The politics in 07981 Whippany, NJ are heavily influenced by the local and state government. The town is part of the 26th Legislative District of the New Jersey State Assembly, and is represented by Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco and Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce. In addition, Whippany is home to many members of local political organizations such as the Morris County Republican Committee and Democratic Committee. While exact population size figures for Whippany have not been provided, it is estimated that there are over 10,000 people who live in this bustling community. This means that local political issues are important to many residents and can affect their daily lives. In order to make informed decisions about these matters, it’s important for citizens to stay informed on the happenings of local politicians and organizations.
The political climate in Zip 07981 (Whippany, 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 07981 (Whippany, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Whippany, 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.
Whippany, 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 07981 (Whippany)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 691 contributions totaling $43,833 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $99,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $922 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)