The politics of 08721 Bayville, NJ are largely driven by local interests. The City Council is responsible for setting policies and making decisions that affect the day-to-day life of residents in 08721 Bayville. The mayor and City Council typically set the agenda for what topics to discuss, review, and vote on. Some of the issues that are discussed can be related to taxes, zoning laws, public works projects, law enforcement policies, and other community concerns. In addition to these issues, city council members also discuss strategies for economic growth and development in the area. The City Council also works closely with state agencies to make sure that they are following regulations and working on behalf of the citizens in 08721 Bayville. Additionally, local political candidates run for office in order to represent their constituents’ needs and interests at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 08721 (Bayville, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Ocean County, NJ is strongly conservative. In Ocean County, NJ 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ocean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.9%.
Ocean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08721 (Bayville, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Bayville, New Jersey is moderately conservative.
Ocean County, New Jersey is strongly 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.
Bayville, 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 08721 (Bayville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $7,196 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $11,502 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)