The politics in Villas, NJ are of great interest to its citizens. With an estimated population of 1,400 people, the town is small but bustling with energy and activity. The local political landscape is made up of members of both major political parties, as well as a variety of independent candidates who have chosen to represent the interests of their community. Through local elections, community members make their voices heard by voting for candidates who best represent their views. The Town Council works hard to ensure that all citizens are represented in their decision-making process and works hard to ensure that Villas’ residents get the full benefit from any laws or regulations set forth by the council. With the support of its residents, Villas is sure to remain a vibrant hub of political discourse for years to come.
The political climate in Villas, 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
Villas, 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.
Villas, 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 Villas, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,132 contributions totaling $154,371 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 230 contributions totaling $135,766 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $590 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)