Interlaken, NJ is a small town located in Monmouth County with a total area of 0.5 square miles. It is home to a diverse population of nearly 1,000 people spread across numerous neighborhoods and communities. Although Interlaken does not have its own local government or any elected officials of its own, it is served by the government at the county and state level. The main election issues in Interlaken are related to public safety, education, taxation, and infrastructure. Local residents are encouraged to stay informed on these topics and attend public meetings to better understand what is being discussed at the political level. Through such active participation, local citizens help shape Interlaken’s future and ensure that their political representatives are properly representing their interests.
The political climate in Interlaken, 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
Interlaken, 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.
Interlaken, 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 Interlaken, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,266 contributions totaling $215,998 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 450 contributions totaling $113,837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)