The politics of 07926 Brookside, NJ are driven by the local government. The current mayor is Joe Smith, who was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. The local City Council consists of five members, each elected to serve a four-year term. The Council meets regularly to discuss issues facing the community, and it also works on projects such as improving public infrastructure or developing policies that promote economic growth. Additionally, there are several committees that focus on particular areas such as public safety or environmental protection.
The Brookside area has a strong sense of community and pride, with citizens actively engaging in local politics to make their voices heard. Residents can attend meetings to express their views and participate in discussions about topics important to them. With the help of its citizens, the City Council strives to create an environment where all residents can thrive and enjoy a high quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 07926 (Brookside, 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 07926 (Brookside, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Brookside, 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.
Brookside, 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 07926 (Brookside)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 135 contributions totaling $13,640 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $19,733 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $459 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)