Deerfield provides its citizens with an opportunity to be involved in the local political process, helping to shape the future of their hometown.
The political climate in 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
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.
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 Deerfield, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,734 contributions totaling $204,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 534 contributions totaling $110,537 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)