Editing Island Heights, New Jersey (section)

==Government==

===Local government===
Island Heights is governed under the [[Faulkner Act]] form of municipal government, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, within the [[Faulkner Act (small municipality)|Small Municipality]] (Plan A), enacted by direct petition as of July 1, 1974.<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040522/http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf |date=2013-10-12 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed October 16, 2013.</ref> The borough is one of 18 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government, which is available to municipalities with a population below 12,000 at the time of adoption.<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 six-member Borough Council, whose members are elected in [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] elections held as part of the November general election. The mayor is directly elected to a four-year term of office. Councilmembers serve three-year terms of office 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]]. p. 53.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=14 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 14. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> As the result of an ordinance passed unanimously by the borough council in July 2011, the borough shifted its nonpartisan elections from May to November.<ref>[http://www.islandheightsboro.com/newsletters/2011/Newsletter110719.doc Mayor and Council Newsletter], Borough of Island Heights, July 19, 2011. Accessed January 23, 2015. "After first reading and introduction of Ordinance 2011 – 09, the Mayor and Council Members unanimously approved an ordinance to change the regular municipal elections currently held in May to the general election date in November."</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, the [[Mayor]] of Island Heights Borough is E. Steve Doyle, whose term of office ends on December 31, 2026. Borough Council members are Council President Rolf Weber (2027), Robert Baxter (2025), Alan Fumo (2025), Brian Gabriel (2026), Lynn Pendleton (2026) and Sandi Healy (2027).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://islandheightsborough.gov/elected/ Mayor and Council], Borough of Island Heights. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://islandheightsborough.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-Adopted-Budget-Final.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Island Heights. Accessed July 2, 2024.</ref><ref name=OceanProfile>[https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/frmGovDirPage.aspx?ID=215 Borough of Island Heights], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]]. Accessed July 2, 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 May 2019, Lynn Pendleton was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Sean Asay until he resigned from office.<ref>[http://islandheightsboro.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Newsletter190514.pdf Mayor and Council Meeting Minutes for May 14, 2019], Borough of Island Heights. Accessed February 24, 2020. "Resolution 2019-103 Accepting the Resignation of Sean Asay... Resolution 2019-105 Appointing Lynn Pendleton to fill the unexpired term of Councilman Sean Asay"</ref> Pendeton was elected in the November 2019 general election to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Ocean2019>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Ocean/98863/web/#/summary 2019 General Election Official Results November 5, 2019], [[Ocean County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 15, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

Brian Taboada, who had been serving a term ending in December 2014, announced at an August 2013 council meeting that he would be stepping down from office to focus on school obligations.<ref>[http://www.islandheightsboro.com/newsletters/2013/Newsletter130820.pdf Mayor and Council Newsletter - Council Meeting], Borough of Island Heights, August 20, 2013. Accessed October 16, 2013. "Council Member Brian Taboada stated it is with great regrets that he informs the borough of his resignation from the Island Heights borough council."</ref>

====Emergency services====
The borough is protected by the Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company, which was established in 1895 and the Island Height Volunteer First Aid Squad established in 1950.<ref>[http://www.ihvfc.com/history.html History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629203025/http://www.ihvfc.com/history.html |date=June 29, 2016 }}, Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company Station 53. Accessed July 26, 2016. "The Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 was organized on February 14th, 1895 by a group of residents who realized the need for fire protection in the community."</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
Island Heights is located in the 4th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>[https://www.njredistrictingcommission.org/documents/2021/Data2021/Plan%20Components.pdf 2022 Redistricting Plan], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 8, 2022.</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”
|+ Island Heights 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}}|[[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}}|44.2% ''525''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.1%''' ''643''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.7% ''16''
|-
|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}}|46.73% ''550''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.06%''' ''601''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.21% ''26''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.66% ''433''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.61%''' ''534''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.73% ''48''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.66% ''454''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.21%''' ''508''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.13% ''11''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.58% ''469''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.04%''' ''558''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.38% ''25''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.58% ''469''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.99%''' ''568''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.43% ''15''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74560413/ocean-county-nj-election-reuslts-2000/|title = Ocean County, NJ election reuslts, 2000 partial|newspaper = Asbury Park Press|date = November 8, 2000|page = 173}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.05% ''353''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.95%''' ''467''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref>http://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//b24b25ff-bd27-4430-bf94-efc74b8ec4ef.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.64% ''388''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''43.85%''' ''399''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|13.52% ''123''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]<ref>http://www.co.ocean.nj.us//WebContentFiles//877a857e-1ed8-435c-b9d7-629c54817378.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.46% ''298''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''45.32%''' ''416''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|22.22% ''204''
|-
|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 {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.65% ''274''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.05%''' ''605''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|11.30% ''112''
|-
|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 {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.68% ''212''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.46%''' ''631''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.86% ''16''
|-
|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 {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.70% ''216''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.65%''' ''523''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.65% ''70''
|-
|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}}|38.96% ''277''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.04%''' ''434''
|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}}|23.35% ''152''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''76.65%''' ''499''
|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}}|29.10% ''174''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.70%''' ''351''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|12.21% ''73''
|-
|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}}|47.65% ''274''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.35%''' ''301''
|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}}|26.71% ''152''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.29%''' ''417''
|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}}|9.64% ''48''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''90.36%''' ''450''
|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}}|10.18% ''46''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''89.82%''' ''406''
|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}}|16.30% ''52''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''83.70%''' ''267''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[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}}|'''85.39%''' ''187''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|14.61% ''32''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|}

Island Heights has been a largely Republican leaning jurisdiction in presidential elections. All GOP presidential candidates since 1948 have won the borough, with six of those campaigns breaking 70% of the vote.

As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,329 registered voters in Island Heights, of which 285 (21.4%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 415 (31.2%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 629 (47.3%) 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 25, 2012.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 79.4% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 97.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 25, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 67.5% of the vote (459 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 30.1% (205 votes), and other candidates with 2.4% (16 votes), among the 703 ballots cast by the borough's 1,303 registered voters (23 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 54.0%.<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 59.8% of the vote (453 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 32.6% (247 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 6.5% (49 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (7 votes), among the 757 ballots cast by the borough's 1,346 registered voters, yielding a 56.2% 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 25, 2012.</ref>