Oakhurst, New Jersey is a small suburb located in Monmouth County with a population of approximately 7,500. It is known for its beautiful beaches and quaint downtown area, as well as its rich history and involvement in politics. The political structure of Oakhurst consists of two major parties – Democrat and Republican – and a variety of local offices are held by members from each party. Oakhurst's Mayor is currently a Democrat, while the Town Council is composed of both Democrats and Republicans. Local elections occur every four years to determine who holds office in the town. In addition to state and federal representatives, residents can also vote for their own city councilmembers, mayor, school board members, and other local politicians every election cycle. All citizens 18 years old or older have the right to vote in Oakhurst elections regardless of their party affiliation or political views.
The political climate in Oakhurst, NJ is leaning conservative.
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
Oakhurst, NJ is leaning conservative.
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.
Oakhurst, 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 Oakhurst, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 270 contributions totaling $17,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $116,224 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)