Hampton, NJ is a small town in Burlington County. It has a long and vibrant history of political engagement, which dates back to the colonial era. The local government is responsible for making important decisions that affect the lives of Hampton's citizens. In recent years, Hampton has seen an increasing number of people running for local office. This year, the mayoral race is particularly competitive with several candidates vying for votes and presenting their ideas on how to best serve the community. Alongside the mayor’s race, citizens are also weighing in on school board and council elections, both of which have significant impacts on the town’s future. As Hampton residents look forward to casting their ballots this November and deciding who will lead them into 2020 and beyond, they can be assured that their voices count as much now as ever before.
The political climate in Hampton township (Sussex County), NJ is moderately conservative.
Sussex County, NJ is moderately conservative. In Sussex County, NJ 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sussex county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 39.0%.
Sussex county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hampton township (Sussex County), NJ is moderately conservative.
Sussex County, New Jersey is moderately conservative.
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.
Hampton township (Sussex County), 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 Hampton township (Sussex County), NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,771 contributions totaling $684,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $386 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 613 contributions totaling $223,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)