Erma, NJ is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is governed by a Mayor and a Town Council. The current Mayor is Robert Smith, who was elected in 2017 and is running for re-election this year. He has been a strong advocate for improving infrastructure in the town and providing services to its residents. The Town Council consists of five members who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of Erma's citizens. These members are elected by local voters every two years. In addition to the Mayor and Town Council, Erma also has a State Representative, Senator, and two County Commissioners who represent local interests in Trenton and Washington D.C. Overall, the political climate in Erma is positive as its leaders work together to ensure that all residents receive quality services that meet their needs.
The political climate in Erma, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Cape May County, NJ is somewhat conservative. In Cape May County, NJ 41.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cape May county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 41.3%.
Cape May county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Erma, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Cape May County, New Jersey is somewhat conservative.
Ocean City Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Erma, 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 Erma, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,142 contributions totaling $140,348 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 220 contributions totaling $136,829 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $622 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)