The politics in Chatham, NJ are centered around making sure the needs of the community are met. Local officials work hard to ensure that the town is a safe and enjoyable place to live. The mayor and council meet regularly to discuss current issues and create new initiatives that will benefit residents. These initiatives often address infrastructure and safety, environmental conservation, economic development, education, and other matters important to Chathamites. Residents have the opportunity to get involved in local politics either by voting in elections or running for office themselves. By getting involved in the political process, citizens can help make sure their voices are heard on important issues that affect their community.
The political climate in Chatham township, NJ is leaning conservative.
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
Chatham township, NJ is leaning conservative.
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.
Chatham township, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Chatham township, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,478 contributions totaling $3,281,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,703 contributions totaling $2,762,133 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,022 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)