Union Beach, NJ is a small borough located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is home to a diverse population of approximately 6,800 people. Union Beach is known for its family-friendly atmosphere and strong community spirit. The local government is responsible for ensuring public safety and maintaining infrastructure in the borough. Union Beach residents can get involved in politics by attending council meetings or voting in local elections. Local elections are held every two years and feature candidates from various political parties. Residents have the opportunity to help shape their community by electing representatives who reflect their values and beliefs. Additionally, citizens can join committees or volunteer with local organizations to further their political involvement in Union Beach's politics and policies.
The political climate in Union Beach, 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
Union Beach, 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.
Union Beach, 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 Union Beach, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 368 contributions totaling $18,612 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $18,332 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)