The small town of 07422 Highland Lake, NJ has a diverse population with a mix of both urban and rural lifestyles. With a population of just over 1000 residents, the town is governed by an elected mayor and council members who strive to represent the needs of the community. Residents have access to various services including parks, public safety, and education opportunities for all ages. In addition to providing important services to the community, local elected officials are also responsible for making decisions that affect local laws, infrastructure development, and other aspects of life in the area. Residents are encouraged to take part in local politics by voting on election day or attending town hall meetings to voice their opinions on various matters. The involvement of citizens in politics helps ensure that the local government is doing its best to serve everyone in Highland Lake.
The political climate in Zip 07422 (Highland Lake, 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 07422 (Highland Lake, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Highland Lake, 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.
Highland Lake, 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 07422 (Highland Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 329 contributions totaling $17,674 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $5,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)