Leonardo, NJ is a small town in Monmouth County located on the Jersey Shore. It is an area known for its beautiful beaches, charming downtown streets, and friendly residents. The local politics in Leonardo are focused on keeping the town safe, clean, and attractive for visitors and residents alike. The majority of the decisions made by local politicians involve creating policies to improve public safety, promote economic growth, address environmental issues, and create new services and recreational opportunities for all citizens in Leonardo. Local politicians also work hard to ensure that the town remains fiscally responsible so that it can continue to provide essential services while still providing a pleasant atmosphere for residents. As a result of this commitment to the community, many people have chosen to make Leonardo their home over other towns in the county.
The political climate in Leonardo, 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
Leonardo, 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.
Leonardo, 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 Leonardo, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $81,716 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $40,906 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $718 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)