The politics of 07438 Oak Ridge, NJ are dominated by issues related to public education, crime prevention, and economic development. The local government is headed by Mayor Joseph R. Janosik who was first elected in 2018 and serves as the executive branch of the municipality. At the municipal level, the Oak Ridge council consists of four members elected at-large to serve four-year terms on a staggered basis. The council is responsible for passing local ordinances and resolutions, adopting budgets, and levying taxes. Recently, the town has placed a strong emphasis on implementing initiatives that will bring economic growth to the area while still preserving its rural character. With an emphasis on safety and education, local leadership has worked to ensure that all residents receive high quality educational opportunities while also creating an environment where businesses can thrive.
The political climate in Zip 07438 (Oak Ridge, NJ) is leaning 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 07438 (Oak Ridge, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Oak Ridge, New Jersey is leaning 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.
Oak Ridge, 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 07438 (Oak Ridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 513 contributions totaling $20,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $14,521 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)