Editing Alpine, New Jersey (section)

===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,352 registered voters in Alpine, of which 341 (25.2% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 372 (27.5% vs. 21.1%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 638 (47.2% 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 4, 2013.</ref> Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 73.1% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 94.5% 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 4, 2013.</ref>
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! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
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| 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-bergen.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results - November 5, 2024 - Bergen County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.4%''' ''517''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.5% ''413''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.1% ''12''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]'''<ref>[https://www.bergencountyclerk.org/_Content/pdf/ElectionResult/NOV_2020_General_Precinct_Summary.pdf Precinct Summary Results Report - Combined 2020 Bergen County General Election - November 3, 2020 Official results], [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], December 3, 2020. Accessed March 12, 2022.</ref>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.0% ''510''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.1%''' ''566''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.8% ''9''
|-
| 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=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.5% ''419''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.8%'''  ''458''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.7% ''25''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[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}}|'''59.7%''' ''522''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.1%  ''342''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.3% ''11''
|-
| 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}}|'''54.6%''' ''532''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.6%  ''434''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.8% ''8''
|-
| 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}}|'''56.1%''' ''588''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.1%  ''451''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.8% ''8''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2000|2000]]<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org">{{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}}|'''52.7%''' ''513''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.0%  ''438''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.4% ''23''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1996|1996]]<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.9%''' ''481''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.2%  ''335''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |6.9% ''60''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1992|1992]]<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.9%''' ''529''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.5%  ''313''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |12.6% ''121''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1988|1988]]<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.2%''' ''614''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.5%  ''258''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.3% ''3''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1984|1984]]<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''76.2%''' ''660''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.6%  ''204''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.2% ''2''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1980|1980]]<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.5%''' ''565''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.1%  ''185''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |10.4% ''87''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1976|1976]]<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.2%''' ''499''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.4%  ''244''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.5% ''11''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1972|1972]]<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.3%''' ''465''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.1%  ''212''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.6% ''4''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1968|1968]]<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.1%''' ''384''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.6%  ''189''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |4.3% ''26''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1964|1964]]<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.5%''' ''290''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.5%  ''252''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.0% ''0''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 1960|1960]]<ref name="bergencountyclerk.org"/>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.6%''' ''370''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.4%  ''147''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.0% ''0''
|}

In the  [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 458 votes (50.8% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 419 votes (46.5% vs. 41.6% countywide) and other candidates with 25 votes (2.7% vs. 3.7% countywide), among the 902 ballots cast by the borough's 1,480 registered voters for a turnout of 60.9% (vs. 73% in Bergen County).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Bergen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107140253/http://www.njelections.org/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-bergen.pdf |date=January 7, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]], December 14, 2016. Accessed September 11, 2017.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 522 votes (59.0% vs. 43.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 342 votes (38.6% vs. 54.8%) and other candidates with 9 votes (1.0% vs. 0.9%), among the 885 ballots cast by the borough's 1,416 registered voters, for a turnout of 62.5% (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 [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017|2017 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Kim Guadagno]] received 53.0% of the vote (229 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Phil Murphy]] with 46.1% (199 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (4 votes), among the 436 ballots cast by the borough's 1,416 registered voters (4 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 30.8%.<ref name=2017Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2017-results/2017-general-election-results-governor-bergen.pdf |title=Governor - Bergen County |date=December 21, 2017 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 22, 2017}}</ref><ref name=2017VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2017-results/2017-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-bergen.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 7, 2017 - General Election Results - Bergen County|date=December 21, 2017 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 22, 2017}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 76.1% of the vote (348 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 23.2% (106 votes), and other candidates with 0.7% (3 votes), among the 465 ballots cast by the borough's 1,347 registered voters (8 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 34.5%.<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 328 votes (54.8% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 227 votes (37.9% vs. 48.0%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 34 votes (5.7% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 3 votes (0.5% vs. 0.5%), among the 599 ballots cast by the borough's 1,347 registered voters, yielding a 44.5% 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 4, 2013.</ref>