Branchville, NJ is an unincorporated community in rural Sussex County. It is home to a close-knit population of around 2,000 people who are passionate about their local politics. The town holds elections to determine its mayor and town council members, who are responsible for making decisions regarding the future of the town. Residents come together to vote for candidates they believe will make the best decisions for Branchville's future. Over the years, candidates have focused on topics such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, environmental sustainability, and quality of life initiatives. Residents take pride in supporting their local government and ensuring that it continues to serve the needs of its citizens for many years to come.
The political climate in Branchville, 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
Branchville, 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.
Branchville, 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 Branchville, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 184 contributions totaling $23,524 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $11,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)