Washington Township, located in Morris County, New Jersey, is a town that is home to a diverse political landscape. The township is currently represented by John McKeon in the Assembly and Anthony Bucco in the Senate, both of which are Republicans. Though the township typically leans right politically due to its suburban demographic, there are many registered Democrats and Independents who participate in local politics as well. There are also a number of civic organizations that work to promote local causes and get residents involved in their government. Every year, these groups host candidate forums and debates so that voters can make informed decisions when it comes time for elections. The township also has an active municipal government that works diligently to address the needs of its citizens. Overall, politics in Washington Township is often vibrant and engaged with the goal of creating a better community for all residents.
The political climate in Washington township (Morris County), 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
Washington township (Morris County), 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.
Washington township (Morris County), 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 Washington township (Morris County), NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,984 contributions totaling $511,010 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,404 contributions totaling $451,483 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $322 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)