The politics of 08232 Pleasantville, NJ are heavily influenced by the local community. Residents of this area value progress and growth, and are passionate about making their city a better place to live and work. The local government is committed to supporting the people of Pleasantville in their efforts to make the city a vibrant and prosperous place. There are several local political candidates who have been working hard to ensure that the needs of the community are met. These candidates strive to keep taxes low, while still investing in public services such as schools, parks, and transportation infrastructure. They also advocate for policies that protect the environment, support small businesses, and promote economic security for all residents of Pleasantville.
The political climate in Zip 08232 (Pleasantville, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Atlantic County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Atlantic County, NJ 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Atlantic county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 46.0%.
Atlantic county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08232 (Pleasantville, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Pleasantville, New Jersey is somewhat liberal.
Atlantic County, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Atlantic City-Hammonton 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.
Pleasantville, 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 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 08232 (Pleasantville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 464 contributions totaling $15,973 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $7,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $603 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)