Freehold, NJ is a small borough located in central New Jersey. Despite its size, the community has an active political scene with several local candidates running for office. Recently, the mayor of Freehold has focused on improving public safety and infrastructure. In addition to that, they have encouraged residents to get involved in their local government by attending town meetings and taking part in civic engagement initiatives. As a result of these efforts, the citizens of Freehold have become increasingly more aware of the impact politics can have on their lives and the future of their town. Additionally, there are numerous organizations within Freehold dedicated to promoting social justice and encouraging political participation among all members of the community. With this focus on active political involvement, Freehold remains a vibrant example of how local elections can help shape a community's future.
The political climate in Freehold township, NJ is leaning conservative.
Monmouth County, NJ is leaning conservative. In Monmouth County, NJ 47.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monmouth county remained Republican, 50.7% to 47.9%.
Monmouth county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Freehold township, NJ is leaning conservative.
Monmouth County, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
New York-Newark-Jersey City 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.
Freehold township, New Jersey: d 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 Freehold township, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,517 contributions totaling $940,781 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,743 contributions totaling $669,762 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)