Lakewood, NJ is a city located in Ocean County with a diverse population. Its politics reflect the cultural diversity of its residents and have been shaped by the strong community organizations that have been developed throughout its history. The local government is structured by a Mayor and Township Committee, which are both elected positions voted on by the people of Lakewood. The mayor and committee members focus on developing policy initiatives that promote inclusiveness across all sectors of society, along with improving access to public services such as education and healthcare. They also strive to create an environment of safety and security for all Lakewood residents. It is clear that the people of Lakewood take pride in their political process, and value their ability to make decisions that affect their community.
The political climate in Lakewood township, 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
Lakewood township, 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.
Lakewood township, 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 Lakewood township, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,152 contributions totaling $2,025,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $488 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,028 contributions totaling $8,303,768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,095 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)