Norwood, NJ is a small town located in Bergen County. It has an active community with a strong sense of civic engagement rooted in many local organizations and businesses that strive to improve the quality of life for all its residents. Politics in Norwood can be seen through these organizations and businesses as well as the local government which works together to improve the town. The mayor of Norwood is John Birkner Jr., who was elected in 2018, and he works closely with the borough council which consists of six members, all of whom are dedicated to making Norwood a better place for everyone living there. Additionally, there are several other local political candidates who have expressed interest in running for office in Norwood and who are actively campaigning to earn the support of their constituents. These candidates bring diverse perspectives on how best to serve the people of Norwood, and they seek to use their knowledge and experience to ensure that all voices are heard so that no one is left behind.
The political climate in Norwood, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Bergen County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Bergen County, NJ 57.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bergen county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.4% to 41.1%.
Bergen county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norwood, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Bergen County, New Jersey is moderately 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.
Norwood, 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 Norwood, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 520 contributions totaling $195,283 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $376 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $23,276 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $541 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)