In 08731 Forked River, NJ, politics largely focus on local and state issues. The local political landscape is diverse and consists of several small parties and organizations that represent a variety of interests in the community. On the national level, representatives from both major parties serve the people in 08731 Forked River, NJ. There are no current candidates running for office in 08731 Forked River, NJ at this time but citizens can stay informed by following their local government activities and attending town hall meetings to learn more about their representatives’ views on important issues. The local government also has a number of initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life for residents such as job training programs, infrastructure improvements and youth development programs. Residents in the area have a wide range of political opinions, which makes for interesting dialogue and debate in 08731 Forked River, NJ.
The political climate in Zip 08731 (Forked River, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Ocean County, NJ is strongly conservative. In Ocean County, NJ 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ocean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.9%.
Ocean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08731 (Forked River, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Forked River, New Jersey is moderately conservative.
Ocean County, New Jersey is strongly 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.
Forked River, New Jersey: r 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 08731 (Forked River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 200 contributions totaling $12,199 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $39,599 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)