Avalon, NJ is a picturesque beach town located on the southern tip of New Jersey. The town has a small population of around 1,500 people and is known for its relaxed atmosphere and beautiful beaches. In terms of politics, the town follows the same structure as most other towns in New Jersey. It is governed by an elected mayor and six members from the Town Council. Each year there are several local political candidates that run for office, giving residents the opportunity to help shape their local government through their votes. Issues that are important to Avalon residents include preserving the natural beauty of the area, maintaining safe infrastructure, and keeping taxes low. Through its active citizen participation, Avalon remains one of New Jersey’s best beach towns.
The political climate in Avalon, 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
Avalon, 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.
Avalon, 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 Avalon, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 224 contributions totaling $51,948 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $22,143 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $452 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)