Branchville, NJ is a small town located in Sussex County with a population of approximately 800 people. The local politics in Branchville are relatively low-key, with the main area of focus being on issues related to economic development and community safety. The town is represented by two elected officials: one on the Township Committee and one as mayor. Both positions are held currently by Democrats who are actively involved in enhancing their community and advocating for its residents. Residents can also be heard at various public forums hosted by the local government throughout the year, which provides them with an opportunity to share their ideas and opinions directly with their local representatives.
The political climate in Zip 07826 (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
Zip 07826 (Branchville, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Branchville, 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.
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 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 07826 (Branchville)
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)