Demarest, New Jersey is a small town located in Bergen County. It is home to a diverse population of around 5,000 people. Although Demarest is not a major political hub, it does have an active local government that is responsible for making decisions about various issues related to the town and its citizens. Elections are held every two years where citizens can choose from a variety of local candidates. These candidates come from both major political parties and independent bases, making Demarest one of the few towns in the county with such diversity in its politics. All elected officials are dedicated to serving the residents of Demarest through policies that create a better quality of life and keep taxes low while protecting key resources like parks and recreational areas. The community also engages in meaningful dialogue about issues that affect them, allowing everyone's voice to be heard on important matters.
The political climate in Demarest, NJ is leaning 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
Demarest, NJ is leaning 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.
Demarest, 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 Demarest, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,210 contributions totaling $309,019 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 179 contributions totaling $84,905 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $474 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)