Shrewsbury, NJ is a small town located in Monmouth County. It has a rich history and vibrant community that is involved in local politics. In Shrewsbury, citizens have the opportunity to get involved with their local government by attending meetings or volunteering for particular committees. In addition, the town is served by an elected mayor and four council members who work together to ensure the town's best interests are represented and that residents' concerns are heard and addressed. The town is committed to transparency and encourages its citizens to stay informed of upcoming events, meetings, and discussions related to municipal decisions. Additionally, there are numerous volunteer positions available within the school board and local organizations which give residents the chance to make meaningful contributions to their community.
The political climate in Shrewsbury township, 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
Shrewsbury township, 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.
Shrewsbury township, 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 Shrewsbury township, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,187 contributions totaling $110,904 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 291 contributions totaling $53,419 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)