Glen Ridge, NJ, located in Essex County, is a small borough with a population of approximately 7,500 people. The Borough Council consists of five elected officials who are responsible for overseeing all aspects of municipal governance and community operations. Currently serving on the Borough Council are Mayor Stuart K. Patrick, Deputy Mayor Eric A. Bloomfield, and Members Kate Kennon-McGill, Christine M. Martin and Susan Zerella. These local political leaders strive to ensure Glen Ridge remains a desirable place to live through their dedication to providing efficient services and creating an environment that supports the well-being and safety of its citizens. Through their efforts, the Borough Council has worked hard to maintain high standards for public infrastructure while also promoting economic growth in the area by encouraging businesses to move into town. Additionally, they continue to prioritize sustainability initiatives such as reducing waste and investing in renewable energy sources like solar power.
The political climate in Zip 07028 (Glen Ridge, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Essex County, NJ is very liberal. In Essex County, NJ 77.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.1% to 21.8%.
Essex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 07028 (Glen Ridge, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Glen Ridge, New Jersey is moderately liberal.
Essex 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.
Glen Ridge, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 07028 (Glen Ridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,144 contributions totaling $295,526 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 215 contributions totaling $71,317 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $332 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)