The politics in 07936 East Hanover, NJ are represented by the local government that works to ensure the best quality of life for its residents. The Mayor and Township Council are responsible for enacting laws and ordinances that benefit the citizens of East Hanover. Together with other residents, they also work diligently to promote economic growth by supporting local businesses and other economic development initiatives. In addition, they strive to maintain a safe community by providing law enforcement services and fire protection. There is an active local political scene in East Hanover, with many candidates running for office each election cycle. Citizens have the opportunity to participate in local politics through voting and volunteering their time for campaigns or on various committees. Ultimately, the goal is to make sure that everyone’s voice is heard when it comes to decision making on how best to serve 07936 East Hanover, NJ.
The political climate in Zip 07936 (East Hanover, 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 07936 (East Hanover, NJ) is leaning liberal.
East Hanover, 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.
East Hanover, 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 07936 (East Hanover)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 325 contributions totaling $56,270 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $87,324 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $455 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)