Jefferson, NJ is a small township located in the Northern part of New Jersey. It is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government and their political parties range from Republican to Democrat. Recently, the citizens of Jefferson have been vocal about their opinions on how the local government should be run. The mayor and council members strive to work together to ensure that all residents are represented fairly. There has been an increase in civic engagement with local politics as citizens become more aware of the day-to-day decisions that are made by elected officials and how they affect their lives. Throughout Jefferson, there are various organizations dedicated to educating citizens on local politics, helping them get involved and advocating for changes that benefit the community as a whole.
The political climate in Jefferson, 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
Jefferson, 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.
Jefferson, 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 Jefferson, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,671 contributions totaling $291,465 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 456 contributions totaling $64,801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)