The politics in 07506 Hawthorne, NJ are dynamic and constantly changing. This small town is located in Passaic County and home to over 8,000 residents. The local government of Hawthorne is headed by a five-member council that works together to make decisions for the community. All council members are elected at-large by the voters of Hawthorne. The mayor of Hawthorne is selected from among the five council members for a four-year term. The town also has a municipal court system that hears cases regarding traffic offenses, misdemeanours and other municipal offenses, as well as a police department responsible for protecting the safety of its citizens. In addition, it has an active library board that seeks to promote literacy and learning in the community through educational programs and activities. Although there are no specific candidates running for office at this time, all residents are encouraged to participate in local elections so that they can help shape their community's future.
The political climate in Zip 07506 (Hawthorne, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Passaic County, NJ is moderately liberal. In Passaic County, NJ 57.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Passaic county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.5% to 41.0%.
Passaic county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 07506 (Hawthorne, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Hawthorne, New Jersey is somewhat liberal.
Passaic 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.
Hawthorne, 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 07506 (Hawthorne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 502 contributions totaling $103,146 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $21,829 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)