Roseland, NJ is a small town located in Essex County. It is home to a vibrant community and many local businesses. Although it is a relatively small town, the politics of Roseland are important and influential in the surrounding region. There are several local political organizations that work to promote positions on issues such as taxation, education, health care, and public safety. The municipal government also has its own policy-making body which works with the state legislature to further the interests of Roseland's residents. Additionally, there are several prominent local figures who are active in politics and regularly seek office or serve in leadership roles within their respective communities. With both elected officials and involved citizens striving for progress, Roseland remains an influential part of New Jersey’s political landscape.
The political climate in Roseland, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Essex County, NJ is very liberal. In Essex County, NJ 77.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.1% to 21.8%.
Essex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roseland, NJ is somewhat liberal.
Essex County, New Jersey is very 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.
Roseland, 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 Roseland, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 688 contributions totaling $358,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $521 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $126,454 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $703 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)