The politics in Hopatcong, NJ are an essential part of its culture and identity. The Town Council is made up of five members who are elected for a three year term. Their role is to enact laws to address local issues such as safety, education, infrastructure, and community growth. The mayor is also elected by voters every four years with a two-year term. They are responsible for overseeing all municipal departments and making sure the local government is running efficiently and in compliance with state and federal regulations. All of these roles have a great impact on the quality of life in Hopatcong, NJ so it's important for residents to stay informed about what their leaders are doing and how they can get involved. Regular updates on town news can be found on the official website or through local media outlets.
The political climate in Hopatcong, NJ is somewhat 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
Hopatcong, NJ is somewhat 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.
Hopatcong, 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 Hopatcong, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,680 contributions totaling $251,895 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 310 contributions totaling $52,626 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)