River Vale, NJ is a small town with a population of over 8,000 people and is home to a vibrant community. The politics of River Vale are focused on keeping the small-town atmosphere alive while promoting economic growth and development. Local politicians work hard to maintain the balance between protecting the character of the town and allowing for progress. They recognize that both aspects are key components to keeping River Vale an attractive place to live and work for its residents. Recent initiatives have included investing in local infrastructure projects, improving schools, and encouraging businesses to move into the area. These efforts have been successful in creating job opportunities, providing better educational options, and ensuring that River Vale remains safe and prosperous.
The political climate in River Vale, 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
River Vale, 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.
River Vale, 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 River Vale, 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)