Sussex, NJ is a small town located in the heart of rural New Jersey. With a population of about 6,000 people, Sussex is home to farmers, professionals, and retirees alike. As such, politics in Sussex are relatively low-key and localized. With no large-scale candidates running for office, Sussex residents typically vote in local elections that focus on issues like infrastructure, public safety, and tax reform. Local officials work together to ensure the town remains vibrant and accessible for all its citizens. In addition to traditional political activities like campaigning and voting, local businesses often host events and fundraisers to support various causes within the community. This type of grassroots effort has helped create a strong sense of unity and community spirit among Sussex residents.
The political climate in Sussex, NJ is leaning 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
Sussex, NJ is leaning 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.
Sussex, 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 Sussex, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 801 contributions totaling $21,859 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $31,344 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)