Hamburg, NJ, is a small town located in Northern New Jersey. It has a population of around 4,000 people and is known for its historic homes and quaint atmosphere. The local politics in Hamburg are handled by the Borough Council which consists of seven members who are all elected at-large. The current Mayor of Hamburg is Carl Lazzaro who was elected in 2018 and is serving for his first term. The council members work together to handle the day-to-day operations within the borough as well as any larger projects that come up during their time in office. They also focus on improving the quality of life in Hamburg and advocating for the needs of the community. Each year, there is a budget that is voted on by residents to ensure that funding goes towards necessary services such as police protection, street repair and maintenance, parks and recreation, and more. Additionally, they work with local businesses to promote economic development in the area through incentives for business owners and creating job opportunities for residents.
The political climate in Hamburg, NJ is somewhat 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
Hamburg, NJ is somewhat 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.
Hamburg, 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 Hamburg, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 214 contributions totaling $16,660 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $15,744 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)