The politics in 07661 River Edge, NJ are centered around local government and involve the town and its residents. The governing body of the town is the River Edge Borough Council, which consists of six members elected by town residents for three-year terms. Elections are held annually in May to decide who will serve as Mayor and fill the remaining five council seats. Voters also have the opportunity to participate in local ballot questions on a variety of issues, ranging from property tax increases to changes in zoning regulations. In addition to local representatives, voters here also elect representatives to county and state offices, such as school boards, state legislators, U.S. Congressmen and women, and senators. While not directly related to population numbers or names of local political candidates, River Edge has always placed a strong emphasis on civic engagement and providing opportunities for citizens to take part in their own governance through voting and other forms of active participation.
The political climate in Zip 07661 (River Edge, 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 07661 (River Edge, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
River Edge, 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.
River Edge, 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 07661 (River Edge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 423 contributions totaling $33,297 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $22,881 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)