Cliffside Park, NJ is a small town located in northern New Jersey. It has a diverse population of over 23,000 people and is home to many different cultures and backgrounds. The politics of Cliffside Park are focused on improving the quality of life for all citizens. The town has several local politicians who work hard to ensure that the residents have access to necessary services and resources. These elected officials strive to create a strong economic environment, promote environmental protection initiatives, improve public safety measures, and implement innovative programs for the betterment of the community as a whole. Local organizations such as the Cliffside Park Democratic Club are also active in promoting civic engagement within the town's government. Through political action, these groups seek to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met in an equitable manner.
The political climate in Cliffside Park, NJ is moderately 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
Cliffside Park, NJ is moderately 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.
Cliffside Park, 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 Cliffside Park, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,651 contributions totaling $156,729 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 231 contributions totaling $47,288 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)