Rockleigh, NJ is a small town in Bergen County located just outside of New York City. It is a diverse community with a rich history and culture. Although it is a relatively small community, local politics still play an important role in shaping the area. The town has its own mayor, council members, and other officials who are all elected by the people of Rockleigh. These officials are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the town and working to ensure that the needs of its citizens are met. Furthermore, Rockleigh residents have the opportunity to engage politically by attending council meetings or voicing their opinions on various issues. All of this helps to ensure that Rockleigh remains a vibrant and thriving place to live for years to come.
The political climate in Rockleigh, 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
Rockleigh, 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.
Rockleigh, 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 Rockleigh, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 251 contributions totaling $42,826 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $4,672 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)