Burleigh, NJ is a small town with a population of just over 2,000 residents. Despite its small size, politics play an important role in the town. The local election process is managed by the county clerk's office and includes the election of representatives for the mayor and council. Regular voting days are held to allow citizens to select their preferred candidates. In addition to these elections, Burleigh also has several issues that arise each year within the community that require consideration from elected officials. These issues may include things like infrastructure improvements or community safety initiatives. Local political candidates always strive to represent the needs of their constituents as best they can while balancing fiscal responsibility and public opinion. Overall, politics in Burleigh are an important part of life for citizens and candidates alike as they work together to create a better future for the town.
The political climate in Burleigh, 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
Burleigh, 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.
Burleigh, 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 Burleigh, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 507 contributions totaling $70,128 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $40,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $461 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)