The politics in 07055 Passaic, NJ are largely shaped by the local government of the city. The Mayor of Passaic is Hector Lora, who was elected in 2018 and sworn into office in 2019. The City Council is composed of 9 members, including President Gary Schaer. Additionally, there are several other political entities responsible for representing the citizens of Passaic such as the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders, which helps govern countywide policies and services, and the Passaic County Democratic Committee which works to promote democratic candidates on a local level. Residents of 07055 Passaic can get involved in local politics by participating in voter registration drives or attending town hall meetings to support their preferred candidates. Civic engagement is essential to ensuring that all voices are heard within the community.
The political climate in Zip 07055 (Passaic, NJ) is moderately 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 07055 (Passaic, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Passaic, New Jersey is moderately 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.
Passaic, 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 07055 (Passaic)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 355 contributions totaling $40,379 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 158 contributions totaling $17,373 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)