West New York, NJ is a vibrant and politically charged town. Local politics in West New York are often focused on the issues of public safety, infrastructure development, and education. Political candidates in the area have sought to represent the interests of residents in these areas by advocating for increased investment in public services, improved access to educational resources, and police reform initiatives. Recent elections have seen an increase in political engagement from citizens as they seek to engage with local representatives and make their concerns heard. As a result, West New York has become increasingly active in regards to local politics, with new candidates emerging who are eager to make a difference for their community.
The political climate in West New York, NJ is very liberal.
Hudson County, NJ is very liberal. In Hudson County, NJ 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hudson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 26.2%.
Hudson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West New York, NJ is very liberal.
Hudson County, New Jersey is very liberal.
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.
West New York, New Jersey: D D D D D D
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 West New York, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,980 contributions totaling $263,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 196 contributions totaling $58,649 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)