Dennis, NJ is a small town located in Cape May County. While it may be small, the politics in Dennis are vibrant and engaging. The local government of Dennis is governed by an elected mayor and township committee with representatives from each of the four voting districts within the town. Every two years, residents of Dennis elect a new mayor and three members of the township committee. These officials work together to manage the day-to-day operations of the town and ensure that all residents have access to high quality services and amenities. Additionally, community members are encouraged to get involved with their local government by attending meetings, voicing opinions on important issues, and running for office when positions become available. As long as residents stay engaged in their local political process, they can help shape the future of Dennis into one that is prosperous for all citizens.
The political climate in Dennis, NJ is moderately 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
Dennis, NJ is moderately 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.
Dennis, 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 Dennis, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 949 contributions totaling $102,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 275 contributions totaling $73,432 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)