Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ is a small borough located in Monmouth County with a population of 1,901 as of the 2010 census. It is an affluent community situated on the Jersey Shore and is known for its Victorian architecture and beautiful beaches. Politically, Avon-by-the-Sea leans towards the Democratic Party, although it does not have any local political candidates running for office. The borough is governed by a mayor and borough council which works to pass ordinances related to zoning, law enforcement, public safety and other matters important to the town’s residents. In recent years, the council has placed an emphasis on historic preservation and worked to protect the town’s historic buildings from redevelopment or conversion into apartment complexes. The borough has also focused its attention on environmental protection initiatives such as beach replenishment projects and stormwater management plans. Overall, Avon-by-the-Sea's political landscape reflects its commitment to preserving its history while advocating for smart environmental policies that will benefit future generations of residents.
The political climate in Zip 07717 (Avon-by-the-Sea, 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 07717 (Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Avon-by-the-Sea, 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.
Avon-by-the-Sea, 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 07717 (Avon-by-the-Sea)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 223 contributions totaling $48,378 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $24,342 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $459 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)