Essex Fells, NJ is a small borough located in the northern part of Essex County. It is known for its scenic views and tight-knit community. Though it may be small, Essex Fells has an active political life. The local government is made up of a mayor and five council members who are elected every three years by the residents of the borough. The mayor serves as the chief executive officer and carries out executive duties in conjunction with the policy established by the council. Their mission is to maintain high standards of living while preserving the quality of life that makes Essex Fells unique. They work to ensure safety, fiscal responsibility, and strong public services for all residents in order to promote harmony within their hometown.
The political climate in Zip 07021 (Essex Fells, NJ) is moderately 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 07021 (Essex Fells, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Essex Fells, New Jersey is moderately 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.
Essex Fells, 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 07021 (Essex Fells)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 226 contributions totaling $573,112 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,536 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $78,372 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $581 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)