Politics in 07740 Long Branch, NJ are an important part of the community, as it is home to a diverse population. Although there are no specific local political candidates in this zip code, there are several representative politicians from nearby areas that serve the citizens of Long Branch. For example, representatives from Monmouth County, New Jersey have been involved in discussions about the needs of the local community and have worked to make improvements for residents. These representatives have also been involved in advocating for issues such as providing economic development opportunities and educational resources to help foster growth within the city. Additionally, state-level politicians from the state of New Jersey may be consulted on decisions that could affect Long Branch as well.
The political climate in Zip 07740 (Long Branch, 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 07740 (Long Branch, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Long Branch, 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.
Long Branch, 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 07740 (Long Branch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 939 contributions totaling $98,453 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 248 contributions totaling $254,896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,028 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)