Verona, NJ is a small municipality located in Essex County with a population of about 13,000. It is governed by Mayor Kevin Ryan and the Verona Town Council. The Town Council is comprised of seven members who are elected to three-year terms on a rotating basis. All of the members are dedicated to making sure that the town runs efficiently and effectively for its citizens. The town holds regular meetings and engages with local organizations in order to keep the community informed about any decisions that have been made or upcoming changes in policy or regulations. In addition, they also strive to promote civic engagement through various initiatives such as forums and public hearings. The Council also works hard to ensure that Verona remains fiscally responsible while providing residents with the best access to services and amenities they need.
The political climate in Verona, NJ is moderately 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
Verona, NJ is moderately 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.
Verona, 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 Verona, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,420 contributions totaling $1,804,813 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 728 contributions totaling $1,128,678 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,550 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)