 Westwood is located in the 5th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 39th state legislative district.As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 6,847 registered voters in Westwood, of which 1,805 (26.4% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,986 (29.0% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 3,049 (44.5% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated.There were 7 voters registered to other parties.