Old Tappan, NJ is a small town located in the northern part of New Jersey. It is known for its beautiful scenery and close-knit community. As with any other town, Old Tappan has its own politics. Although there are no local political candidates running in the area, the residents remain invested in their local government. They stay informed by attending town council meetings, voting in elections, and participating in local events that promote civic engagement. Old Tappan also works closely with surrounding towns to keep up to date on regional political issues that may affect the community as a whole. In this way, Old Tappan ensures that its voice is heard at all levels of politics.
The political climate in Old Tappan, 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
Old Tappan, 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.
Old Tappan, 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 Old Tappan, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,965 contributions totaling $248,629 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 414 contributions totaling $180,648 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $436 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)