Editing Carlstadt, New Jersey (section)

==Government==

===Local government===
[[File:Carlstadt, NJ municipal building (2), Oct. 2024.jpg|thumb|right|Carlstadt Memorial Municipal Building]]
Carlstadt is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<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''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 154.</ref> The borough form of government is a "[[weak mayor]] / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can [[veto]] ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=2014-09-24 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, the mayor of Carlstadt is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Robert J. Zimmermann, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Borough Council are Diane DeBiase (R, 2024), Joseph T. Emerson (R, 2026), Suzanne M. Fonseca (R, 2025), James A. Lenoy (R, 2026), William J. Roseman (R, 2024) and David A. Stoltz (R, 2025).<ref name=Officials>[https://www.carlstadtnj.us/directory Directory], Borough of Carlstadt. Accessed April 21, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.carlstadtnj.us/_Content/pdf/budgets/2023-Adopted-Budget.pdf#page=18 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Carlstadt. Accessed April 21, 2024.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=36 ''2024 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2023>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.gov/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/District%20Canvass%20NEW.pdf Official Statement of Vote 2023 General Election - November 7, 2023 Official Results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], November 27, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Bergen2022>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Certified%20Statement%20of%20Vote%20Book%2011-21-22.pdf Bergen County November 8, 2022 General Election Statement of Vote], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Bergen2021>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/Statement%20of%20Vote%2011-17-21(1).pdf Bergen County Statement of Vote November 2, 2021 Official results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], updated November 17, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>

In January 2014, Joseph Emerson was appointed from among three nominees offered to fill the vacant seat of Dennis Ritchie that was scheduled to expire in December 2014.<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072310/http://www.northjersey.com/news/joseph-emerson-sworn-in-to-carlstadt-council-1.644141 "Joseph Emerson sworn in to Carlstadt Council"], ''South Bergenite'', January 29, 2014, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 5, 2016. Accessed September 8, 2017. "Surrounding by his family, Joseph T. Emerson was sworn in as Carlstadt Councilman by Mayor Will Roseman on Jan. 28. Emerson was one of three candidates considered.... Emerson fills former Councilman Dennis Ritchie's unexpired term that ends on Dec. 31, 2014."</ref>

Carlstadt and [[Wallington, New Jersey|Wallington]] share a municipal court, which meets in Carlstadt.<ref>[https://www.carlstadtnj.us/carlstadt-municipal-court/ Carlstadt/Wallington Municipal Court], Borough of Carlstadt. Accessed May 5, 2022.</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Carlstadt is located in the 9th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 36th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#36 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 3,420 registered voters in Carlstadt, of which 897 (26.2% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 734 (21.5% vs. 21.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,788 (52.3% vs. 47.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-bergen-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Bergen], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 3, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 55.8% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 70.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 3, 2013.</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%;"
|+ Presidential election results
|-
! 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://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 5, 2024 - Bergen County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.1%''' ''1,759''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.9%  ''1,207''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.0% ''61''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[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-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 3, 2020 - Bergen County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=January 3, 2023}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.3%''' ''1,665''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.6%  ''1,608''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.1% ''33''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web|url=http://nj.gov/state/elections/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 8, 2016 - Bergen County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=January 3, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.9%''' ''1,462''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.8%  ''1,289''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |4.3% ''124''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name="2012Elections">{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Bergen County|date=March 15, 2013|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 23, 2014}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.5% ''1,165''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.0%'''  ''1,416''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.5% ''39''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[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-bergen.rev.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.2%''' ''1,481''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.4%  ''1,316''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.3% ''38''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.1%''' ''1,414''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.8%  ''1,377''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.2% ''33''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2000|2000]]'''<ref name="clerk1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/web_content/pdf/elections/historical/General-1959-2014.zip |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104074920/http://www.bergencountyclerk.org/web_content/pdf/elections/historical/General-1959-2014.zip |archive-date=2018-01-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.6% ''1,125''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.8%'''  ''1,420''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.6% ''95''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1996|1996]]'''<ref name="clerk1"/>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.7% ''979''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.9%'''  ''1,397''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |13.4% ''368''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1992|1992]]'''<ref name="clerk1"/>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.2%''' ''1,375''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.7%  ''942''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |17.1% ''478''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1988|1988]]'''<ref name="clerk1"/>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.5%''' ''1,924''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.1%  ''1,094''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.4% ''12''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1984|1984]]'''<ref name="clerk1"/>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.4%''' ''2,158''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.3%  ''986''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.3% ''10''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1980|1980]]'''<ref name="clerk1"/>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.2%''' ''1,648''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.7%  ''972''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |9.1% ''263''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1976|1976]]'''<ref name="clerk1"/>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.1%''' ''1,863''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.6%  ''1,166''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.3% ''71''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1972|1972]]'''<ref name="clerk1"/>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.8%''' ''2,306''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.4%  ''893''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.7% ''56''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1968|1968]]'''<ref name="clerk1"/>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.5%''' ''1,762''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.3%  ''1,228''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |9.2% ''302''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1964|1964]]'''<ref name="clerk1"/>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.1% ''1,146''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.7%'''  ''1,939''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.2% ''7''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1960|1960]]'''<ref name="clerk1"/>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.5%''' ''1,798''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.4%  ''1,221''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.2% ''5''
|}

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Republican [[Donald Trump]] received 1,462 votes (50.9% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] with 1,289 votes (44.8% vs. 54.2% countywide) and other candidates with 124 votes (4.3% vs. 4.6% countywide), among the 2,924 votes cast by the borough's 3,860 registered voters for a turnout of 75.7% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).<ref name="2016Elections" /><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 8, 2016 General Election Results - Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 21, 2016. Accessed June 6, 2018.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 1,416 votes (53.5% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 1,165 votes (44.0% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 34 votes (1.3% vs. 0.9%), among the 2,646 ballots cast by the borough's 3,663 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.2% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926204006/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926203505/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |date=September 26, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 1,481 votes (51.9% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,316 votes (46.1% vs. 53.9%) and other candidates with 34 votes (1.2% vs. 0.8%), among the 2,854 ballots cast by the borough's 3,707 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.0% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref><ref name=Results2008>[http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_28.html 2008 General Election Results for Carlstadt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714195307/http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_28.html |date=2011-07-14 }}, ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]''. Accessed November 6, 2008.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 1,414 votes (49.7% vs. 47.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 1,377 votes (48.4% vs. 51.7%) and other candidates with 33 votes (1.2% vs. 0.7%), among the 2,845 ballots cast by the borough's 3,696 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.0% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 60.5% of the vote (997 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 38.1% (628 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (23 votes), among the 1,694 ballots cast by the borough's 3,520 registered voters (46 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 48.1%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-bergen.pdf |title=Governor - Bergen County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-bergen.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Bergen County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 942 votes (50.2% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 773 votes (41.2% vs. 48.0%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 115 votes (6.1% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 15 votes (0.8% vs. 0.5%), among the 1,878 ballots cast by the borough's 3,551 registered voters, yielding a 52.9% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf 2009 Governor: Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164457/https://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-bergen.pdf |date=2018-11-28 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 4, 2013.</ref>