The small town of 07874 Stanhope, NJ is home to a tight-knit community with strong values and a commitment to local government involvement. The citizens of Stanhope are passionate about their elected officials and take great pride in the work they do for the betterment of their community. Local politics are very important to the residents, as they value transparency and accountability from their elected representatives. The town regularly hosts forums and other events that allow citizens to get involved and voice their opinions on important issues such as taxes, public safety, education, health care, infrastructure improvement projects and more. Local politicians strive to connect with residents through these events and maintain an open dialogue between constituents and representatives. Overall, Stanhope’s local political atmosphere is one of understanding and collaboration as the town works together to ensure it continues to provide a high quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 07874 (Stanhope, 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 07874 (Stanhope, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Stanhope, 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.
Stanhope, 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 07874 (Stanhope)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 112 contributions totaling $6,824 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $1,693 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)