The politics of Lodi, New Jersey are governed by the city council of five members, all of whom are elected at-large to four-year terms on a nonpartisan basis. The mayor is also elected for a four-year term from among the five council members after each election. The current mayor is Emil Carafa. The City Council meets regularly to discuss and vote on matters such as budgeting, land use development, local ordinances, and other issues facing Lodi. The city has worked hard to create a vibrant downtown area with many unique shops and restaurants that contribute to Lodi鈥檚 economy. Additionally, the city council works closely with other local government agencies to ensure that Lodi remains economically stable in the future.
The political climate in Lodi, NJ is moderately 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
Lodi, NJ is moderately 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.
Lodi, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Lodi, NJ
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $30,510 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $13,193 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $287 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)