The small beach town of Strathmere, NJ (08248) is known for its laidback lifestyle and beautiful beaches. Despite the town's small size, it has a vibrant local political scene that often captures the attention of the community. Local candidates typically focus on issues related to environmental protection, economic development, and the preservation of Strathmere's unique culture. The local government also takes an active role in promoting civic engagement among its citizens, ensuring that everyone can participate in political discourse and decision-making. As such, Strathmere's political atmosphere is constantly evolving to meet the needs of its people and ensure the continued health of its community.
The political climate in Zip 08248 (Strathmere, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Cape May County, NJ is somewhat conservative. In Cape May County, NJ 41.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cape May county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 41.3%.
Cape May county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08248 (Strathmere, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Strathmere, New Jersey is moderately conservative.
Cape May County, New Jersey is somewhat conservative.
Ocean City Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Strathmere, 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 08248 (Strathmere)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $8,780 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)