Dumont, NJ is a small town in Bergen County with a current population of 17,479. The town is known for its tight-knit community and strong support of local businesses. In terms of politics, Dumont residents are largely Democratic and the town leans towards progressive policies when it comes to social issues. On the municipal level, Mayor James J. Kelly leads the local government which works to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all Dumont residents and visitors alike. Council members John Lofaro, Christine Egan, Daniel Petrone, Abigail Jennings, Ronald Dutcher, and Alanna Nicotera are currently rounding out the Dumont Town Council. Each member is actively engaged in discussions about how to best serve their community and strive to make Dumont an even better place to live!
The political climate in Dumont, 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
Dumont, 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.
Dumont, 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 Dumont, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,054 contributions totaling $182,849 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 298 contributions totaling $122,009 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)