Vernon Valley, NJ is a small town situated in the northeast part of the state. It is a vibrant community with an active local politics scene. Every four years, residents come together to elect their representatives for the Vernon Valley Town Council. The council consists of seven members who are responsible for setting policy and addressing issues that arise within the community. Currently, the mayor and two current members of the council are up for re-election this year. Candidates have been actively campaigning on issues like public safety, economic development, infrastructure, and quality of life initiatives. With upcoming elections on the horizon, it's important that residents educate themselves on each candidate's stance on these important topics so they can make an informed decision when casting their ballot.
The political climate in Vernon Valley, NJ is moderately 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
Vernon Valley, NJ is moderately 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.
Vernon Valley, 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 Vernon Valley, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 836 contributions totaling $22,747 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $31,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)