The politics of 07848 Lafayette, NJ are reflective of the state and federal issues that affect the nation as a whole. Located in Morris County, the town is an integral part of Republican Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen’s district, which encompasses all of Morris County. The current Republican-affliliated representative has been in office since 1995 and actively works to represent the community’s needs. On a local level, there have been some changes in recent years that have seen a shift in political representation. In November 2018, voters elected Democrat Thomas Mastrangelo to serve on the Township Committee and represent them on state legislative matters. This election was significant as it marked the first time that a Democrat had been elected to the Township Committee since 2009. While this may signify a shift towards progressive values in 07848 Lafayette, NJ , only time will tell if this trend continues.
The political climate in Zip 07848 (Lafayette, 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 07848 (Lafayette, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Lafayette, 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.
Lafayette, 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 07848 (Lafayette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 111 contributions totaling $6,943 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $21,417 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)