Middletown, NJ (07748) is a rapidly-growing township located in Monmouth County. As of 2019 the population was estimated at 66,522 people. Middletown has a mayor-council form of government with a nine-member Township Committee that works together to set the policy direction for the municipality. The current mayor is Tony Perry and there are also eight council members, including Deputy Mayor Stephanie Murray Cuthbertson. The Township Committee meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to discuss issues concerning local politics such as budgeting, infrastructure projects, zoning regulations, and public safety initiatives. They also regularly review applications for development projects throughout Middletown's diverse neighborhoods. Local residents often attend meetings to express their opinions on these issues. The Township Committee has established several committees to review specific topics in more detail before any decisions are made. This ensures that all aspects of an issue are thoroughly considered by representatives from various segments of the community before any changes can be implemented.
The political climate in Zip 07748 (Middletown, NJ) is leaning conservative.
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 07748 (Middletown, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Middletown, New Jersey is leaning conservative.
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.
Middletown, 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 07748 (Middletown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,267 contributions totaling $131,041 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 236 contributions totaling $71,124 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)