Editing Clifton, New Jersey (section)

===Politics===
As of January 2021, there were a total of 53,555 registered voters in Clifton, of which 22,940 (42.8% vs. 31.0% countywide) were registered [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 9,562 (18% vs. 18.7%) were registered [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], and 20,150 (37.5% vs. 50.3%) were registered [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 19 voters registered to other parties.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-passaic-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Passaic] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811011750/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-passaic-co-summary-report.pdf |date=August 11, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref> Among the city's 2020 Census population, 52.9% (vs. 53.2% in Passaic County) were registered to vote, including 67.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 70.8% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref>

In the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], Democrat [[Joe Biden]] received 59% of the vote (23,930 cast), ahead of the then-President, Republican Donald Trump, with 39.7% of the vote (16,128 cast), and all other candidates with 1.3% of the vote (565 cast), among the 40,623 ballots cast by the city's 57,785 registered voters (70.3%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Passaic County presidential election results, 2020 |url=https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/4584/637716218074530000 |access-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315162635/https://www.passaiccountynj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/4584/637716218074530000 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 60% of the vote (20,425 votes cast), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 37% (12,620 votes cast), and all other candidates with their combined 3% (973 votes).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Presidential Election Results, Passaic County, NJ |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-passaic.pdf |access-date=February 27, 2023 |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227004811/https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-passaic.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], the then-President, Democrat [[Barack Obama]], received 62.6% of the vote (18,761 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 36.3% (10,885 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (305 votes), among the 30,261 ballots cast by the city's 47,933 registered voters (310 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for turnout of 63.1%.<ref name="2012Elections">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-passaic.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Passaic County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name="2012VoterReg">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-passaic.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Passaic County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226084652/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-passaic.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 18,260 votes (56.5% vs. 58.8% countywide), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 12,848 votes (39.8% vs. 37.7%) and other candidates with 334 votes (1.0% vs. 0.8%), among the 32,317 ballots cast by the city's 44,903 registered voters, for turnout of 72.0% (vs. 70.4% in Passaic County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-passaic.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Passaic County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811015317/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-passaic.pdf |date=August 11, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 15,597 votes (52.0% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of the then-President, Republican [[George W. Bush]], with 13,120 votes (43.8% vs. 42.7%), and other candidates with 228 votes (4.2% vs. 0.7%), among the 29,971 ballots cast by the city's 41,220 registered voters, for turnout of 72.7% (vs. 69.3% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_passaic_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Passaic County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811014515/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_passaic_co_2004.pdf |date=August 11, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential elections results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-passaic.pdf|title=Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Passaic County|access-date=January 11, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.1%''' ''17,776''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.2% ''17,415''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.7% ''1,630''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-passaic.pdf|title=Presidential November 3, 2020 General Election Results Passaic County|access-date=January 11, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.7%' ''16,128''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.0%''' ''23,930''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.3% ''565''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-passaic.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results – November 8, 2016 – Passaic County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.0% ''12,620''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.0%''' ''20,425''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.0% ''973''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name="2012Election">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-passaic.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Passaic County |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=January 11, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.3% ''10,885''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.6%''' ''18,671''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.0% ''305''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]<ref name="state.nj.us">[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-passaic.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Passaic County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 11, 2025.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.8% ''12,848''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.5%''' ''18,260''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.0% ''134''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]'''<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_passaic_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Passaic County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 11, 2025.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.8% ''13,120''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.0%''' ''15,597''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |4.2% ''228''
|}

In the 2021 gubernatorial election, the incumbent governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, received 10,240 votes cast (54%), ahead of Republican [[Jack Ciattarelli]] with 8,485 votes cast (45%), and all other candidates with 200 combined votes (1%), among the 18,925 ballots cast by the city's 53,555 registered voters (35.3%);<ref>{{Cite web |title=Passaic County gubernatorial results, 2021 |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2021/2021-general-election-results-governor-passaic.pdf |access-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315162634/https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2021/2021-general-election-results-governor-passaic.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> despite Murphy winning by noticeably closer margins both locally and statewide compared to 2017, there were many more in-person votes cast once again, in contrast with 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Majority of voters plan on voting in-person on Election Day" |date=September 22, 2021 |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/polling/majority-of-voters-plan-on-voting-in-person-on-election-day/ |access-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-date=March 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315162635/https://newjerseyglobe.com/polling/majority-of-voters-plan-on-voting-in-person-on-election-day/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2017 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Phil Murphy]] received 9,465 votes cast (61.3%), ahead of Republican [[Kim Guadagno]] with 5,655 votes cast (36.7%), and all other candidates with 315 combined votes (2%), among the 15,435 ballots cast by the city's 52,065 registered voters (30%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Gubernatorial Election Results, Passaic County, NJ |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2017/2017-general-election-results-governor-passaic.pdf |access-date=February 27, 2023 |archive-date=February 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227004810/https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2017/2017-general-election-results-governor-passaic.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 56.0% of the vote (9,300 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 42.8% (7,100 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (200 votes), among the 16,600 ballots cast by the city's 49,230 registered voters (361 ballots were spoiled), for turnout of 34.5%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-passaic.pdf |title=Governor - Passaic County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134022/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-passaic.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-passaic.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Passaic County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133317/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-passaic.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 9,080 ballots cast (49.1% vs. 50.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 8,220 votes (44.5% vs. 43.2%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 787 votes (4.3% vs. 3.8%), and other candidates with 243 votes (1.3% vs. 0.9%), among the 18,330 ballots cast by the city's 43,800 registered voters, yielding 42.2% turnout (vs. 42.7% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-passaic.pdf 2009 Governor: Passaic County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822213732/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-passaic.pdf |date=August 22, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref> In the [[2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2005 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 9,925 votes cast (56.5%), ahead of Republican [[Douglas Forrester|Doug Forrester]] with 7,038 votes cast (40%), and all other candidates with 625 votes cast (3.5%), among the 17,588 ballots cast by the city's 39,878 registered voters (46%). In the [[2001 New Jersey gubernatorial election|2001 gubernatorial election]], [[Jim McGreevey]], the unsuccessful Democratic nominee in [[1997 New Jersey gubernatorial election|1997]], received 10,015 votes cast (55.5%), ahead of Republican [[Bret Schundler]] with 7,850 votes cast (43.5%), and all other candidates with 175 combined votes (1.5%), among the 18,040 total votes cast locally in said election.