The small town of Allenwood, NJ (08720) is an unincorporated area and does not have any local political candidates. The community does however have an active Political Action Committee (PAC) which consists of a variety of members from the local area. The PAC works to stay up to date on current events that may affect the town, such as zoning changes, tax increases or decreases, and other areas that may impact the lives of citizens. The PAC also strives to create a dialog between constituents and elected officials by actively attending town hall meetings, hosting forums with topics relevant to Allenwood and its residents, as well as engaging in meaningful dialogue with representatives from all levels of government. In addition, members also work hard to inform their neighbors about how specific policies will affect them directly. These efforts ensure that the people of Allenwood are informed about important political decisions and are given the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations concerning their government.
The political climate in Zip 08720 (Allenwood, 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 08720 (Allenwood, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Allenwood, 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.
Allenwood, 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 08720 (Allenwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $9,755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $11,987 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,498 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)