Belford, NJ is a small town situated in the heart of New Jersey. With a population of roughly 8,000 people, it is known for being a quaint and peaceful place to live. Although Belford may be small compared to other nearby cities and towns, it still has an active local politics scene. The mayor of Belford is elected every four years, and the town council consists of five members who are also elected by the citizens of Belford. In addition to these positions, there are many other opportunities for citizens to become involved in local politics such as volunteering on committees or running for school board election. Local elections often generate a great deal of interest from the community as residents take pride in having their voices heard through their votes.
The political climate in Belford, NJ is somewhat 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
Belford, NJ is somewhat 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.
Belford, 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 Belford, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 155 contributions totaling $87,136 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $562 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $49,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $349 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)