Ventnor City, NJ is a small coastal town located in Atlantic County. It has a vibrant and active political sphere that has a direct impact on the city's residents, businesses, and visitors. Local politics affects everything from taxes to zoning laws to public safety. The local government of Ventnor City consists of five elected officials: the mayor, two city council members, and two commissioners. The mayor serves as the leader of the city government and is responsible for setting policy goals and overseeing the day-to-day operations. The city council members are responsible for introducing legislation to be voted on by the public, while the commissioners act as advisors to the mayor and help ensure that laws are enforced in a fair manner. In addition to local politicians, Ventnor City also elects representatives for county, state, and federal governments who work on behalf of their constituents. As such, it is important for citizens to stay informed about local politics in order to make sure their voices are heard when important decisions are being made.
The political climate in Ventnor City, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Atlantic County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Atlantic County, NJ 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Atlantic county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 46.0%.
Atlantic county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ventnor City, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Atlantic County, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Atlantic City-Hammonton Metro Area is leaning 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.
Ventnor City, New Jersey: D d D D d d
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 Ventnor City, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 645 contributions totaling $83,657 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $24,483 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $331 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)