Irvington, NJ is a thriving community located in Essex County. Its politics are largely determined by the local residents who serve on the town council and boards of education. There are numerous local issues that come up for discussion such as taxes, infrastructure, economic development, public safety, and other quality of life concerns. Residents support their chosen candidates through active involvement in debates and voting during elections. Parties in Irvington often reflect the views of the majority of citizens in the city. The town's officials actively work to meet the needs of all its citizens, regardless of political affiliation or socioeconomic status. They strive to create an environment where everyone can live safely and prosperously without fear of discrimination or injustice.
The political climate in Irvington, NJ is very liberal.
Essex County, NJ is very liberal. In Essex County, NJ 77.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.1% to 21.8%.
Essex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Irvington, NJ is very liberal.
Essex County, New Jersey is very 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.
Irvington, 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 Irvington, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 495 contributions totaling $38,460 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $4,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $614 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)