Colts Neck, NJ is a picturesque town located in the heart of Monmouth County. With its rolling hills, lush forests and abundant farms, it鈥檚 easy to see why Colts Neck has become such a desirable place to call home. Politically, Colts Neck is largely Republican leaning with many local representatives from either party working hard to represent their constituents. As a local resident, I have had the chance to witness firsthand how our local politics play out. From attending town hall meetings and learning about the upcoming ballot initiatives that will be placed before the voters this November to hearing about the candidates running for office in all levels of government throughout the county, I am always informed on what鈥檚 going on in our community. It's important for us all as citizens to stay informed and engaged when it comes to politics in Colts Neck and beyond!
The political climate in Colts Neck, 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
Colts Neck, NJ 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.
Colts Neck, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Colts Neck, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,951 contributions totaling $408,206 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 729 contributions totaling $755,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,036 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)