The politics in Rumson, NJ are centered around a strong sense of community and the preservation of traditional values. Local leaders focus on maintaining the unique character of the town while addressing issues that affect the whole community. Residents have access to many resources to help them stay informed and engaged in local politics such as public forums, town meetings, newsletters, and social media groups. Local political candidates often come from within the town and have a long history of involvement in civic life. These candidates bring knowledge of local issues, dedication to their constituents, and an understanding of how best to serve the community. Elections are held regularly for various offices throughout town and residents are encouraged to get involved in the democratic process by voting for their chosen candidate or attending public meetings.
The political climate in Rumson, 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
Rumson, 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.
Rumson, 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 Rumson, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,109 contributions totaling $539,158 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $486 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 532 contributions totaling $502,447 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $944 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)