 In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,906 votes here (55.4% vs. 45.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,317 votes (38.3% vs. 48.0%), Independent Chris Daggett with 162 votes (4.7% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 21 votes (0.6% vs. 0.5%), among the 3,443 ballots cast by the borough's 5,928 registered voters, yielding a 58.1% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county).The Park Ridge Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,245 students and 119.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4