Hawthorne, NJ is a small town located in Passaic County that is known for its vibrant and historic downtown area. The town has a population of approximately 9,000 and is served by the Hawthorne Borough Council, which consists of six members who are elected to serve three year terms. The council enacts ordinances and resolutions, adopts an annual budget, appoints committees, and serves as the governing body for the community. The mayor is the chief executive officer of the borough and is elected every four years. Currently, John Traier holds this position and has been in office since 2020. Overall, Hawthorne prides itself on its commitment to community engagement, transparency in government operations, and utilizing resources efficiently to best serve their residents.
The political climate in Hawthorne, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Passaic County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Passaic County, NJ 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Passaic county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 41.0%.
Passaic county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hawthorne, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Passaic 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.
Hawthorne, 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 Hawthorne, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,091 contributions totaling $157,830 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $39,078 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)