Linwood, NJ is a small suburban town located in Atlantic County. It is mostly known for its beautiful beaches and abundant wildlife. However, Linwood also has its own unique political landscape that shapes the community. The local government consists of an elected mayor and council members who serve to represent and enact legislation that benefits their constituents. Linwood citizens have the opportunity to participate in local politics through voting in elections and attending town hall meetings. Through participation in local politics, residents are able to voice their opinions on local issues such as property taxes, education, and public safety. Residents are also encouraged to get involved by running for office or joining various campaigns that work towards bettering the community. With strong leaders at the helm of Linwood's government, citizens can look forward to a bright future with plenty of opportunities for growth
The political climate in Linwood, 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
Linwood, 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.
Linwood, 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 Linwood, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 501 contributions totaling $88,918 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 212 contributions totaling $134,623 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $635 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)