Lacey, NJ is a small township located in Ocean County, NJ. It has a vibrant community with plenty of things to do and see. Politics in Lacey are important for residents. The Township Committee is made up of five members that are elected by the residents to represent their interests and work on behalf of the community. Every two years, the Township Committee holds an election for one member to serve a four-year term. The committee works together and makes decisions about taxes, budget allocations, public safety, infrastructure development, zoning regulations, recreational opportunities, and many other important matters that affect the quality of life in Lacey. Additionally, New Jersey state elections take place every November for governor and state legislators from the district which includes Lacey. These elections give citizens the opportunity to vote for candidates who will represent their values and beliefs at a higher level of government.
The political climate in Lacey, 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
Lacey, NJ 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.
Lacey, 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 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 Lacey, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,062 contributions totaling $95,877 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 785 contributions totaling $143,946 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)