The small borough of Far Hills, NJ (07931) has a long history of local politics. While the area is only home to approximately 700 people, it is well known for its strong political involvement and commitment to community values. As a part of this, many townspeople make sure their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions in the area. The local government consists of a Mayor and Council who serve as an elected body that makes laws and sets policy for the borough. This year there is an election for two seats on the council and many voices in the community have come together to support two candidates that they feel will best represent their interests. It promises to be an exciting time full of activism as citizens come together to make sure their views are heard and respected in Far Hills' political realm.
The political climate in Zip 07931 (Far Hills, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Somerset County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Somerset County, NJ 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.5%.
Somerset county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 07931 (Far Hills, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Far Hills, New Jersey is somewhat liberal.
Somerset County, New Jersey is moderately 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.
Far Hills, New Jersey: r r d d D 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 07931 (Far Hills)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 399 contributions totaling $348,059 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $872 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 469 contributions totaling $691,264 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,474 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)