West Milford, NJ is a small town nestled in the Highlands of New Jersey. It is known for its vast natural beauty and rural atmosphere. Politically, West Milford has been historically conservative, having voted Republican in every Presidential election since 1984. The town's only local political representatives are from the New Jersey State Legislature, and currently those positions are held by Assemblyman Hal Wirths and Senator Steven Oroho. Both men have long records of service in the legislature and strive to ensure that West Milford remains a safe place for families and businesses alike.
The political climate in West Milford, NJ is leaning liberal.
Passaic County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Passaic County, NJ 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Passaic county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 41.0%.
Passaic county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Milford, NJ is leaning liberal.
Passaic 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.
West Milford, New Jersey: D D 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 West Milford, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,839 contributions totaling $94,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 406 contributions totaling $59,663 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)