The politics in Closter, NJ (07624) are influenced by local and state government. As a small town in Bergen County, Closter is able to participate in the political process on both the county and state level. On the county level, voters from 07624 can cast their ballots for candidates vying for spots on Bergen County's Board of Chosen Freeholders, while those registered as Republicans or Democrats can vote for their party's nominees for Governor in statewide elections. Additionally, Closter residents may choose to get involved with local campaigns by volunteering and donating to candidates running for Mayor and Council seats in town. By engaging with their local representatives, citizens of 07624 can help shape the future of their community through meaningful political engagement.
The political climate in Zip 07624 (Closter, NJ) is somewhat 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
Zip 07624 (Closter, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Closter, New Jersey is somewhat 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.
Closter, 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 07624 (Closter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 901 contributions totaling $148,045 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $73,547 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $575 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)