The town of Lavallette, NJ is a small beach community located in Ocean County. It is home to a population of 1,875 people and consists of just over one square mile. Politically speaking, the town operates as a non-partisan council-manager government system. The current Mayor is Walter G. LaCicero and there are three Council Members: Anne Poyner, James J. Borowski and Richard A. Corbisiero Jr. The governing body is responsible for making decisions that will best serve the citizens of Lavallette on matters such as public safety, infrastructure upgrades and budgeting for essential services. They also work to promote growth in the area by encouraging businesses to invest in Lavallette and creating an atmosphere that encourages both residents and visitors alike to enjoy all that this serene beachside destination has to offer.
The political climate in Zip 08735 (Lavallette, 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 08735 (Lavallette, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Lavallette, 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.
Lavallette, 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 08735 (Lavallette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 254 contributions totaling $27,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $11,805 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)