Point Pleasant Beach, NJ is a small beach town located in Ocean County. It is a popular destination for families, as well as for those just visiting the Jersey Shore. The local government of Point Pleasant Beach takes pride in their community and works hard to make sure that it is an enjoyable place to live and visit. There are many ways that citizens can get involved in local politics including voting on important issues, attending town hall meetings, and supporting local political candidates that they believe best represent their values. The town has a strong tradition of political involvement and encourages residents to make their voices heard by engaging in meaningful conversations about the issues that matter most to them. The local government provides plenty of opportunities for citizens to get involved and ultimately make their mark on the politics of Point Pleasant Beach.
The political climate in Point Pleasant Beach, 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
Point Pleasant Beach, 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.
Point Pleasant Beach, 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 Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 909 contributions totaling $90,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 482 contributions totaling $210,944 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)