The politics in 07675 Westwood, NJ have a lot of local flavor. This town is very passionate about its elected representatives and their policies. Though Westwood is a small town, it still has its own mayor and council who are attentive to the needs of the community. They work hard to ensure that the quality of life for everyone living in 07675 Westwood, NJ is maintained by advocating for public services such as infrastructure updates and improved parks, as well as working with other civic organizations to improve health and safety standards. Local officials also make sure all residents have access to the same resources regardless of income level or background. Every two years, Westwood citizens are given the opportunity to vote on local candidates that will represent their interests in government. Through this process, citizens can choose leaders who best reflect their values on topics including taxes, education, public safety, and more.
The political climate in Zip 07675 (Westwood, 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 07675 (Westwood, NJ) is somewhat liberal.
Westwood, 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.
Westwood, 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 07675 (Westwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,965 contributions totaling $248,629 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 414 contributions totaling $180,648 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $436 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)