The politics in 07458 Upper Saddle River, NJ are heavily influenced by local candidates. Elections in this part of New Jersey are hotly contested and hard fought, often resulting in close vote tallies and nail-biting election nights. Local residents take pride in their ability to engage with the political process, particularly as it relates to local elections. Some of the issues most relevant to voters include taxes, infrastructure, economic development and public safety. In addition to these core concerns, Upper Saddle River residents also maintain a focus on quality of life issues such as education, healthcare and green living initiatives. In recent years, there has been an increasing emphasis placed on sustainability measures that bring together different communities within the township. As such, residents can look forward to a politically active future in 07458 Upper Saddle River, NJ as candidates continue to campaign for their ideals and beliefs while striving for a brighter tomorrow for all who call the area home.
The political climate in Zip 07458 (Upper Saddle River, NJ) is somewhat 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 07458 (Upper Saddle River, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey is somewhat 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.
Upper Saddle River, 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 07458 (Upper Saddle River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,347 contributions totaling $714,449 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $530 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 682 contributions totaling $835,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)