Lyndhurst, NJ is a small community located in Bergen County, known for its vibrant history and community spirit. The town is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government, whereby the Mayor serves as the executive branch and the Township Council serves as the legislative branch. Each member of the Township Council represents one of four wards within the township. The current Mayor of Lyndhurst is Robert Giangeruso, who was elected in 2017. The Township Council comprises five members, all of whom are voted upon by residents in each ward in every election cycle.
Public policy decisions are made through a collaborative process between residents, elected officials, and local organizations. Residents can have their voices heard through online portals and local meetings held by the Mayor and Township Council. This participatory democracy ensures that Lyndhurst's residents have an active say in shaping public policies that affect their daily lives. Additionally, all residents have access to information about upcoming elections and can cast their votes with ease at any polling station within the township.
The political climate in Lyndhurst, 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
Lyndhurst, 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.
Lyndhurst, 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 Lyndhurst, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 354 contributions totaling $90,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $22,402 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)