Prospect Park, NJ is a small, suburban community located in Passaic County. The politics in Prospect Park are largely driven by the local residents and their voices in the community. Local elections are held every few years for positions such as mayor, council members, and representatives. During these elections, candidates present their platforms to the public and discuss various topics that resonate with local residents. Issues discussed during these campaigns typically include economic development opportunities, public safety initiatives, infrastructure improvements, and quality of life issues. Residents are encouraged to get involved by attending neighborhood meetings and participating in voter registration drives. Through this civic engagement process, Prospect Park remains a vibrant place where all residents can have their say in how the town is governed.
The political climate in Prospect Park, NJ is moderately 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
Prospect Park, NJ is moderately 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.
Prospect 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 Prospect Park, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 589 contributions totaling $54,684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $17,249 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)