Manasquan, New Jersey is a small town located in Monmouth County. It is known for its strong sense of community and local government. Manasquan has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor elected by the citizens of the city and the council members chosen by the mayor. The council then decides on all matters relating to law, public safety, economic development, and other important issues facing the city. Currently, Mayor Arthur Bormann is leading the town in tackling challenges such as supporting economic growth and improving infrastructure. He has also worked to keep taxes low while providing services that benefit residents. Manasquan has a variety of political candidates running for office this year including Republican candidate Chris Brown for City Council Member, Democrat Robert Chiappone for City Council Member, and independent candidate Daniel Rielly for Mayor. Each candidate brings unique backgrounds and experience to their respective campaigns, which makes it an exciting time for Manasquan’s politics!
The political climate in Manasquan, 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
Manasquan, 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.
Manasquan, 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 Manasquan, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,154 contributions totaling $180,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 375 contributions totaling $94,079 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)