Manalapan, NJ is a township located in Monmouth County with a long history of strong political ties. With a population of just over 39,000 people, the town is politically active and engaged with local politics. The Township Committee is the elected legislative body and consists of five members who are elected at-large on a partisan basis for staggered three-year terms; each year one or two members are up for re-election. The Republican Party has traditionally had a stronghold in Manalapan, having held the majority on the Township Committee since the 1970s. However, there are regular elections which allow candidates from all parties to be put forward. In addition to these elections, Manalapan also elects representatives for higher level government offices such as the U.S. Congress, State Assembly, and Governor. Local political campaigns often involve door-to-door canvassing and other activities to ensure citizens are informed about their choices at election time. Additionally, local organizations hold voter registration drives to increase civic engagement in the community and spread awareness about upcoming elections. Overall, Manalapan is an engaged town with strong political ties that continues to grow through active participation in local politics by its citizens.
The political climate in Manalapan, 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
Manalapan, 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.
Manalapan, 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 Manalapan, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,242 contributions totaling $244,432 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 766 contributions totaling $145,322 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)