Laurel Lake is a beautiful town in New Jersey that is known for its rich history and culture. The population of Laurel Lake is approximately 5,000 people. It has a long-standing tradition of being involved in local politics, and the residents are passionate about representing their community in municipal government. In recent years, there have been several candidates vying for positions on the local council, all with different ideas and perspectives on how to best serve the citizens of Laurel Lake. Each candidate has worked hard to connect with voters and earn their trust, and whichever candidate ends up winning will be responsible for making important decisions that affect the entire town.
The political climate in Laurel Lake, NJ is leaning liberal.
Cumberland County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Cumberland County, NJ 52.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained moderately Democratic, 52.3% to 46.3%.
Cumberland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laurel Lake, NJ is leaning liberal.
Cumberland County, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Vineland-Bridgeton Metro Area is leaning 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.
Laurel Lake, New Jersey: D d D D d 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 Laurel Lake, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 874 contributions totaling $58,476 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 229 contributions totaling $46,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)