Elk, New Jersey is a small city located in the Northeastern United States. Even though it may be small, it still has an active political scene. As with any town or city, Elk residents have their own opinions and beliefs about certain political issues. Through local elections, citizens can express their opinions by voting for candidates who they believe will make the best decisions for the community. In addition to local elections, residents can also attend town hall meetings and participate in public debates to learn more about current events and political opinions of their neighbors. With a variety of options available for staying informed about politics in Elk, NJ residents are sure to be informed on what's happening locally as well as nationally.
The political climate in Elk, NJ is leaning conservative.
Gloucester County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Gloucester County, NJ 50.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gloucester county flipped narrowly Democratic, 50.0% to 48.0%.
Gloucester county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elk, NJ is leaning conservative.
Gloucester County, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Elk, New Jersey: D d D D r d
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 Elk, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 889 contributions totaling $176,184 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 218 contributions totaling $68,612 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)