South Toms River, NJ is a small rural town located in Ocean County. It is home to a diverse population of approximately 3,500 people who are politically active and engaged. The political landscape of South Toms River is interesting and dynamic. There are many local political candidates who represent the different factions within the community, ranging from Democrats to Republicans to independents. These candidates vary greatly in their views on topics like taxes, education, public safety, economic development and more. Each candidate’s platform reflects the unique needs and wishes of South Toms River’s residents. It is important to research each candidate’s views before voting to ensure that one’s personal values are represented on election day. Through careful consideration of the various platforms presented by local political candidates, South Toms River residents can make informed decisions when choosing their representatives in government.
The political climate in South Toms River, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Ocean County, NJ is strongly conservative. In Ocean County, NJ 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ocean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.9%.
Ocean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Toms River, NJ is somewhat conservative.
Ocean County, New Jersey is strongly 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.
South Toms River, New Jersey: r 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 South Toms River, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 472 contributions totaling $13,810 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 214 contributions totaling $18,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)