Cedar Grove, New Jersey is a small suburban town located in the northeastern part of the state. It has a rich history and a strong sense of community and pride among its residents. The local politics of Cedar Grove are very active, with various advocacy groups and candidates running for public office each election cycle. The town's government is led by the Mayor and six Township Council members who are elected to serve four-year terms. There are many issues that the local government must tackle on behalf of its citizens, such as infrastructure improvements, maintaining public safety, and managing economic development opportunities. Residents are encouraged to stay involved in the political process by attending local meetings, voting in elections, and advocating for their causes on behalf of their neighbors. By engaging in civic activities like these, Cedar Grove’s residents ensure that their voices are heard at every level of government.
The political climate in Cedar Grove, 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
Cedar Grove, 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.
Cedar Grove, 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 Cedar Grove, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 442 contributions totaling $134,649 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $48,791 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)