Rochelle Park, New Jersey is a small township located in Bergen County. The town is committed to providing quality services for its residents and attracts people from all walks of life. There are many opportunities to become involved in the local politics of Rochelle Park, including voting in elections and attending public meetings. One of the most important roles that can be taken on by citizens is that of a voter. Through this process, they can help decide who will represent them at the local level and influence decisions that affect their lives. Additionally, citizens have the opportunity to engage with their elected officials through attending public meetings or contacting them directly. Community involvement is essential in order for the town's local policies to reflect its values and serve its needs best.
The political climate in Rochelle Park, 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
Rochelle Park, 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.
Rochelle 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 Rochelle Park, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 135 contributions totaling $31,273 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $13,879 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)