The 10 Most Conservative Cities In New Jersey For 2024


The most conservative cities in New Jersey are Leisure Village and Lakewood for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of New Jersey would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.

Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the Garden State?

To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in New Jersey with populations greater than 5,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Most Conservative Cities In New Jersey Map

If you’re wondering, Caldwell is the most liberal city in New Jersey of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most conservative cities in New Jersey.

Additional reading about New Jersey and the most conservative places in the country:

The 10 Most Conservative Places In New Jersey For 2024

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Percent Republican: 63.8%
More on Leisure Village: Data | Real Estate

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Percent Republican: 63.8%
More on Lakewood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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Percent Republican: 63.8%
More on Point Pleasant: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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Percent Republican: 63.8%
More on Pine Lake Park: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Crestwood Village, NJ

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Percent Republican: 63.8%
More on Crestwood Village: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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Percent Republican: 63.8%
More on Beachwood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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Percent Republican: 63.8%
More on Ocean Acres: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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Percent Republican: 63.8%
More on Mystic Island: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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Percent Republican: 63.8%
More on Forked River: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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Percent Republican: 63.8%
More on Holiday City-Berkeley: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How we determined the most conservative cities in New Jersey for 2024

To find the most conservative places in New Jersey, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most conservatives.

We started by making a list of every city in New Jersey over 5,000 people based on the 2018-2022 American Community Survey. That left us with 265 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Republicans, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 265 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.

The winner, Leisure Village, is “The Most Conservative City in New Jersey For 2024”. The most liberal place in New Jersey was Caldwell.

We updated this article for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the most conservative places to live in New Jersey.

Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in New Jersey

Well, there you have it, the places in New Jersey that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Leisure Village ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.

The most conservative cities in New Jersey are Leisure Village, Lakewood, Point Pleasant, Pine Lake Park, Crestwood Village, Beachwood, Ocean Acres, Mystic Island, Forked River, and Holiday City-Berkeley.

If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in New Jersey:

  1. Caldwell
  2. North Caldwell
  3. Upper Montclair

For more New Jersey reading, check out:

Most Conservative Places In New Jersey

Rank City Population % Conservative
1 Leisure Village, NJ 5,866 63.8%
2 Lakewood, NJ 68,555 63.8%
3 Point Pleasant, NJ 19,024 63.8%
4 Pine Lake Park, NJ 9,711 63.8%
5 Crestwood Village, NJ 8,479 63.8%
6 Beachwood, NJ 10,933 63.8%
7 Ocean Acres, NJ 18,229 63.8%
8 Mystic Island, NJ 7,635 63.8%
9 Forked River, NJ 5,003 63.8%
10 Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ 12,639 63.8%
11 Toms River, NJ 92,827 63.8%
12 Lake Mohawk, NJ 9,703 58.8%
13 Newton, NJ 8,370 58.8%
14 Hopatcong, NJ 14,411 58.8%
15 Ocean City, NJ 11,260 57.5%
16 Wildwood, NJ 5,164 57.5%
17 Cape May Court House, NJ 5,557 57.5%
18 Villas, NJ 9,925 57.5%
19 Beattystown, NJ 5,040 57.2%
20 Hackett, NJ 10,111 57.2%
21 Phillipsburg, NJ 15,206 57.2%
22 Washington, NJ 7,240 57.2%
23 Pennsville, NJ 12,256 55.5%
24 Salem, NJ 5,285 55.5%
25 Carneys Point, NJ 8,136 55.5%
26 Asbury Park, NJ 15,245 50.7%
27 Robertsville, NJ 12,646 50.7%
28 Long Branch, NJ 31,932 50.7%
29 Matawan, NJ 9,546 50.7%
30 Freehold, NJ 12,498 50.7%
31 Eato, NJ 13,522 50.7%
32 Yorketown, NJ 7,206 50.7%
33 Keansburg, NJ 9,761 50.7%
34 Oceanport, NJ 6,119 50.7%
35 Manasquan, NJ 5,921 50.7%
36 Little Silver, NJ 6,104 50.7%
37 Tinton Falls, NJ 19,180 50.7%
38 Ramtown, NJ 6,506 50.7%
39 Strathmore, NJ 6,904 50.7%
40 Keyport, NJ 7,188 50.7%
41 East Freehold, NJ 5,150 50.7%
42 Lincroft, NJ 6,793 50.7%
43 Red Bank, NJ 12,868 50.7%
44 Belmar, NJ 5,877 50.7%
45 West Freehold, NJ 14,448 50.7%
46 Union Beach, NJ 5,751 50.7%
47 Morganville, NJ 5,153 50.7%
48 Rumson, NJ 7,285 50.7%
49 West Long Branch, NJ 8,547 50.7%
50 Fair Haven, NJ 6,221 50.7%
51 Clayton, NJ 8,801 48.3%
52 Glassboro, NJ 23,014 48.3%
53 Pitman, NJ 8,805 48.3%
54 Woodbury, NJ 9,981 48.3%
55 Beckett, NJ 5,496 48.3%
56 Paulsboro, NJ 6,195 48.3%
57 Williamstown, NJ 14,770 48.3%
58 Butler, NJ 8,045 47.2%
59 Chatham, NJ 9,199 47.2%
60 Morris Plains, NJ 6,104 47.2%
61 White Meadow Lake, NJ 9,223 47.2%
62 Mount Arlington, NJ 5,863 47.2%
63 Morristown, NJ 20,126 47.2%
64 Dover, NJ 18,426 47.2%
65 Wharton, NJ 7,217 47.2%
66 Boonton, NJ 8,781 47.2%
67 Succasunna, NJ 9,835 47.2%
68 Lincoln Park, NJ 10,884 47.2%
69 Florham Park, NJ 12,790 47.2%
70 Budd Lake, NJ 9,983 47.2%
71 Kinnelon, NJ 9,986 47.2%
72 Rockaway, NJ 6,589 47.2%
73 Madison, NJ 16,521 47.2%
74 Millville, NJ 27,523 46.4%
75 Vineland, NJ 60,796 46.4%
76 Bridgeton, NJ 26,895 46.4%
77 Mays Landing, NJ 6,183 46.0%
78 Absecon, NJ 9,086 46.0%
79 Smithville, NJ 9,135 46.0%
80 Pomona, NJ 8,878 46.0%
81 Linwood, NJ 6,952 46.0%
82 Atlantic City, NJ 38,487 46.0%
83 Margate City, NJ 5,331 46.0%
84 Somers Point, NJ 10,482 46.0%
85 Brigantine, NJ 7,784 46.0%
86 Hammonton, NJ 14,732 46.0%
87 Ventnor City, NJ 9,285 46.0%
88 Pleasantville, NJ 20,562 46.0%
89 Northfield, NJ 8,432 46.0%
90 Ramsey, NJ 14,739 41.2%
91 Edgewater, NJ 14,394 41.2%
92 Dumont, NJ 18,014 41.2%
93 Fair Lawn, NJ 34,948 41.2%
94 Oakland, NJ 12,734 41.2%
95 Franklin Lakes, NJ 11,007 41.2%
96 River Edge, NJ 12,022 41.2%
97 Emerson, NJ 7,281 41.2%
98 Carlstadt, NJ 6,341 41.2%
99 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 5,347 41.2%
100 Montvale, NJ 8,413 41.2%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

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