Wanaque, NJ is a small, but vibrant town located in Passaic County. Its population is just over 11,000 people and it is known for its excellent schools, beautiful parks, and numerous local businesses. When it comes to politics in Wanaque, NJ there are several different points of view among the community. Many residents are passionate about their chosen political candidates who come from both major political parties and some independent ones as well. A few of the notable elected officials that serve Wanaque include state Senator Kristin Corrado and Assemblyman Kevin Rooney who both represent District 40. In addition to these representatives, other local leaders have been elected to the Board of Education and Borough Council. These individuals are committed to advocating for the best interests of all citizens within Wanaque regardless of their party affiliation and work hard to ensure that everyone's voices are heard and respected in the political arena.
The political climate in Wanaque, NJ is leaning liberal.
Passaic County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Passaic County, NJ 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Passaic county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 41.0%.
Passaic county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wanaque, NJ is leaning liberal.
Passaic 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.
Wanaque, 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 Wanaque, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 357 contributions totaling $16,926 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $6,945 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)