Point Pleasant, NJ is a small town located near the Jersey Shore that is steeped in history and culture. The town has a rich political history that dates back to its founding by German immigrants in the 1700s. Today, Point Pleasant is represented by a variety of local and state politicians who are dedicated to addressing the needs of their constituents. Local government officials focus on issues such as infrastructure upgrades, economic development, environmental protection, and providing public safety services for the community. They also seek to provide jobs and educational opportunities for the residents of Point Pleasant while preserving its unique character. In addition to local representatives, state and federal legislators from the area represent Point Pleasant鈥檚 interests in Trenton and Washington DC respectively. It is through these representatives that Point Pleasant's residents have access to resources they need for their families and businesses.
The political climate in Point Pleasant, 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
Point Pleasant, NJ 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.
Point Pleasant, 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 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 Point Pleasant, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,777 contributions totaling $145,672 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 859 contributions totaling $294,924 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $343 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)