Cedar Grove, NJ (07009) is a small, rural town in northern New Jersey. It is known for its beautiful landscapes and quiet atmosphere, while still providing easy access to nearby cities such as Newark and New York City. The local politics of Cedar Grove are overseen by the Cedar Grove Town Council, which consists of five members elected by the citizens. These members work together to make important decisions about the community's infrastructure, public safety, and other projects that benefit residents. Additionally, there are several political action committees in town that provide a voice for various special interests or causes within the community. Overall, Cedar Grove offers a unique blend of rural beauty and urban convenience while keeping politics at the forefront of its identity.
The political climate in Zip 07009 (Cedar Grove, NJ) is strongly 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
Zip 07009 (Cedar Grove, NJ) is strongly liberal.
Cedar Grove, New Jersey is strongly 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.
Cedar Grove, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 07009 (Cedar Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 442 contributions totaling $134,649 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $48,791 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)