Hazlet, NJ is a small town located in Monmouth County with a population of around 20,000 people. The local politics of Hazlet are handled mainly by the Township Committee, which has 5 members and is responsible for day-to-day government operations such as maintaining public safety, managing infrastructure projects, and enacting ordinances. The committee holds monthly meetings to discuss issues facing the community and make decisions on behalf of the citizens. On the regional level, Hazlet is part of New Jersey's 12th Congressional district so residents can vote for their representative to Congress at election time. Additionally, the state Senate and Assembly representatives who serve in Trenton also come from this area. Elections are held regularly to determine who will be elected into these positions. Overall, Hazlet is an active political town where citizens are encouraged to participate in the democratic process by voting and making their voices heard on important local issues.
The political climate in Zip 07730 (Hazlet, 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
Zip 07730 (Hazlet, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Hazlet, New Jersey 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.
Hazlet, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 07730 (Hazlet)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 536 contributions totaling $83,980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $17,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)