Lower, NJ is a small town located in the southern part of the state. It is home to a diverse population with different political ideologies and beliefs. While local elections are often contentious, Lower has a history of electing officials who support progressive policies and initiatives that focus on providing resources for its citizens. At the local level, candidates are often supported or opposed based on their commitment to specific causes such as education reform, affordable housing, and economic development. In addition, candidates must make sure they are connecting with voters through engaging conversations about how they will actively work towards making Lower an even better place to live. Ultimately, residents of Lower take great pride in their right to vote and use it to elect representatives who have their best interests at heart.
The political climate in Lower, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Cape May County, NJ is somewhat conservative. In Cape May County, NJ 41.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cape May county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 41.3%.
Cape May county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lower, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Cape May County, New Jersey is somewhat conservative.
Ocean City Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Lower, 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 Lower, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,893 contributions totaling $642,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,149 contributions totaling $638,057 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $555 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)