Belleplain, NJ is a small town located in Cape May County. It is known for its friendly community and feeling of togetherness amongst its residents. The population of Belleplain is around 2,000 people. They are served by local government officials who work hard to ensure the town remains safe and well-maintained. Political candidates running for office in the area often have an easy time because of the welcoming atmosphere that already exists in the town. Candidates typically focus on issues like improving infrastructure, creating job opportunities and ensuring public safety when campaigning in Belleplain. With such a tight-knit community, many local political initiatives pass through with ease due to residents’ support for their town.
The political climate in Belleplain, 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
Belleplain, 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.
Belleplain, 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 Belleplain, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $2,559 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $6,473 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)