Matawan, NJ is a small town located in Monmouth County. It has a rich history and strong sense of community that make it an ideal place to live. The town is governed by a mayor, five council members, and several committees that oversee the various departments within the municipality. Elections take place every two years, allowing residents to have their voices heard when it comes to local politics. The current mayor, along with the council members, work hard to ensure that Matawan remains a safe and welcoming place for all citizens. They have been successful in gaining new businesses and investments while working diligently on maintaining infrastructure and providing quality services to its residents. In addition, the council works closely with local schools and organizations to ensure that Matawan remains an attractive place for families.
The political climate in Matawan, NJ is leaning conservative.
Monmouth County, NJ is leaning conservative. In Monmouth County, NJ 47.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monmouth county remained Republican, 50.7% to 47.9%.
Monmouth county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Matawan, NJ is leaning conservative.
Monmouth County, New Jersey is leaning 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.
Matawan, New Jersey: d 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 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 Matawan, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,626 contributions totaling $146,165 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 234 contributions totaling $53,789 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)