Carlstadt, NJ is a small borough located in Bergen County and is known for its diverse culture and progressive politics. On the local political scene, Carlstadt has seen a number of candidates vying for office in recent years. Political issues that have come up during these campaigns have included improving public services, increasing access to education, and environmental sustainability. These initiatives have been met with strong support from Carlstadt residents due to their understanding of the importance of making progress on these issues. Furthermore, there is an overall commitment to staying connected with one another civically as well as engaging in meaningful dialogue about different aspects of life in Carlstadt. As such, the political environment in Carlstadt is both vibrant and engaged.
The political climate in Carlstadt, 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
Carlstadt, 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.
Carlstadt, 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 Carlstadt, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $28,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $27,758 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $514 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)