Editing Bay Head, New Jersey (section)

==Government==

===Local government===
Bay Head is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 53.</ref> The borough form of government used by Bay Head is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, the mayor of the Borough of Bay Head is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] William W. Curtis, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Bay Head Borough Council are Council President Dennis J. Shaning (R, 2024), Jennifer Barnes-Gambert (R, 2026), Diane M. Cornell (R, 2024), James W. Gates Jr. (R, 2026), Douglas J. Lyons (R, 2025) and Holly MacPherson (R, 2025).<ref name=Council>[https://www.bayheadnj.org/mayor-council Mayor Council], Borough of Bay Head. Accessed June 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.bayheadnj.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif7741/f/uploads/bay_head_adopted_2024_budget.pdf 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Bay Head. Accessed June 3, 2024.</ref><ref name=OceanProfile>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/frmGovDirPage.aspx?ID=208 Borough of Bay Head], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 3, 2024.</ref><ref name=OceanOfficials>[https://co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/70fc90f8-5e4e-4454-a3c1-8ca3d0911f87.pdf ''2024 Ocean County & Municipal Elected Officials''], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated April 2, 2024. Accessed April 17, 2024.</ref><ref name=Ocean2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/119025/web.317647/#/summary General Election Results November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Ocean2022>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/9a46d949-75d5-448a-8190-dbcefcb2a739.pdf 2022 General Election Official Results November 8, 2022], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Ocean2021>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/07aecb2a-f6ce-4ef4-a6c3-7b7546fc9e3f.pdf 2021 General Election Official Results], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In February 2020, the borough council chose Andrew Frizzell from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the term expiring in December 2020 that became vacant following the resignation of Brian Magory.<ref>[http://www.bayheadnj.org/bhnj/Government/Agendas%20%26%20Minutes/2020%20Minutes/2-3-2020%20Regular%20Minutes.pdf?1584579425 Meeting Minutes for February 3, 2020], Borough of Bay Head. Accessed March 18, 2020. "Councilmember Lyons offered Resolution 2020-45 appointing R. Andrew Frizzell to the vacant seat on the Borough Council created by the resignation of Councilmember Brian Magory.... Ms. Cipriani administered the Oath of Office to R. Andrew Frizzell."</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Bay Head is located in the 4th Congressional district<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 10th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#10 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===

{| border = “2”
|+ Bay Head vote<br /> by party in presidential elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]

