Verona, New Jersey (07044) is a small town in Essex County with a vibrant community and strong sense of local history. Politically, Verona has a long-standing tradition of supporting progressive candidates and initiatives, and the local government has worked to ensure that all voices are heard. The mayor is elected in a nonpartisan election and works with council members from each of the five wards to create ordinances that benefit the entire community. Currently, the mayor is Kevin Ryan, who was elected in 2017. The councilmembers are Betty Spinella (Ward 1), Ted Giblin (Ward 2), Michael Nochimson (Ward 3), Renee McVicker (Ward 4), and David Attianese (Ward 5). All five have been supportive of environmental initiatives, public safety measures, and economic development projects throughout their tenures. In addition to these officials, the townships also elects a Township Clerk/Administrator as well as representatives for various boards such as Board of Education, Library Board, Planning Board, Environmental Commission, etc., all who work together to serve their constituency.
The political climate in Zip 07044 (Verona, NJ) is strongly liberal.
Essex County, NJ is very liberal. In Essex County, NJ 77.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 21.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 77.1% to 21.8%.
Essex county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 07044 (Verona, NJ) is strongly liberal.
Verona, New Jersey is strongly liberal.
Essex County, New Jersey is very 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.
Verona, 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 07044 (Verona)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,737 contributions totaling $817,305 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $471 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 178 contributions totaling $159,292 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $895 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)