Valley Adds 2,508 Voters to Rolls; ‘Unaffiliated’ Top Choice

MORE THAN 100 workers were assisting in separating ballots from envelopes to prepare for final vote scanning. Nearly 300,000 mail-in ballots had been received by Oct. 24 in Bergen County. The county has approximately 670,522 registered voters.

HACKENSACK—More than 2,500 newly registered voters were added to eight Pascack Valley towns over the past year, according to a Bergen County Superintendent of Elections report.

Compared to registered numbers last November, the added 2,508 voters represented more than a four percent increase in Pascack Valley registered voters for the Nov. 3 election.

Throughout the eight Pascack Valley towns covered by Pascack Press, 58,182 voters were registered as of late October, while 670,552 voters are registered countywide.

Countywide, 23,234 voters registered as unaffiliated; 18,132 registered as Democratic; and 17, 363 registered as Republican. The percentages break down to: 40 percent unaffiliated; 31 percent Democratic and 29.84 percent Republican. Only .006 of one percent were registered to other parties, including the Conservative Party, Green Party and Socialist Party.

Here’s a town-by-town breakdown, including “other” parties:

EMERSON TOTAL: 5,728 VOTERS
UNA-2089
Dem-1440
Rep-2169
30 OTHER – (CNV-11; CON-6;Gre-5;Lib-5; Nat-1;RFP-0;SSP-2)

HILLSDALE:  8,566 VOTERS  
UNA- 3550
DEM-3601
REP-2361
54 OTHER-CNV-13; CON-11; GRE-9;LIB-21; NAT-2; RFP-0;SSP-3

MONTVALE: 6,683 VOTERS 
UNA-2854
DEM-1917
REP-1864
48 OTHER-  CNV-10; CON-12; GRE-6; LIB-14; NAT-1;RFP-1; SSP-4

PARK RIDGE: 7,207 VOTERS
UNA-3031
DEM-2109
REP-2028
39 OTHER- CNV-5; CON-6; GRE-2; LIB-17; NAT-2; RFP-1; SSP-2

RIVER VALE:  8,513 VOTERS
UNA-3596
DEM-2403
REP-2478
36 OTHER- CNV-8; CON-6; GRE-8; LIB-10; NAT-1; RFP-0; SSP-3

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON: 7,746 VOTERS
UNA-2884
DEM-1999
REP-2809
54 OTHER- CNV-16; CON-8; GRE-5; 20-LIB; NAT-3; RFP-0; SSP-2

WESTWOOD:  8,552 VOTERS
UNA-3137
DEM-3012
REP-2340
62 OTHER- CNV-13; CON-10; GRE-9; LIB-19; NAT-6; RFP-2; SSP-4

WOODCLIFF LAKE:  5,187 VOTERS
UNA- 2183
DEM- 1651
REP- 1314
39 OTHER CNV-7; CON-10; GRE-6; LIB-16 

PARTIES: CNV -Conservative Party; CON – U.S. Constitution Party DEM – Democratic* GRE Green Party LIB Libertarian Party NAT Natural Law Party REP Republican* RFP Reform Party SSP Socialist Party UNA Unaffiliated