Brielle, NJ is a small town located in Monmouth County with a strong sense of community and pride. It is governed by its local government, which consists of a mayor and six council members. The mayor serves a four-year term while the council members serve staggered three-year terms. Elections are held annually to determine who will fill each position. The local political candidates have varied backgrounds including business owners, educators, and volunteers. Through active participation in civic affairs, these candidates strive to preserve Brielle’s unique identity while constantly looking for ways to improve the quality of life for all residents. The town is highly engaged in the political process, with many residents attending meetings and voting during elections. It is clear that Brielle’s citizens take their local politics seriously and are invested in making sure their voices are heard when it comes to determining the future of their town.
The political climate in Brielle, 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
Brielle, 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.
Brielle, 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 Brielle, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 400 contributions totaling $41,345 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 177 contributions totaling $81,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $458 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)