Editing Teterboro, New Jersey (section)

==Government==

===Local government===
Teterboro is governed under the [[1923 Municipal Manager Law]] form of New Jersey municipal government. The borough is one of seven 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''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of a five-member Borough Council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] basis to four-year terms on a concurrent basis in elections held as part of the November general election.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 160.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=9 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 9. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At a reorganization meeting held in July after each election, the Council members provide nominations from within itself before electing one of its members to serve as mayor.<ref name=MayorCouncil/>

{{As of|2023}}, Teterboro's Borough Council consists of [[Mayor]] John P. Watt, Christie Emden, Juan Ramirez, Gregory Stein and John B. Watt, all serving concurrent terms of office ending December 31, 2026.<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.teterboronj.org/government/mayor Mayor & Council], Borough of Teterboro. Accessed March 16, 2023. "The Teterboro Municipal Council adopted the Council-Manager form of government in 1938 under New Jersey's 1923 original charter plan and continues to operate under this form with a five-member, non-partisan Council and a professionally trained Municipal Manager. Municipal Council elections for all five seats are held every four years on the second Tuesday of May. The Mayor is elected from among the council members." Note that as of date accessed, members are listed with 2022 term-end dates.</ref><ref name=BergenCountyDirectory>[https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/images/About_Bergen_County/2024-county-directory.pdf#page=64 ''2024 County and Municipal Directory''], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], April 2024. Accessed April 15, 2024.</ref><ref>Ballantine-Armonaitis, Faith. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/hasbrouck-heights-slash-wood-ridge-slash-teterboro/sections/elections/articles/teterboro-council-members-will-return-for-another-four-year-term "Teterboro Council Members Will Return for Another Four-Year Term"], TAP into Hasbrouck Heights / Wood-Ridge / Teterboro, May 13, 2022. Accessed July 27, 2022. "All five Teterboro Council members will return for another four-year term after Tuesday's non-partisan municipal election."</ref><ref>Ballantine-Armonaitis, Faith. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/hasbrouck-heights-slash-wood-ridge-slash-teterboro/sections/government/articles/teterboro-moves-municipal-election-to-november "Teterboro Moves Municipal Election to November"], TAP into Hasbrouck Heights / Wood-Ridge / Teterboro, October 14, 2022. Accessed October 16, 2022. "Teterboro Moves Municipal Election to November"</ref>

Starting in January 2016, the [[Moonachie, New Jersey|Moonachie]] Police Department assumed responsibility for all law enforcement services, which are provided under contract. From 2012 through 2015, Moonachie had patrolled the southern portion of the borough, while the northern portion was covered by the [[Bergen County Police Department]].<ref>[http://bergendispatch.com/articles/37711089/Moonachie-Police-Department-To-Take-Over-As-Primary-Police-For-Borough-of-Teterboro.aspx "Moonachie Police Department To Take Over As Primary Police For Borough of Teterboro"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211234541/http://www.bergendispatch.com/articles/37711089/Moonachie-Police-Department-To-Take-Over-As-Primary-Police-For-Borough-of-Teterboro.aspx |date=February 11, 2016 }}, ''Bergen Dispatch'', December 31, 2015. Accessed May 24, 2016. "As of 12:01 A.M. on January 1, 2016 the Moonachie Police Department will be the primary police department for the entire Borough of Teterboro. Since 1996 the Borough of Moonachie has had a shared service agreement for some police services with the Borough of Teterboro. The Moonachie Police Department was responsible for the eastbound lane of Route 46 and south to the Hasbrouck Heights border. The Little Ferry Police and Bergen County Police were responsible for the northern half of Teterboro."</ref>

In 2018, the borough had an average property tax bill of $2,059, the lowest in the county, compared to an average bill of $11,780 in Bergen County and $8,767 statewide.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/divisions/dlgs/resources/property_docs/18_data/18taxes.xls 2018 Property Tax Information], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated January 16, 2019. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref><ref>Marcus, Samantha. [https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/04/these-are-the-towns-with-the-lowest-property-taxes-in-each-of-njs-21-counties.html "These are the towns with the lowest property taxes in each of N.J.’s 21 counties"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 30, 2019. Accessed November 7, 2019. "New Jersey’s average property tax bill may have hit $8,767 last year — a new record — but taxpayers in some parts of the state pay just a fraction of that.... The average property tax bill in Teterboro Borough was $2,059 in 2018, the lowest in Bergen County."</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Teterboro 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 38th state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 39 registered voters in Teterboro, of which 12 (30.8% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 10 (25.6% vs. 21.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 17 (43.6% vs. 47.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were no voters registered to other parties.<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 19, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 58.2% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 76.5% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% 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 December 19, 2013.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 13 votes (50.0% vs. 54.2% countywide) as did Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 13 votes (50.0% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with zero votes (0% vs. 4.6%), among the 26 ballots cast by the borough's 41 registered voters, for a turnout of 63.4% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-bergen.pdf Presidential Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 8, 2016 General Election Results – Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections. Accessed December 28, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results – Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections. Accessed December 28, 2017.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 14 votes (58.3% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 9 votes (37.5% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with one vote (4.2% vs. 0.9%), among the 24 ballots cast by the borough's 43 registered voters, for a turnout of 55.8% (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 19, 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 19, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 13 votes (52.0% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 12 votes (48.0% vs. 53.9%), among the 25 ballots cast by the borough's 34 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.5% (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 19, 2013.</ref><ref name=Results2008>[http://dng.northjersey.com/media_server/tr/smaps/2008/electionresults2008/att/North_Jersey_election_results_87.html 2008 General Election Results for Teterboro], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]''. Accessed February 8, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 14 votes (56.0% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 8 votes (32.0% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 2 votes (8.0% vs. 0.7%), among the 25 ballots cast by the borough's 36 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.4% (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 19, 2013.</ref>

{{PresHead|place=Teterboro|source=<br>2024<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2020<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-bergen.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], published December 18, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2025. Note that these are the correct results for the 2020 general election.</ref> 2016<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 14, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2012<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-presidential-bergen.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated March 15, 2013. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2008<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2008/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results Bergen County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 23, 2008. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2004<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_bergen_co_2004.pdf], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>}}
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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 55.6% of the vote (10 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 16.7% (3 votes), and other candidates with 27.8% (5 votes), among the 14 ballots cast by the borough's 36 registered voters for a turnout of 38.9%.<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 10 votes (50.0% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 6 votes (30.0% vs. 48.0%) and Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 3 votes (15.0% vs. 4.7%), among the 20 ballots cast by the borough's 35 registered voters, yielding a 57.1% 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=November 28, 2018 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 19, 2013.</ref>