The town of Hillsdale, NJ has a long and storied history of political involvement. As one of the oldest towns in New Jersey, it has been a site of many monumental decisions that have shaped the state for many years. Locally, the politics are entrenched in the town's government structure, with several different offices and boards that help to shape policy decisions that affect its citizens. The Board of Aldermen is responsible for setting policy for the town while also dealing with budgeting matters. The mayor serves as an executive role and works to ensure that all laws are followed and enforced correctly. As well, there are representatives from each department who work together to develop plans and initiatives for Hillsdale’s future growth. In addition, local civic organizations provide an additional layer of involvement by hosting events such as voter registration drives and forums where candidates can discuss their platforms with potential constituents. With so many opportunities to participate in the political process, residents of Hillsdale have an active role in determining how their municipality will be governed.
The political climate in Hillsdale, NJ is leaning 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
Hillsdale, NJ is leaning 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.
Hillsdale, 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 Hillsdale, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,419 contributions totaling $130,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 298 contributions totaling $413,931 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,389 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)