The politics in Clifton, NJ are quite diverse and involve individuals from across the political spectrum. There is a city council that consists of members that represent the citizens of Clifton and their interests. The members of this council are elected to four-year terms by the residents of the city. Additionally, there are various local organizations and groups which advocate for particular political positions or initiatives within Clifton. These include organizations like the Clifton Democratic Club, Clifton Environmental League, and other similar groups. Furthermore, there are several state and national races in which Clifton residents can vote on such as Gubernatorial races, Congressional races, and Senatorial races. All of these elections provide an opportunity for Clifton citizens to have a say in who represents them in government.
The political climate in Clifton, NJ is moderately 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
Clifton, NJ is moderately 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.
Clifton, 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 Clifton, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,714 contributions totaling $2,098,078 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,004 contributions totaling $348,306 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)