The small township of Silver Lake, Warren County, New Jersey is home to a diverse population that is often involved in local politics. The township has an elected mayor and four members on the Township Committee. Together, these five individuals are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the town. They represent the people of Silver Lake in all matters related to public policy and decision making and strive to create a safe and welcoming environment for its citizens. Each year new candidates enter into races for one or more of these positions, providing the people with choices among candidates who will bring their unique perspectives and experiences to serve the community. On election day, residents can cast their ballots either by mail or in person at designated voting locations throughout the town. By getting involved in local politics, citizens of Silver Lake can help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Silver Lake (Warren County), NJ is moderately conservative.
Warren County, NJ is moderately conservative. In Warren County, NJ 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 40.8%.
Warren county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Silver Lake (Warren County), NJ is moderately conservative.
Warren County, New Jersey is moderately conservative.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Silver Lake (Warren 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 Silver Lake (Warren County), NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 247 contributions totaling $45,243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $26,104 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)