Teaneck, NJ is a small city of approximately 39,000 people located in Bergen County in the northern part of the state. It is a suburban community with a diverse population that is considered one of the most progressive cities in New Jersey. Teaneck's local government consists of an elected mayor and six council members who are responsible for running the city. The governing body works to ensure that all citizens are being represented in their decisions by holding public meetings and discussions on important topics for the people. The local political candidates for Teaneck are chosen every four years through an election process which encourages eligible voters to get involved and voice their opinion on who they would like to represent them. The candidates often have similar agendas when it comes to protecting the interests of the community, but also bring different perspectives on how to achieve them. As such, Teaneck residents have access to a wide range of views when choosing their leaders.
The political climate in Teaneck, 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
Teaneck, 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.
Teaneck, 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 Teaneck, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,374 contributions totaling $1,712,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 589 contributions totaling $474,848 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $806 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)