The town of Chester, NJ (07930) is a small municipality in Morris County. It has a long history of local politics that have been shaped by the residents' interests and needs. Its governing body is made up of five members, including the mayor, who are elected to serve staggered four-year terms. The mayor is responsible for representing the town at local, county, and state levels. The town council is made up of four councilmembers who work together to pass ordinances and resolutions on behalf of the community. They also review the budget annually to ensure it meets the needs of the town's citizens. Additional responsibilities include attending meetings with township officials and committees to discuss issues relevant to Chester as well as working with other affiliated organizations around southwest Morris County.
The political climate in Zip 07930 (Chester, 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 07930 (Chester, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Chester, 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.
Chester, 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 07930 (Chester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 768 contributions totaling $149,018 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 443 contributions totaling $173,468 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)