Riverdale, NJ is a small town located in Morris County. It is largely known for its bustling downtown and local businesses. When it comes to politics, Riverdale residents are passionate about who they elect and actively participate in the town's political process. The town has a Mayor as well as other representatives that serve on the Township Committee. Residents are encouraged to become involved in the local politics by attending meetings or voting on various issues that concern their community. There are also several organizations that help inform citizens about current topics related to politics in Riverdale such as the League of Women Voters, which helps educate members of the community on important issues. Overall, politics in Riverdale are an important part of its culture and serve to bring people closer together.
The political climate in Riverdale, NJ is leaning liberal.
Morris County, NJ is leaning liberal. In Morris County, NJ 51.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morris county flipped Democratic, 51.1% to 46.9%.
Morris county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riverdale, NJ is leaning liberal.
Morris County, New Jersey is leaning 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.
Riverdale, New Jersey: R R r R r 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 Riverdale, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $9,353 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $3,758 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)