Keyport, NJ is a small town located in Monmouth County. In terms of politics, Keyport tends to lean to the left with an active Democratic party and an active presence in local government. Keyport has been represented by various Democratic elected officials at the state and county levels; most recently, Joseph Mish was elected as Councilman for the Borough of Keyport in 2019. The Democratic candidates that are running for office this year have promised to work for the benefit of Keyport citizens, with a specific focus on issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, and job creation. There are also several independent candidates running for office this year who are expected to bring fresh perspectives to local politics.
The political climate in Keyport, NJ is leaning liberal.
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
Keyport, NJ is leaning liberal.
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.
Keyport, 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 Keyport, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 368 contributions totaling $18,612 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $18,332 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)