The Township of Shamong, New Jersey is a small township in Burlington County. It is a rural community with a population of over 7,000 people and has been around since 1798. In terms of politics, Shamong is represented by the Republican party and follows state and federal laws. The town is managed by a Township Committee consisting of five members who are elected to three-year terms. Each year, the residents go to the polls to elect the mayor and select two candidates for the committee seats up for election. All five members form the governing body that handles all matters concerning local policies in Shamong. They impact decisions on issues such as public safety, land use regulation, public works, recreation programs, ordinances and budgets. The politics in Shamong are centered around its commitment to maintaining an excellent quality of life for its residents and promoting economic development opportunities for businesses located in the township.
The political climate in Shamong, NJ is leaning liberal.
Burlington County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Burlington County, NJ 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burlington county remained very strongly Democratic, 58.9% to 39.3%.
Burlington county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shamong, NJ is leaning liberal.
Burlington County, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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.
Shamong, 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 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 Shamong, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,481 contributions totaling $208,555 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 347 contributions totaling $82,099 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)