Westwood, NJ is a small town located in Bergen County, New Jersey. It has a long history of political involvement and engagement from its residents. From local elections to county and state level races, Westwood citizens take an active interest in the issues that are important to them and their community. Local political candidates come from all backgrounds and have various opinions on the issues facing the town. The local electorate is committed to electing leaders who reflect their values and beliefs while keeping Westwood on course for continued success in the future. There are multiple avenues for citizens to get involved with politics in Westwood such as attending meetings, volunteering on campaigns, or even simply voting on election day. Political participation in Westwood is crucial for maintaining a healthy democracy and ensuring that the town's needs are accurately represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Westwood, 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
Westwood, 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.
Westwood, 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 Westwood, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,965 contributions totaling $248,629 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 414 contributions totaling $180,648 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $436 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)