The town of 08217 Elwood, NJ is a diverse and vibrant community. It is governed by a mayor and city council who work together to ensure the needs of the local residents are met. The mayor and council are responsible for overseeing the budget, creating policies, and implementing programs designed to improve life in Elwood. Additionally, they work to create a safe environment by providing services such as crime prevention and public safety programs, along with recreation activities for all ages. Local politicians also strive to keep taxes low while maintaining high quality educational programs and ensuring that essential services are available for those in need. Residents can find information on upcoming political events, candidates, platforms, and issues by visiting local websites or attending public meetings at the city hall.
The political climate in Zip 08217 (Elwood, NJ) is leaning 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
Zip 08217 (Elwood, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Elwood, New Jersey is leaning 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.
Elwood, 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 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 08217 (Elwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $160 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $9 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)