The politics in 08722 Beachwood, NJ are largely focused on local issues and the determination of a better quality of life for its residents. The community is represented by the Township Council, which is composed of five members who are elected at-large and serve staggered three-year terms. In addition, the town is served by various state and county representatives including legislators from Assembly District 10, senators from Legislative District 4, and a congressional representative from the 3rd Congressional District. Residents also have the opportunity to get involved in politics through various organizations that provide services and learning opportunities. Overall, political involvement within 08722 Beachwood is strong as there is a commitment to creating an effective local government and advancing civic engagement among residents.
The political climate in Zip 08722 (Beachwood, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Ocean County, NJ is strongly conservative. In Ocean County, NJ 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ocean county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.9%.
Ocean county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 08722 (Beachwood, NJ) is moderately conservative.
Beachwood, New Jersey is moderately conservative.
Ocean County, New Jersey is strongly 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.
Beachwood, 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 08722 (Beachwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 146 contributions totaling $4,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 220 contributions totaling $12,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)