|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org">{{Cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.90% ''308''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.37%''' ''373''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.73% ''5''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org">{{Cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.98% ''327''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.92%''' ''392''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.10% ''8''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.24% ''248''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.64%''' ''339''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|7.12% ''45''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.22% ''188''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.08%''' ''374''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.71% ''4''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.29% ''246''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.56%''' ''443''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.15% ''8''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.96% ''225''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.58%''' ''515''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.46% ''11''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/698d36a7-f715-430b-b663-5ebc00c1c00c.pdf Official Results 2000 General Election County Of Ocean], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 16, 2024.</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.26% ''206''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.05%''' ''472''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.69% ''26''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/b24b25ff-bd27-4430-bf94-efc74b8ec4ef.pdf Official Results 1996 General Election County Of Ocean], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 16, 2024.</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.51% ''176''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.91%''' ''431''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.58% ''57''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]<ref>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/WebContentFiles/877a857e-1ed8-435c-b9d7-629c54817378.pdf Ocean County - Official Board of Canvasser Report - General Election November 3, 1992], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 16, 2024.</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|19.23% ''145''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.25%''' ''492''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|15.52% ''117''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]<ref>[http://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//1efb1782-8841-4576-8eaf-841145ba06c9.pdf Ocean County - Official Board of Canvasser Report - General Election November 8, 1988], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 16, 2024.</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|18.19% ''129''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''79.97%''' ''567''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.83% ''13''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]<ref>[http://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//1ee0ab61-6b77-48fb-b5c4-c18437f65955.pdf Ocean County - Official Board of Canvasser Report - General Election 11/06/84], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 16, 2024.</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|17.90% ''135''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''79.44%''' ''599''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.65% ''20''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]<ref>[http://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//c405196c-6ce0-42cc-9bb1-638af597c805.pdf County - Official Board of Canvasser Report - General Election 11/04/80], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 16, 2024.</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|17.77% ''245''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.20%''' ''656''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|12.02% ''94''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70854788/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1976/|title = Ocean county, NJ election results, 1976|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 3, 1976|page = 37}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.67% ''151''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''76.33%''' ''487''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70854059/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1972/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1972|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 8, 1972|page = 34}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|19.97% ''125''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''80.03%''' ''501''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70855383/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1968/|title = Ocean county, NJ election results, 1968|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 6, 1968|page = 44}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|18.64% ''96''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.92%''' ''391''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.44% ''28''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70855774/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1964/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1964|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 4, 1964|page = 38}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.21% ''193''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.79%''' ''340''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70855885/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1960/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1960|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 9, 1960|page = 19}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|14.52% ''72''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''85.48%''' ''424''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70856224/ocean-county-nj-presidential-election/|title = Ocean County, NJ presidential election results, 1956|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 7, 1956|page = 3}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|7.69% ''38''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''92.31%''' ''456''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1952 United States presidential election|1952]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70856373/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1952/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1952|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 5, 1952|page = 16}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|14.55% ''72''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''85.45%''' ''423''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1948 United States presidential election|1948]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70856736/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1948/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1948|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 3, 1948|page = 26}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|19.08% ''75''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''80.92%''' ''318''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1944 United States presidential election|1944]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70857141/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1944/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1944|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 8, 1944|page = 2}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.48% ''67''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''77.52%''' ''231''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1940 United States presidential election|1940]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70857316/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1940/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1940|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 6, 1940|page = 14}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.26% ''73''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''77.74%''' ''255''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1936 United States presidential election|1936]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70857592/ocean-county-nj-election-results-1936/|title = Ocean County, NJ election results, 1936|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 4, 1936|page = 2}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.29% ''102''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.71%''' ''224''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1932 United States presidential election|1932]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70857743/ocean-city-nj-election-results-1932/|title = Ocean City, NJ election results, 1932|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 9, 1932|page = 5}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.08% ''72''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''76.92%''' ''240''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1924 United States presidential election|1924]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bxAJ4yl-UZAC&dq=Longport&pg=PA665|title = Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey|year = 1925}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|17.50% ''35''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''82.50%''' ''165''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1920 United States presidential election|1920]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/manualoflegislat1921mull/page/500/mode/2up?q=saddle+river|title = Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey|year = 1872}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.14% ''40''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.86%''' ''113''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1916 United States presidential election|1916]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/manualoflegislat1917mull/page/592/mode/2up|title = Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey|year = 1872}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25.27% ''23''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''74.73%''' ''68''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Progressive}}|[[1912 United States presidential election|1912]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/manualoflegislat1913mull/page/620/mode/2up|title = Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey|year = 1872}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.10% ''26''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|23.46% ''19''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Progressive}}|'''44.44%''' ''36''
|}

Bay Head has voted for all Republican presidential candidates since at least 1932, if not all but [[William Howard Taft]]'s 1912 presidential campaign. The best showing being [[Dwight Eisenhower]]'s 1956 re-election bid.

As of March 2011, there were a total of 837 registered voters in Bay Head, of which 115 (13.7%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 453 (54.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 269 (32.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-ocean-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Ocean], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 24, 2012.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 86.5% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 102.3% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 24, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 80.4% of the vote (370 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 17.8% (82 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (8 votes), among the 471 ballots cast by the borough's 838 registered voters (11 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 56.2%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-ocean.pdf |title=Governor - Ocean County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-ocean.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Ocean County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 70.3% of the vote (392 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 22.2% (124 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 6.3% (35 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (3 votes), among the 558 ballots cast by the borough's 868 registered voters, yielding a 64.3% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-ocean.pdf 2009 Governor: Ocean County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230602/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-ocean.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 24, 2012.</ref>