Ocean Grove, NJ is a small beach town located on the Jersey Shore. It is home to a vibrant community of families, seniors, and beachgoers alike. The town is known for its Victorian architecture, traditional events, and peaceful atmosphere. Despite its small size, Ocean Grove has a robust political atmosphere that plays an important role in local governance. In Ocean Grove, elections are held each year to select representatives from the Town Council who will serve two-year terms. These representatives work closely with elected officials at the state and federal level to ensure the town's best interests are being met. Issues addressed by local politics range from land use regulations to environmental conservation efforts. Residents of Ocean Grove also have the opportunity to participate in various community initiatives throughout the year which help shape policy decisions that affect their lives day-to-day. By engaging in these opportunities, residents can ensure their voices are heard and their concerns are being addressed by their elected officials.
The political climate in Ocean Grove, NJ is somewhat liberal.
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
Ocean Grove, NJ is somewhat liberal.
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.
Ocean Grove, 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 Ocean Grove, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 568 contributions totaling $31,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $4,568 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)