Editing Montclair, New Jersey (section)

==Government==
[[File:Montclair Municipal Building, Montclair NJ (2006).jpg|thumb|Montclair Municipal Building, the town's government building]]

===Local government===
Since July 1, 1988, Montclair has been governed under the [[Faulkner Act (council–manager)|Council-Manager]] Plan 13 form of municipal government under the [[Faulkner Act]], whose originator, [[Bayard H. Faulkner]], was a former mayor of Montclair.<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040522/http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf |date=October 12, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Township Council, who are elected to concurrent four-year terms on a [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] basis in elections held as part of the May municipal elections. The mayor is elected directly by the voters. The Township Council includes six members, of which two council seats are elected from the township [[at-large]] and one council seat is elected from each of four [[Ward (United States)|wards]].<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 148.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=12 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=12 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 12. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.montclairnjusa.org/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/government/documents/wardmap_official_2022.pdf, Montclair Township. Accessed January 22, 2025.</ref> A deputy mayor is selected by the six council members from their members, and this position is largely ceremonial. The Mayor has no executive powers, but presides over council meetings and has both a voice and vote in its proceedings. The Mayor appoints members to many local governing groups, most notably the board of education.<ref>[https://www.montclairnjusa.org/Government/Mayor-Township-Council/Council-Manager-Form-of-Government Council-Manager Form of Government], Montclair Township. Accessed January 22, 2025. "Montclair Township operates under the Optional Municipal Charter Law (OMCL) popularly known as the Faulkner Act. The OMCL provides for several forms of government. and in 1980 the Township voted to adopt the 'council-manager' plan."</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, the [[Mayor of Montclair, New Jersey|Mayor of Montclair]] is Renee Baskerville,<ref>[https://www.montclairnjusa.org/Government/Mayor-Township-Council/Mayor-Dr.-Renee-Baskerville Mayor Dr. Renee Baskerville], Montclair Township. Accessed January 22, 2025.</ref> who became the township's first African-American woman elected as mayor.<ref>Maginnis, Steven C. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/montclair/sections/government/articles/baskerville-makes-her-story-sworn-in-as-first-african-american-female-mayor-of-montclair "Baskerville Makes 'Her'story: Sworn in as First African-American Female Mayor of Montclair"], [[TAPinto]] Montclair, July 2, 2024. Accessed December 6, 2024. "Dr. Baskerville made history on several fronts. She is Montclair's first female mayor of color, the first female mayor of Montclair since 1984, and the first female mayor of Montclair elected directly by the people."</ref> Members of the Township Council are Deputy Mayor Susan Shin Andersen (At-Large), Eileen Birmingham (Second Ward), Erik D'Amato (First Ward), Carmel Loughman (At-Large), Aminah Toler (Fourth Ward) and Rahum Williams (Third Ward), all serving terms of office expiring on June 30, 2028.<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.montclairnjusa.org/Government/Mayor-Township-Council Mayor & Township Council], Montclair Township. Accessed January 22, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://www.montclairnjusa.org/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/government/departments/finance-and-taxes/financial-information/adopted-budgets/0713_certifiedadoptbudget_2024.pdf#page=18 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Montclair Township. Accessed January 22, 2025.</ref><ref name=EssexDirectory>[https://essexcountynj.org/county-directory/ Essex County Directory], [[Essex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 22, 2025.</ref><ref name=Essex2024Municipal>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Essex/121184/web.317647/#/summary May Municipal Election May 14, 2024 Official Results], [[Essex County, New Jersey]], May 22, 2024. Accessed July 1, 2024.</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
[[File:Montclair logo.jpg|thumb|Logo of Montclair, depicting the letter 'l' as the memorial obelisk in [[Edgemont Memorial Park]]]]
Montclair is split between the 10th and 11th Congressional Districts<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219202014/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf |date=February 19, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 27th state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307042307/https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ |date=March 7, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

Prior to the 2010 Census, Montclair had been part of the {{ushr|NJ|8|8th Congressional District}} and the 10th Congressional District, a change made by the [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]] that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.<ref name=LWV2011>[http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=61 ''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604153059/http://www.lwvnj.org/images/cg_2011.pdf#page=61 |date=June 4, 2013 }}, p. 61, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref> The split that took effect in 2013 drew the southern section of the township (26,730 residents) into the 10th District, while the northern portion (11,299 residents) moved to the 11th District.<ref name=PCR2012/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/2012-nj-montclair.pdf New Jersey Congressional Districts 2012–2021: Montclair Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805060733/https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/2012-nj-montclair.pdf |date=August 5, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 27,289 registered voters in Montclair, of which 14,782 (54.2%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 2,581 (9.5%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 9,903 (36.3%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|unaffiliated]]. There were 23 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party of the United States|Greens]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-essex-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Essex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602061240/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-essex-co-summary-report.pdf |date=June 2, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 5, 2012.</ref>
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In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 85.8% of the vote (18,048 votes), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 11.0% (2,318 votes), and other candidates with 3.1% (661 votes), among the 21,382 ballots cast by the township's 31,610 registered voters (355 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 67.6%.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-essex.pdf Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Essex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725041757/https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-essex.pdf |date=July 25, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections. Accessed July 24, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-essex.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 8, 2016 - Essex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725061211/https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-essex.pdf |date=July 25, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections. Accessed July 24, 2020.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], [[Barack Obama]] received 83.0% of the vote (15,811 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 15.9% (3,034 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (201 votes), among the 19,576 ballots cast by the township's 29,463 registered voters (530 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 66.4%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-essex.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results – November 6, 2012 – Essex 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/20141226085014/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-essex.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-essex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 6, 2012 – General Election Results – Essex County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=August 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818055709/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-essex.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 83.0% of the vote (17,396 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 15.7% (3,294 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (132 votes), among the 20,951 ballots cast by the township's 27,476 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.3%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-essex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Essex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602061723/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-essex.pdf |date=June 2, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 78.8% of the vote (15,597 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 20.2% (3,995 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (157 votes), among the 19,804 ballots cast by the township's 25,762 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.9.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_essex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Essex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602062315/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_essex_co_2004.pdf |date=June 2, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] received 70.5% of the vote (7,613 cast), ahead of Republican [[Chris Christie]] with 28.3% (3,057 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (131 votes), among the 10,941 ballots cast by the township's 29,768 registered voters (140 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.8%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-essex.pdf |title=Governor – Essex County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=February 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220122059/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-essex.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-essex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 5, 2013 – General Election Results – Essex County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=February 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220224507/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-essex.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 73.9% of the vote (10,139 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 18.7% (2,573 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 5.8% (801 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (104 votes), among the 13,723 ballots cast by the township's 26,843 registered voters, yielding a 51.1% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-essex.pdf 2009 Governor: Essex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202084614/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-essex.pdf |date=February 2, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref>