Elwood, NJ is a small town located in New Jersey with a rich history and vibrant culture. It has many different local organizations and businesses that shape the community and make it unique. The town also features an active political landscape, with local politicians actively engaged in representing their constituents. Local decision-making processes are centered around Elwood and its citizens, as the town government takes input from citizens to create policies that will have positive impacts on residents. The current mayor of Elwood is Bill Smith, who was re-elected for his third term in 2020. He has been successful in leading Elwood through tough economic times while continuing to prioritize projects that will benefit the community. Additionally, Smith continues to push for increased funding for public services such as education, health care, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection initiatives. Residents of Elwood can be confident knowing that they have local political leaders who are dedicated to upholding the values of the town and making sure its people are well taken care of.
The political climate in Elwood, NJ is leaning conservative.
Atlantic County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Atlantic County, NJ 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Atlantic county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 46.0%.
Atlantic county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elwood, NJ is leaning conservative.
Atlantic County, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Atlantic City-Hammonton Metro Area is leaning 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.
Elwood, New Jersey: D d D D d 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 Elwood, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,170 contributions totaling $205,722 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 374 contributions totaling $137,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $368 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)