Emerson, NJ is a small town located in Bergen County, known for its tight-knit community and charming downtown. Politics in Emerson are largely influenced by county-level decisions, as well as state legislation. The Democratic Party dominates the local political scene; however, there is also strong representation from Republicans and independents in town. Local politics often revolve around education, infrastructure improvements, and zoning laws. Recent debates have focused on providing more resources for local businesses and improving public transportation options. Residents of Emerson are passionate about staying involved in their community's political process and take great pride in their representative democracy.
The political climate in Emerson, 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
Emerson, 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.
Emerson, 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 Emerson, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,119 contributions totaling $290,098 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 511 contributions totaling $188,851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $370 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)