Ramsey, NJ is located in Bergen County and is home to a population of about 14,000 people. The local politics in Ramsey are overseen by the Borough Council, which consists of six elected members and a mayor. The mayor and council members are chosen every three years in November through elections. The governing body works to ensure that Ramsey has safe streets, robust infrastructure, responsible fiscal management, and quality services for its citizens. It also takes an active role in promoting educational opportunities for residents by providing funding for schools and other educational initiatives. Additionally, the Borough Council works to enact ordinances that protect the health, safety, and welfare of all citizens living in Ramsey. Recently there have been efforts to increase green initiatives such as encouraging local businesses to reduce their environmental impacts with programs like recycling. Ultimately, the Borough Council is dedicated to preserving the quality of life within Ramsey while also allowing room for growth and development.
The political climate in Zip 07446 (Ramsey, NJ) is leaning 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 07446 (Ramsey, NJ) is leaning liberal.
Ramsey, New Jersey is leaning 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.
Ramsey, 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 07446 (Ramsey)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 875 contributions totaling $261,390 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 352 contributions totaling $136,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $387 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)