Parsippany, NJ is a large suburban town located in Morris County with a long history of activism and engagement in local politics. For over fifty years, Parsippany citizens have been actively involved in the process of determining their political future. The local government consists of a mayor-council system where the Mayor serves as the chief executive officer and the Councilmembers serve as legislators representing each ward within the city. Each councilmember is elected to serve for a four-year term and is expected to be responsive to constituents’ needs. Recent elections have seen an increased level of civic engagement from citizens, who have mobilized around important issues such as education reform, economic development, infrastructure, and environmental protection. Furthermore, in recent years candidates on both sides of the aisle have represented changing demographics in the area that continues to diversify each election cycle. Despite differing opinions on many matters, Parsippany residents remain united in their commitment to ensure that their local government works for them.
The political climate in Zip 07054 (Parsippany, NJ) is leaning liberal.
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
Zip 07054 (Parsippany, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Parsippany, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
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.
Parsippany, 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 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 07054 (Parsippany)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 890 contributions totaling $385,433 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 239 contributions totaling $157,716 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $660 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)