The politics of Stafford, NJ are largely influenced by those who inhabit the area. This is a suburban community located in Ocean County, NJ that is home to approximately 29,000 people. The local government body consists of a Mayor and Township Council elected by the citizens to represent them and make decisions on their behalf. The political process in Stafford is largely grassroots based, with most candidates for office being local individuals who have long-standing ties to the community. As such, the politics in Stafford tend to be directed towards maintaining the small-town atmosphere and preserving its rural roots. The Township Council meets regularly throughout the year to review potential changes and take action on various issues that affect residents directly or indirectly. Additionally, citizens are encouraged to participate in their local government by attending public meetings and engaging with their elected officials through open dialogue.
The political climate in Stafford, NJ is moderately 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
Stafford, NJ is moderately 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.
Stafford, 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 Stafford, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,104 contributions totaling $159,052 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 900 contributions totaling $217,501 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)