The politics of 08244 Somers Point, NJ are largely shaped by the local governing bodies such as the City Council, Mayor and other elected officials who represent the community. The City Council is comprised of five members who are all elected at-large for a four-year term with staggered elections. The Mayor is also elected for a four-year term. Together they uphold the laws and regulations established to protect and advance the welfare of the city residents. Somers Point has a vibrant political atmosphere with numerous events held throughout the year to engage citizens in their local governance. Voting and civic engagement is encouraged by numerous organizations that focus on encouraging active participation in local politics. In addition, there are several political organizations that help to inform citizens on current issues in order to promote informed voting decisions.
The political climate in Zip 08244 (Somers Point, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Atlantic County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Atlantic County, NJ 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Atlantic county remained moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 46.0%.
Atlantic county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08244 (Somers Point, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Somers Point, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Atlantic County, New Jersey is leaning liberal.
Atlantic City-Hammonton Metro Area is leaning 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.
Somers Point, New Jersey: D d D D d d
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 08244 (Somers Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 236 contributions totaling $12,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $10,965 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)