Wildwood Crest, NJ is a small town located on the Jersey Shore, with a population of just over 3,300 people. The local political culture in Wildwood Crest is heavily influenced by its small-town roots and close-knit community. Politically, Wildwood Crest leans towards conservative values and tends to have a strong base of support for Republican candidates. Local residents are very engaged in their local politics, taking part in town meetings and voting for local representatives that will best reflect their interests and values. The mayor of Wildwood Crest is appointed by the City Council with the approval of the mayor being required by city ordinance. The City Council meets bimonthly to discuss matters of importance to the town as well as any issues that may arise from time to time. In addition to electing their mayor, residents also elect five members to serve on the City Council who serve two-year terms.
The political climate in Wildwood Crest, 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
Wildwood Crest, 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.
Wildwood Crest, 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 Wildwood Crest, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $24,757 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $45,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $381 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)