The small town of 08050 Ocean Acres, NJ is part of the larger Barnegat Township in Ocean County. The town is governed by Mayor Alfonso Cirulli and a five-member governing body. The local politics of 08050 Ocean Acres are largely focused on maintaining strong beach access, protecting the environment, supporting local businesses, and promoting safe neighborhoods. Recent initiatives have included a beach replenishment project to protect the shoreline from erosion, ongoing efforts to support local retailers and restaurants, and an emphasis on preserving green spaces throughout the town. Additionally, Mayor Cirulli has pushed for greater transparency in government with an increased focus on communication between elected officials and residents. With these priorities in mind, 08050 Ocean Acres seeks to remain a vibrant community that prioritizes both responsible growth and quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 08050 (Ocean Acres, 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 08050 (Ocean Acres, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Ocean Acres, 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.
Ocean Acres, 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 08050 (Ocean Acres)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 539 contributions totaling $21,276 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 159 contributions totaling $43,048 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)