The political climate in 07718 Belford, NJ is one of diversity and progress. Belford is a small town located in Monmouth County and has a population of approximately 4,000 people. The local government is led by the mayor and four members of the Town Council who are each responsible for different aspects of the community's governance. Among these are public safety, infrastructure, economic development, education, and other general services that the community provides. The mayor and Town Council work closely with local organizations such as the Belford Civic Association to ensure that residents have access to quality services and resources. Furthermore, the Town hosts several events throughout the year that involve local politicians like Governor Phil Murphy, Senator Cory Booker, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., and Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger to discuss important issues like healthcare, education reform, and job growth in Belford. By hosting these events and remaining engaged with their constituents through social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, these politicians make sure that Belford remains connected with the rest of New Jersey on issues important to its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 07718 (Belford, 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
Zip 07718 (Belford, NJ) is leaning conservative.
Belford, New Jersey 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.
Belford, 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 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 07718 (Belford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $3,777 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $5,662 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)