Pleasant Plains, NJ is a small town located in central New Jersey. The town boasts a rich history, with its founding taking place over 250 years ago. Today, the town has a population of roughly 4,500 people and is home to many small businesses and farms.
When it comes to local politics, Pleasant Plains is part of the larger South Jersey region. The regional government consists of commissioners from all 13 towns in the area who meet regularly to discuss important issues that affect their constituents. Elections are held every two years for positions like County Commissioner, Mayor, City Council Member and School Board Member – all elected by the residents of Pleasant Plains. The elected officials are responsible for making sure that local taxes are used wisely and that public services are provided efficiently for the whole community.
The political climate in Pleasant Plains, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Somerset County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Somerset County, NJ 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.5%.
Somerset county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasant Plains, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Somerset County, New Jersey is moderately 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.
Pleasant Plains, New Jersey: r r 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 Pleasant Plains, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,482 contributions totaling $489,084 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 527 contributions totaling $141,649 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)