The politics in 07721 Cliffwood, NJ are diverse and impactful. The small borough is home to a population of roughly 6,300 people, who have access to various political representatives at the local and state level. However, residents of Cliffwood do not have any specific local political candidates running for office in the borough. Despite this, the people of Cliffwood remain involved in their community and stay up to date with changes in government policies that affect them and their neighbors. Residents are encouraged to voice their opinions on important issues affecting their community through local town meetings and forums. Additionally, there are several advocacy groups that work to inform citizens about current legislation being discussed at the state level that could potentially affect them. By joining together, those living in Cliffwood strive for a better future for themselves and their families.
The political climate in Zip 07721 (Cliffwood, NJ) is leaning liberal.
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 07721 (Cliffwood, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Cliffwood, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
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.
Cliffwood, 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 07721 (Cliffwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $584 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,141 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)