Politics in 07514 Paterson, NJ are largely determined by the people who live there. The population of the area is diverse, with a mix of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds present. The local government is responsible for ensuring that the needs of all citizens are met to the best of their ability. Additionally, the city council works hard to make sure that local taxes are fair and balanced so everyone can benefit from the resources available to them. Local politicians often focus on issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure improvements, employment opportunities and economic growth in order to serve their constituents. Elections in Paterson are held every two years and feature candidates from a variety of parties who must compete for votes in order to be elected into office.
The political climate in Zip 07514 (Paterson, 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 07514 (Paterson, NJ) is moderately liberal.
Paterson, 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.
Paterson, 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 07514 (Paterson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 139 contributions totaling $9,554 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $5,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,700 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)