Augusta, NJ is a small town located in northwest New Jersey, with a population of around 2,600 people. Politics in this area are fairly typical of the state as a whole. At the local level, city council meetings are held to discuss important local issues such as zoning regulations and infrastructure improvements. The city also has an elected mayor and five council members who each serve four-year terms. Additionally, Augusta is part of New Jersey's 11th Congressional District and 7th State Legislative District both of which have representatives in Washington DC and Trenton respectively. As with most towns in the area, turnout for local elections is usually very low due to lack of interest from residents. However, it is important to stay informed about what is going on in your local politics so that you can be involved in your community and make your voice heard!
The political climate in Zip 07822 (Augusta, 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 07822 (Augusta, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Augusta, 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.
Augusta, 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 07822 (Augusta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $660 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $3,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)