Denville, NJ is a small town located in Morris County. It has a population of 16,000 and is known for its tight-knit community and abundance of nature. The town is governed by the Denville Township Council with six council members who are elected to four-year terms. The Mayor is also elected every four years. The current mayor is Steven Ciasullo, who was first elected in 2012. The Township Council works with the local government to set policies and pass ordinances that help improve the quality of life for residents. They are responsible for managing the budget and allocating funds to various departments within the township. Additionally, they work on economic development projects to attract business and investment into Denville as well as provide support for local businesses. They also work on initiatives such as improving transportation links, public safety initiatives, and recreational facilities for all ages.
The political climate in Denville, 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
Denville, 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.
Denville, 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 Denville, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,404 contributions totaling $312,056 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 875 contributions totaling $269,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)