Red Bank, NJ is a small but vibrant town located in Monmouth County. It has a rich history and culture and is home to many interesting cultural attractions. The town is also home to a lively political scene. Local politics in Red Bank involve the mayor's office, the Borough Council, and the Board of Education, among other offices. The mayor is elected by the citizens of Red Bank every four years and works with the Borough Council to ensure that all decisions are in accordance with the best interests of Red Bank residents. The Borough Council is made up of seven members elected for four-year terms who develop policies related to municipal services such as public works, fiscal management, police protection, and zoning regulations. The Board of Education governs all educational matters including curriculum development, student achievement levels, and budgetary issues. With its diverse population and various levels of government involvement, Red Bank offers an environment for healthy political dialogue and discussion that can help shape policy decisions.
The political climate in Red Bank, NJ is leaning 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
Red Bank, NJ is leaning 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.
Red Bank, 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 Red Bank, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,474 contributions totaling $1,506,212 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $609 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 361 contributions totaling $379,229 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,051 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)