Fairfield Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey maintains a strong political presence in local government. The all-Republican town council is composed of six members, including the mayor and deputy mayor, who are elected by the people of Fairfield Township to serve four-year terms. The mayor is responsible for overseeing township affairs and appointing department heads, while the six council members act as liaisons between the residents and local government. The Mayor and Council work together to ensure that the needs of the community are met and that their rights are protected. In addition to organizing public meetings on important issues, they also hold annual budget hearings to ensure that taxpayer money is being spent wisely. Furthermore, they provide guidance on local ordinances and regulations that affect Fairfield Township residents.
The political climate in Fairfield township (Cumberland County), NJ is leaning liberal.
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
Fairfield township (Cumberland County), NJ is leaning liberal.
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.
Fairfield township (Cumberland County), 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 Fairfield township (Cumberland County), NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,742 contributions totaling $205,947 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 546 contributions totaling $111,027 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)