Neptune, New Jersey is a small but vibrant city located in Monmouth County. It is home to an engaged population that takes part in the political process and strives to make their community better. Neptune’s local politics are conducted by a five-member Township Committee which is elected by the residents. During elections, citizens have the opportunity to vote for local candidates who are passionate about their community and have proposed ideas for legislation. The Committee members work together to create policies that aim to improve public safety, education, infrastructure, and other important services in order to enhance the quality of life in Neptune. Participating in local politics is an essential part of making sure Neptune's future remains strong and prosperous.
The political climate in Neptune, 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
Neptune, 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.
Neptune, 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 Neptune, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,026 contributions totaling $445,666 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,058 contributions totaling $218,737 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)