The politics in Atlantic Highlands, NJ are very active. There is an elected Mayor and a six-member Borough Council that meets regularly to discuss the day-to-day operations in the community. The Mayor and Borough Council work together to create policies, manage resources, and provide services for residents. In addition to the local government, there are also various county committees and organizations aimed at promoting civic engagement in the area. Among these groups are the Atlantic Highlands Historical Society, which preserves the town’s historical artifacts and documents; the Atlantic Highlands Chamber of Commerce which promotes local businesses; and many more. These organizations provide residents with opportunities to be involved in their town’s political climate by attending meetings, voting for their preferred candidates in both local elections as well as county-wide ones, or volunteering with campaigns or other projects. With its vibrant political life, Atlantic Highlands stands out as a great example of how communities can come together to create positive change.
The political climate in Atlantic Highlands, 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
Atlantic Highlands, 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.
Atlantic Highlands, 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 Atlantic Highlands, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 531 contributions totaling $69,567 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $54,955 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $458 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)