The politics in 07860 Newton, NJ are generally centered around local issues such as education, public safety, and infrastructure. The local government consists of the mayor and five council members who act as representatives of the citizens in the area. Elections for these positions take place every four years and both major political parties are represented in the voting process. The city is also home to various community organizations that work to promote civic engagement and foster a sense of connection between its residents. As part of their mission, they often host events and meetings with local politicians to discuss current events and present new initiatives that could benefit the town. Working together, these officials strive to keep Newton a safe and vibrant community for all who live there.
The political climate in Zip 07860 (Newton, 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
Zip 07860 (Newton, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Newton, New Jersey 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.
Newton, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 07860 (Newton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 830 contributions totaling $338,746 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $408 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 266 contributions totaling $100,884 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)