North Arlington, NJ is a small borough in the state of New Jersey, located just outside of Newark. Although it is small in size, the politics of North Arlington are an important part of the community. The Borough Council is comprised of five elected officials who make important decisions regarding local issues and projects. The mayor serves as the head of government and leads administrative responsibilities for the borough. They ensure that all positions within municipal government are filled by qualified and dedicated people, and strive to create a positive public environment for citizens. Additionally, regular elections take place to elect representatives to serve on the Board of Education and Library Board which oversee educational policy and library services respectively. North Arlington residents also have a chance to come together every year during budget season to provide input on how their tax dollars should be spent within their community. With so many opportunities for local involvement, North Arlington is truly a great place to live where citizens can help shape their own future.
The political climate in North Arlington, 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
North Arlington, 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.
North Arlington, 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 North Arlington, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 193 contributions totaling $27,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $7,112 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)