Cape May Point is a small town located on the southern tip of New Jersey, near the mouth of Delaware Bay. The charming town has long been a popular tourist destination, with its beaches, nature trails, and historic sites. Politically, Cape May Point is part of Cape May County and votes in the same elections as other towns and cities in the county. In recent years, political trends in the county have reflected those at a state and national level. There are many local candidates running for office each election cycle who represent residents’ views on various issues such as taxation, economic growth, environmental protection, public safety, infrastructure development, education policy, and more. The voter turnout in Cape May Point is usually high due to the passionate political discussions that take place among its citizens. Residents take an active role in selecting their representatives and are committed to making sure their voices are heard during the election process.
The political climate in Cape May Point, 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
Cape May Point, 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.
Cape May Point, 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 Cape May Point, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,145 contributions totaling $136,431 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $131,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $622 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)